1And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month: and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 2And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3And the people strove with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brothers died before Yehovah! 4And why have you brought the assembly of Yehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts? 5And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us in to this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. 6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tent of meeting, and fell on their faces: and the glory of Yehovah appeared to them. 7And Yehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 8Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may give out its water; and you shall bring out water for them from the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their cattle drink. 9And Moses took the rod from before Yehovah, as he commanded him. 10And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, you rebels; shall we bring out water for you from this rock? 11And Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice: and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle. 12And Yehovah said to Moses and Aaron, Because you did not believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them. 13These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yehovah, and he was sanctified in them. 14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says your brother Israel, You know all the travail that has befallen us: 15how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers: 16and when we cried to Yehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city at the edge of your border. 17Please let us pass through your land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, nor will we drink of the water of the wells; we will go along the king’s highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border. 18And Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you. 19And the children of Israel said to him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my cattle, then I will give its price: let me only, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet. 20And he said, You shall not pass through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand. 21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: therefore Israel turned away from him. 22And they journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came to mount Hor. 23And Yehovah spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying, 24Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah. 25Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to mount Hor; 26and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there. 27And Moses did as Yehovah commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. 29And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.