Numbers 20:13
“This is the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel stroue with the Lord; and he was sanctified in them.”
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Numbers 20:13 Context
11And Moses lift vp his hand, and with his rod he smote the rocke twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the Congregation dranke, and their beasts also. 12¶ And the Lord spake vnto Moses and Aaron, Because ye beleeue me not, to sanctifie me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this Congregation into the land which I haue giuen them. 13This is the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel stroue with the Lord; and he was sanctified in them. 14¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, vnto the King of Edom; Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the trauaile that hath befallen vs: 15How our fathers went downe into Egypt, and we haue dwelt in Egypt a long time: and the Egyptians vexed vs, and our fathers.
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This [is] the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
- King James Version
Those {were} the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel contended with the LORD, and He proved Himself holy among them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)