Thencame the children of Israel, even the wholecongregation, into the desert of Zin in the firstmonth: and the peopleabode in Kadesh; and Miriamdiedthere, and was buriedthere.
And whereforehave ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in untothisevilplace? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
And Moses and Aaronwentfrom the presence of the assemblyunto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and theyfellupontheirfaces: and the glory of the LORDappeareduntothem.
Take the rod, and gatherthou the assemblytogether, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rockbeforetheireyes; and it shallgiveforth his water, and thoushaltbringforth to themwater out of the rock: so thoushaltgive the congregation and theirbeastsdrink.
And Moses and Aarongathered the congregationtogetherbefore the rock, and he saiduntothem, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of thisrock?
And Moseslifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rocktwice: and the watercame out abundantly, and the congregationdrank, and theirbeastsalso.
And the LORDspakeuntoMoses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bringthiscongregationinto the landwhich I havegiventhem.
And when we criedunto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hathbrought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
Let us pass, I praythee, through thy country: we will not passthrough the fields, or through the vineyards, neitherwill we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’shigh way, we will not turn to the righthand nor to the left, until we havepassed thy borders.
And the children of Israelsaidunto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattledrink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I willonly, withoutdoing any thingelse, go through on my feet.
Aaronshall be gatheredunto his people: for he shall not enterinto the landwhich I havegivenunto the children of Israel, because ye rebelledagainst my word at the water of Meribah.
And MosesstrippedAaron of his garments, and put themuponEleazar his son; and Aarondiedthere in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazarcamedownfrom the mount.