13These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord and where he showed himself holy among them.


In Context

10 He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, "Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?"

11 Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.

12 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 give them."

13 These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord and where he showed himself holy among them.

14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: "This is what your brother Israel says: You know about all the hardships that have come upon us.

15 Our forefathers went down into Egypt, and we lived there many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,

Numbers 20:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:13This [is] the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:13This is the Water of contradiction, where the children of Israel strove with words against the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:13These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanctified in them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:13These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yahweh, and he was sanctified in them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13These are waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have 'striven' with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:13This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.