¹⁵ He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,^(A) that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes^(B) and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.^(C)

¹⁰ He and Aaron gathered the assembly together^(A) in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”^{(B) 11} Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water^(C) gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.

⁸ “Take the staff,^(A) and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water.^(B) You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”

²¹ Also I took that sinful thing of yours, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust^(A) and threw the dust into a stream that flowed down the mountain.^(B)