¹⁰ and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly to the presence of the rock, and he said to them, “Please listen, you rebels; can we bring out water for you from this rock?” ¹¹ Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice. And abundant water went out, and the community and their livestock drank. ¹² But Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have not trusted in me, to regard me as holy in the sight of^[a] the Israelites,^[b] you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given to them.” ¹³ Those were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites^[c] quarreled with Yahweh, and he showed himself holy among them.

²³ “And I pleaded with Yahweh at that time, saying, ²⁴ ‘Lord Yahweh, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong hand, for what^[a] god is there in the heaven or on the earth who can do according to your works and according to your mighty deeds? ²⁵ Let me cross over, please, and let me see the good land that is beyond the Jordan,^[b] this good hill country and Lebanon.’ ²⁶ But Yahweh was very angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me, and Yahweh said, ‘Enough of that from you!^[c] You shall not speak to me any longer about this matter! ²⁷ Go up to the top of Pisgah and look around you^[d] toward the west, toward the north, and toward the east, and view^[e] the land with your eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan. ²⁸ Now instruct Joshua and support him and encourage him because he himself^[f] will cross over before this people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.’