²⁵ Then Moses cried out^(A) to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw^(B) it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.

There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.^{(C) 26} He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep^(D) all his decrees,^(E) I will not bring on you any of the diseases^(F) I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals^(G) you.”

²⁷ Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped^(H) there near the water.

²⁴ “He himself bore our sins”^(A) in his body on the cross,^(B) so that we might die to sins^(C) and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”^(D)