Numbers 27:14

12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.

13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;

for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.

15 So Moses appealed to the LORD,

16 “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
KJV
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
WEB
because in the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, to honor me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
ASV
because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
DARBY
because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, as to hallowing me in the matter of the water before their eyes. (That is the water of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
BLB
For you⁺ rebelled against My command in the Wilderness of Zin in the strife of the congregation, to show My holiness at the waters before their eyes.” Those [are] the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
ÅB
fordi dere var. gjenstridige mot mitt ord i ørkenen Sin, dengang menigheten kivedes med meg, og dere skulle helliget meg ved å la vann strømme fram for deres øyne. Det er Meribas vann ved Kades i ørkenen Sin.
OTB
fordi du gjorde opprør mot min befaling ved Meribas vann i ørkenen Sin, og ikke opprettholdt min hellighet for israelittene.” (Dette er Meribas vann ved Kadesj i ørkenen Sin.)
B1930
fordi I var. gjenstridige mot mitt ord i ørkenen Sin, dengang menigheten kivedes med mig, og I skulde helliget mig ved å la vann strømme frem for deres øine. Det er Meribas vann ved Kades i ørkenen Sin.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 1:37

    The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.

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  • Numbers 20:8–13

    “Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”

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  • Exodus 17:7

    He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

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  • Deuteronomy 32:51–52

    For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.

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  • Psalms 106:32–33

    At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

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  • Numbers 20:24

    “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.

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  • Numbers 20:1

    In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.

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