“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”“Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it pour out its water. You shall bring water to them out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their livestock drink.”Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.
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… that we often skip over the incident in Numbers chapter 20 verses 1 through 13 when the Israelites were complaining about not having any water and the Lord told Moses to speak to the rock so water would come out of it. But instead of speaking to the rock, Moses struck it twice with his staff. And from that infraction, the Lord said, because you didn't trust in me, you are not going into the promised land. Wait one cotton-picking minute. That's what Moses said, not me. I brought these ingrates through 10 plagues. I crossed the Red Sea. I watched my own sister turn into a leper. I traveled through the desert 40 years when it should have just taken me 11 days. And now because of one hiccup, I can't get a passport. Lord, you got to extend some grace because I used to hit people. and this time I didn't hit nobody, I just hit a rock, and you saying because of that I can't get into my promise, and Yahweh replied, after I delivered you from all the plagues, got you out of the Nile River, healed your sister didn't let you die in the desert how did you still doubt me? …
… And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Take the staff and assemble the congregation, you and your brother Aaron, and you two speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will pour out water, and you will make water go out for them from the rock, and you will cause them and their livestock to drink. So Moses took the staff from before the presence of the Lord as he was commanded, and Moses Moses and Aaron assembled the community before the rock, and he said to them, Listen now, you rebels! Do we have to make water come out of this rock for you? Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff two times, and water poured out abundantly, and the community and the livestock drank. But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Since you did not trust me to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the children of Israel, so you will not lead the community into the land I have given them. …
… The Lord said to Moses, take the staff and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink. So Moses took the staff from the Lord's presence just as he commanded him. He and Aaron gathered together the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, Listen, you rebels. Must we bring you water out of this rock? Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank. But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I have given them. These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them. …