Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. New Living Translation There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron. English Standard Version Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. Berean Standard Bible Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron. King James Bible And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. New King James Version Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. New American Standard Bible There was no water for the congregation, and they assembled against Moses and Aaron. NASB 1995 There was no water for the congregation, and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron. NASB 1977 And there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron. Legacy Standard Bible Now there was no water for the congregation, and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron. Amplified Bible Now there was no water for the congregation, and they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. Christian Standard Bible There was no water for the community, so they assembled against Moses and Aaron. Holman Christian Standard Bible There was no water for the community, so they assembled against Moses and Aaron. American Standard Version And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. Contemporary English Version The Israelites had no water, so they went to Moses and Aaron English Revised Version And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. GOD'S WORD® Translation Since the community was without water, they came together to confront Moses and Aaron. Good News Translation There was no water where they camped, so the people gathered around Moses and Aaron International Standard Version But there was no water for the community, so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. Majority Standard Bible Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron. NET Bible And there was no water for the community, and so they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron. New Heart English Bible There was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. Webster's Bible Translation And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves against Moses and against Aaron. World English Bible There was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd there has been no water for the congregation, and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, Young's Literal Translation And there hath been no water for the company, and they are assembled against Moses, and against Aaron, Smith's Literal Translation And there was not water for the assembly: and they will gather together against Moses and against Aaron. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the people wanting water, came together against Moses and Aaron: Catholic Public Domain Version And when the people were in need of water, they came together against Moses and Aaron. New American Bible Since the community had no water, they held an assembly against Moses and Aaron. New Revised Standard Version Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and against Aaron. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd there was no water for the people to drink; and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And there was no water for the people to drink and the people assembled against Moshe and against Ahron. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. Brenton Septuagint Translation And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Water from the Rock1In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried. 2Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron. 3The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!… Cross References Exodus 17:1-7 Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. / So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” ... Psalm 78:15-16 He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. / He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers. Psalm 105:41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. 1 Corinthians 10:4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. Deuteronomy 8:15 He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint. Nehemiah 9:15 In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them. Isaiah 48:21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out. John 4:13-14 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” John 7:37-38 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” Psalm 114:8 who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water! Isaiah 41:17-18 The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. Exodus 15:22-24 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water. / And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) / So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” Numbers 21:5 and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!” Deuteronomy 9:22 You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah. Psalm 107:4-6 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. / They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. / Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. Treasury of Scripture And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. no Exodus 16:23,24 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning… Exodus 17:1-4 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink… gathered Numbers 11:1-6 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp… Numbers 16:3,19,42 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? … Numbers 21:5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. Jump to Previous Aaron Assembled Assembly Community Company Congregation Moses Opposition Themselves TogetherJump to Next Aaron Assembled Assembly Community Company Congregation Moses Opposition Themselves TogetherNumbers 20 1. The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.2. They murmur for want of water 7. Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah 14. Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him 22. At Mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies Now there was no water The Hebrew word for "water" is "מַיִם" (mayim), which is a fundamental necessity for life, especially in the arid wilderness where the Israelites found themselves. This phrase sets the stage for a recurring theme in the Israelites' journey: reliance on God for provision. Historically, the scarcity of water in the desert regions of the Sinai Peninsula is well-documented, emphasizing the miraculous nature of God's provision. Spiritually, water often symbolizes the sustenance and life that God provides, pointing to the deeper need for spiritual nourishment. for the congregation and they gathered against Moses and Aaron Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now there wasהָ֥יָה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no water מַ֖יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen for the congregation, לָעֵדָ֑ה (lā·‘ê·ḏāh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage so they gathered וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ (way·yiq·qā·hă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6950: To gather as an assembly or congregation against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver and Aaron. אַהֲרֹֽן׃ (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses Links Numbers 20:2 NIVNumbers 20:2 NLT Numbers 20:2 ESV Numbers 20:2 NASB Numbers 20:2 KJV Numbers 20:2 BibleApps.com Numbers 20:2 Biblia Paralela Numbers 20:2 Chinese Bible Numbers 20:2 French Bible Numbers 20:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 20:2 There was no water for the congregation: (Nu Num.) |
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