Numbers 20:10-29

¹⁰And Moses and Aaron gathered the Congregation together before the rocke, and Moses sayd vnto them, Heare nowe, ye rebels: shall we bring you water out of this rocke?

¹¹Then Moses lift vp his hande, and with his rod he smote the rocke twise, and the water came out aboundantly: so the Congregation, and their beastes dranke.

¹²Againe the Lord spake vnto Moses, and to Aaron, Because ye beleeued me not, to sanctifie mee in the presence 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 hee was sanctified in them.

¹⁴Then Moses sent messengers from Kadesh vnto the king of Edom, saying, Thus sayth thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the trauaile that we haue had,

¹⁵How our fathers went downe into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, where the Egyptians handled vs euill and our fathers.

¹⁶But when we cried vnto the Lord, he heard our voyce, and sent an Angel, and hath brought vs out of Egypt, and beholde, wee are in the citie Kadesh, in thine vtmost border.

¹⁷I pray thee that we may passe through thy countrey: we will not goe through the fieldes nor the vineyardes, neither will we drinke of the water of the welles: we will goe by the kings way, and neither turne vnto the right hand nor to the left, vntill we be past thy borders.

¹⁸And Edom answered him, Thou shalt not passe by mee, least I come out against thee with the sword.

¹⁹Then the children of Israel said vnto him, We will goe vp by the hie way: and if I and my cattell drinke of thy water, I will then pay for it: I will onely (without any harme) goe through on my feete.

²⁰Hee answered againe, Thou shalt not goe through. The Edom came out against him with much people, and with a mightie power.

²¹Thus Edom denyed to giue Israel passage through his countrey: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

²²And when the children of Israel with al the Congregation departed from Kadesh, they came vnto the mount Hor.

²³And the Lord spake vnto Moses and to Aaron in the mount Hor neere the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

²⁴Aaron shall be gathered vnto his people: for hee shall not enter into the lande, which I haue giuen vnto the children of Israel, because ye disobeyed my commandement at the water of Meribah.

²⁵Take Aaron and Eleazar his sonne, and bring them vp into the mount Hor,

²⁶And cause Aaron to put off his garmentes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne: for Aaron shall be gathered to his fathers, and shall die there.

²⁷And Moses did as the Lord had commanded: and they went vp into the mount Hor, in the sight of all the Congregation.

²⁸And Moses put off Aarons clothes, and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne: so Aaron dyed there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came downe from off the mount.

²⁹When al the Congregation sawe that Aaron was dead, al the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirtie dayes.