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Numbers 20:8

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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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”

WEB World English Bible

“Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their livestock drink.”

ASV American Standard Version

Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

‘Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.’

Surrounding context — Numbers 20

5 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.

6 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.

7 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

8 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.

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].

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קַ֣חH3947 · la.qachto take: take אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמַּטֶּ֗הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rod וְהַקְהֵ֤לH6950 · qa.halto gather אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעֵדָה֙H5712 · e.dahcongregation אַתָּה֙H859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וְאַהֲרֹ֣ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaron אָחִ֔יךָH251 · achbrother: male-sibling וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םH1696 · da.varto speak: speak אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַסֶּ֛לַעH5553 · se.larock לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םH5869 · a.yineye וְנָתַ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: give מֵימָ֑יוH4325 · ma.yimwater וְהוֹצֵאתָ֨H3318 · ya.tsato come out: come לָהֶ֥םH9038 · hemthem מַ֙יִם֙H4325 · ma.yimwater מִן־H4480 · minfrom הַסֶּ֔לַעH5553 · se.larock וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥H8248 · sha.qahto water: watering אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעֵדָ֖הH5712 · e.dahcongregation וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּעִירָֽם׃H1165 · be.ircattle

Cross-references

Exodus 4:17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.John 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.Acts 2:1-4And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.Isaiah 43:20The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.Exodus 4:20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.Isaiah 48:21And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.Psalm 114:8Which turned the rock [into] a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.Exodus 7:20And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that [were] in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that [were] in the river were turned to blood.Mark 11:22-24And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.Joshua 6:5And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram’s horn, [and] when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.Isaiah 41:17-18[When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, [I] the God of Israel will not forsake them.Luke 11:13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?Numbers 21:18The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:John 4:10-14Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.Nehemiah 9:15And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.Numbers 21:15And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.Revelation 22:1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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