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Numbers 20:13-15
International Standard Version
Numbers 20:13-15
International Standard Version
13 Because the Israelis argued with the Lord and he was set apart among them, this place was called the Meribah Springs.[a]
The Israelis Approach Edom
14 Later, Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom with this message: “This is what your relative Israel says: ‘You know all the hardships we’ve encountered.[b] 15 Our ancestors went down to Egypt, where we lived for many[c] years. But the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors viciously.
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- Numbers 20:13 The Heb. Name Meribah means Place of Strife
- Numbers 20:14 Lit. hardships that found us
- Numbers 20:15 The Heb. lacks many
Numbers 20:13-15
New International Version
Numbers 20:13-15
New International Version
13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a](A) where the Israelites quarreled(B) with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.(C)
Edom Denies Israel Passage
14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh(D) to the king of Edom,(E) saying:
Footnotes
- Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.
Numbers 20:13-15
King James Version
Numbers 20:13-15
King James Version
13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:
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