KJV King James Version
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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Numbers 20:12
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you didn’t believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, and unto Aaron, ‘Because ye have not believed in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore ye do not bring in this assembly unto the land which I have given to them.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 20
9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
10 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?
11 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].
12 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.
13 This [is] the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
14 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:
15 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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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָה֮H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מֹשֶׁ֣הH4872 · mo.shehMosesוְאֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)אַהֲרֹן֒H175 · a.ha.ronAaronיַ֚עַןH3282 · ya.anbecauseלֹא־H3808 · lonotהֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣םH539 · a.manbe faithfulבִּ֔יH9030 · nimeלְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִיH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateלְעֵינֵ֖יH5869 · a.yineyeבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelלָכֵ֗ןH3651 · kenrightלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotתָבִ֙יאוּ֙H935 · boto come (in): comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַקָּהָ֣לH6951 · qa.halassemblyהַזֶּ֔הH2088 · zehthisאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הָאָ֖רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנָתַ֥תִּיH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָהֶֽם׃H9038 · hemthem
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 1:37Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.Numbers 27:14For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that [is] the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.Ezekiel 36:23And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.Numbers 20:24Aaron 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.Deuteronomy 3:23-27And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,Deuteronomy 32:49-51Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, [unto] mount Nebo, which [is] in the land of Moab, that [is] over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:Joshua 1:2Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, [even] to the children of Israel.Isaiah 8:13Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread.Luke 1:45And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.Romans 4:20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;Luke 1:20And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.Matthew 17:20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.Deuteronomy 34:4And the LORD said unto him, This [is] the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see [it] with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.Matthew 17:17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.Numbers 11:21-22And Moses said, The people, among whom I [am], [are] six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.Numbers 11:15And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
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