[1] And the people of Israel, 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. [2] Now there was no water for the
congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and
against Aaron. [3] And the people contended with Moses, and said, "Would
that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! [4] Why have you
brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we should die
here, both we and our cattle? [5] And why have you made us come up out of
Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain, or figs,
or vines, or pomegranates; and there is no water to drink." [6] Then 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 the LORD appeared to
them, [7] and the LORD said to Moses, [8] "Take the rod, and assemble the
congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their
eyes to yield its water; so you shall bring water out of the rock for them;
so you shall give drink to the congregation and their cattle." [9] And
Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. [10] And
Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said
to them, "Hear now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of
this rock?" [11] And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his
rod twice; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and
their cattle. [12] And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did
not believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the people of Israel,
therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have
given them." [13] These are the waters of Mer'ibah, where the people of
Israel contended with the LORD, and he showed himself holy among them. [14]
Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, "Thus says your
brother Israel: You know all the adversity that has befallen us: [15] how
our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the
Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers; [16] and when we cried to
the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us forth out of
Egypt; and here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
[17] Now let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or
vineyard, neither will we drink water from a well; we will go along the
King's Highway, we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left,
until we have passed through your territory." [18] But Edom said to him,
"You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you."
[19] And the people 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 pay for it; let
me only pass through on foot, nothing more." [20] But he said, "You shall
not pass through." And Edom came out against them with many men, and with a
strong force. [21] Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his
territory; so Israel turned away from him. [22] And they journeyed from
Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount
Hor. [23] And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border
of the land of Edom, [24] "Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he
shall not enter the land which I have given to the people of Israel,
because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Mer'ibah. [25]
Take Aaron and Elea'zar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor; [26] and
strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Elea'zar his son; and Aaron
shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there." [27] Moses did as
the LORD commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the
congregation. [28] And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them
upon Elea'zar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain.
Then Moses and Elea'zar came down from the mountain. [29] And when all the
congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel wept for
Aaron thirty days.