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And it came to pass that the whole congregation Israel went into the desert in the first montha of the fortieth year after leaving Egypt;
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And while the people abode there, Miriam died and was buried in that place.
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And all of Israel mourned for 30 days, for Miriam did teach the women in all the ways of YHVHa, even as Moses did teachb the men, and she did leadc the Priestesses, even as Aaron did lead the Priests.
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¶ And it came to pass that there was no water for the congregation; and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
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And the people did chidea with Moses and spake, saying: Would that we had died when our brethren died before YHVH!
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And: Why have ye brought up the congregation of YHVH into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die here?
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And: Wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto 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.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses and Aaron went from the Presence of the Assemblya unto the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregationb, and they fell upon their faces; and the Glory of YHVHc appeared unto them.
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And YHVH spake unto Moses, saying: Take thy roda, and gather thou the assembly together, thou and Aaron, thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes;
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And it shall give forth her water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
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¶ And so it was that Moses took the rod from before the Presencea of YHVH as YHVH commanded him.
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And Moses and Aaron gathered together the congregation before the rock, and Aaron said unto them: Hear now, ye rebels! Must we fetch you water out of this rock?
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And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice; and the water came out abundantly; and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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¶ And the Priestesses sang this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it;
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The princes dug the well;
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The nobles of the people dug it,
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By the direction of the Lawgivera, with their staves.
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¶ And it came to pass that YHVH spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying: Because ye believed me nota, to sanctify me in the eyes of my children, Israel; therefore, ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom: Thus saith thy brother, Israel: Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us,
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How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians vexed us and our fathers;
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And when we cried unto YHVH, He heard our voice, and sent an angela, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt; and behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border.
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Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country; we will not pass through the fields or through the vineyards; neither will we drink of the water of the wells;
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But we shall go by the highway of the king; we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left until we have passed thy borders.
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¶ And it came to pass that Edom said unto him: Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
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And Israel said unto him: We will go by the highway; and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it; I will only, without doing anything else, go through on my feet.
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And Edom said: Thou shalt not go through.
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And it came to pass that Edom came out against him with much people and with a strong hand;
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; wherefore, Israel turned away from him.
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¶ And it came to pass in that same year, that Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from their place in the wilderness and came unto a certain mountain.
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And YHVH spake unto Moses and Aaron there, saying: Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto Israel because ye rebelled against my Word when ye broke forth the waters from that rocka.
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Take Aaron and Eleazar, his son, and bring them up unto this mountain, and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar, his son; and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people and shall die there.
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And it came to pass that Moses did as YHVH instructed; and they went up into that mountain in the sight of all the congregation of Israel.
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And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar, his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
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And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.