Psalms 106:32

30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

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.

Compare

BSB
At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
KJV
They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
WEB
They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
ASV
They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;
DARBY
And they moved him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;
BLB
And they caused wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it was evil to Moses on account of them.
ÅB
Og de vakte vrede ved Meribas vann, og det gikk Moses ille for deres skyld;
OTB
De vakte også hans vrede ved Meribas vann,
så det gikk ille med Moses for deres skyld;
B1930
Og de vakte vrede ved Meribas vann, og det gikk Moses ille for deres skyld;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 20:2–13

    And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:21

    Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:

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  • Numbers 20:23–24

    And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

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  • Psalms 81:7

    Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:37

    Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:26

    But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.

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  • Numbers 27:13–14

    And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

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  • Psalms 78:40

    How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

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