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Numbers 20:13-15
Revised Standard Version
Numbers 20:13-15
Revised Standard Version
13 These are the waters of Mer′ibah,[a] where the people of Israel contended with the Lord, and he showed himself holy among them.
Passage through Edom Refused
14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the adversity that has befallen us: 15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers;
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- Numbers 20:13 That is Contention
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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