13 (A)This was the water of [a]Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the Lord, and He was hallowed among them.

Passage Through Edom Refused

14 (B)Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of (C)Edom. (D)“Thus says your brother Israel: ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us, 15 (E)how our fathers went down to Egypt, (F)and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, (G)and the Egyptians [b]afflicted us and our fathers.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:13 Lit. Contention
  2. Numbers 20:15 did evil to

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:

“This is what your brother Israel says: You know(F) about all the hardships(G) that have come on us. 15 Our ancestors went down into Egypt,(H) and we lived there many years.(I) The Egyptians mistreated(J) us and our ancestors,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.