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Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
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In the first month, the entire company of the People of Israel arrived in the Wilderness of Zin. The people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died there, and she was buried.
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In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
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Then the children 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.
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In early spring the people of Israel arrived in the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. While they were there, Miriam died and was buried.
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And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
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There was no water there for the community, so they ganged up on Moses and Aaron.
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Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron.
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Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron.
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There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron.
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And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
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They attacked Moses: "We wish we'd died when the rest of our brothers died before GOD.
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They quarreled with Moses and said, "If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the LORD!
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And the people contended with Moses and spoke, saying: "If only we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
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The people blamed Moses and said, "We wish we had died in the LORD's presence with our brothers!
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And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
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Why did you haul this congregation of GOD out here into this wilderness to die, people and cattle alike?
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Why did you bring the LORD's community into this desert, that we and our livestock should die here?
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Why have you brought up the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here?
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Did you bring the LORD's people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock?
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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 why did you take us out of Egypt in the first place, dragging us into this miserable country? No grain, no figs, no grapevines, no pomegranates--and now not even any water!"
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Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!"
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And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink."
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Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has no grain, figs, grapes, or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!"
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And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
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Moses and Aaron walked from the assembled congregation to the Tent of Meeting and threw themselves facedown on the ground. And they saw the Glory of GOD.
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Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
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So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and they fell on their faces. And the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
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Moses and Aaron turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where they fell face down on the ground. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to them,
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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GOD spoke to Moses:
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The LORD said to Moses,
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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and the LORD said to Moses,
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Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his 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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"Take the staff. Assemble the community, you and your brother Aaron. Speak to that rock that's right in front of them and it will give water. You will bring water out of the rock for them; congregation and cattle will both drink."
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"Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink."
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"Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals."
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"You and Aaron must take the staff and assemble the entire community. As the people watch, command the rock over there to pour out its water. You will get enough water from the rock to satisfy all the people and their livestock."
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And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
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Moses took the staff away from GOD's presence, as commanded.
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So Moses took the staff from the LORD's presence, just as he commanded him.
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So Moses took the rod from before the LORD as He commanded him.
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So Moses did as he was told. He took the staff from the place where it was kept before the LORD.
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And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
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He and Aaron rounded up the whole congregation in front of the rock. Moses spoke: "Listen, rebels! Do we have to bring water out of this rock for you?"
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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?"
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And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?"
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Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. "Listen, you rebels!" he shouted. "Must we bring you water from 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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With that Moses raised his arm and slammed his staff against the rock--once, twice. Water poured out. Congregation and cattle drank.
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Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.
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Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.
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Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So all the people and their livestock drank their fill.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
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GOD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you didn't trust me, didn't treat me with holy reverence in front of the People of Israel, you two aren't going to lead this company into the land that I am giving them."
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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."
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them."
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But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!"
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This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
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These were the Waters of Meribah (Bickering) where the People of Israel bickered with GOD, and he revealed himself as holy. [JC]
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These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD and where he showed himself holy among them.
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This was the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the LORD, and He was hallowed among them.
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This place was known as the waters of Meribah, because it was where the people of Israel argued with the LORD, and where he demonstrated his holiness among them.
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And 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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Moses sent emissaries from Kadesh to the king of Edom with this message: "A message from your brother Israel: You are familiar with all the trouble we've run into.
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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.
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Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. "Thus says your brother Israel: "You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
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While Moses was at Kadesh, he sent ambassadors to the king of Edom with this message: "This message is from your relatives, the people of Israel: You know all the hardships we have been through,
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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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Our ancestors went down to Egypt and lived there a long time. The Egyptians viciously abused both us and our ancestors.
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Our forefathers went down into Egypt, and we lived there many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,
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how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.
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and that our ancestors went down to Egypt. We lived there a long time and suffered as slaves to the Egyptians.
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And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, 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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But when we cried out for help to GOD, he heard our cry. He sent an angel and got us out of Egypt. And now here we are at Kadesh, a town at the border of your land.
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but when we cried out to the LORD, he heard our cry and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. "Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.
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When we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice and sent the Angel and brought us up out of Egypt; now here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your border.
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But when we cried out to the LORD, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land.
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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: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
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"Will you give us permission to cut across your land? We won't trespass through your fields or orchards and we won't drink out of your wells; we'll keep to the main road, the King's Road, straying neither right nor left until we've crossed your border."
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Please let us pass through your country. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the king's highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory."
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Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink water from wells; 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."'
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Please let us pass through your country. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road and never leave it until we have crossed the opposite border."
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And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
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The king of Edom answered, "Not on your life. If you so much as set a foot on my land, I'll kill you."
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But Edom answered: "You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword."
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Then Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword."
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But the king of Edom said, "Stay out of my land or I will meet you with an army!"
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And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.
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The People of Israel said, "Look, we'll stay on the main road. If we or our animals drink any water, we'll pay you for it. We're harmless--just a company of footsore travelers."
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The Israelites replied: "We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through on foot-nothing else."
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So the children of Israel said to him, "We will go by the Highway, and if I or my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it; let me only pass through on foot, nothing more."
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The Israelites answered, "We will stay on the main road. If any of our livestock drinks your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through your country and nothing else."
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And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
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He answered again: "No. You may not come through." And Edom came out and blocked the way with a crowd of people brandishing weapons.
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Again they answered: "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army.
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Then he said, "You shall not pass through." So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong hand.
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But the king of Edom replied, "Stay out! You may not pass through our land." With that he mobilized his army and marched out to meet them with an imposing force.
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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Edom refused to let them cross through his land. So Israel had to detour around him.
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Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.
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Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around.
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And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
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The People of Israel, the entire company, set out from Kadesh and traveled to Mount Hor.
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The whole Israelite community set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.
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Now the children of Israel, the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.
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The whole community of Israel left Kadesh as a group and arrived at Mount Hor.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
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GOD said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor at the border of Edom,
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At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying:
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Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor on the border of the land of Edom,
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Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
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"It's time for Aaron to be gathered into the company of his ancestors. He will not enter the land I am giving to the People of Israel because you both rebelled against my orders at the Waters of Meribah.
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"Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I give the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.
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"Aaron shall be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the water of Meribah.
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"The time has come for Aaron to join his ancestors in death. He will not enter the land I am giving the people of Israel, because the two of you rebelled against my instructions concerning the waters of Meribah.
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Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
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So take Aaron and his son Eleazar and lead them up Mount Hor.
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Get Aaron and his son Eleazar and take them up Mount Hor.
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Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;
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Now take Aaron and his son Eleazar up Mount Hor.
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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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Remove Aaron's clothes from him and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered there; Aaron will die."
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Remove Aaron's garments and put them on his son Eleazar, for Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will die there."
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and strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; for Aaron shall be gathered to his people and die there."
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There you will remove Aaron's priestly garments and put them on Eleazar, his son. Aaron will die there and join his ancestors."
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And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
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Moses obeyed GOD's command. They climbed Mount Hor as the whole congregation watched.
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Moses did as the LORD commanded: They went up Mount Hor in the sight of the whole community.
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So Moses did just as the LORD commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
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So Moses did as the LORD commanded. The three of them went up Mount Hor together as the whole community watched.
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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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Moses took off Aaron's clothes and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron died on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
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Moses removed Aaron's garments and put them on his son Eleazar. And Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain,
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Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
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At the summit, Moses removed the priestly garments from Aaron and put them on Eleazar, Aaron's son. Then Aaron died there on top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar went back down.
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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.
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The whole congregation, getting the news that Aaron had died, went into thirty days of mourning for him.
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and when the whole community learned that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
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Now when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.
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When the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days.
