KJV King James Version
For 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 27:14
For 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
WEB World English Bible
because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
ASV American Standard Version
because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
because ye provoked My mouth in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the company—to sanctify Me at the waters before their eyes;’ they are waters of Meribah, in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin.
Surrounding context — Numbers 27
11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
14 For 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.
15 And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,
16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩H834 · a.sherwhichמְרִיתֶ֨םH4784 · ma.rahto rebelפִּ֜יH6310 · pehlipבְּמִדְבַּר־H4057 · mid.barmouthצִ֗ןH6790 · tsinZinבִּמְרִיבַת֙H4808 · me.ri.vahprovocationהָֽעֵדָ֔הH5712 · e.dahcongregationלְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֥נִיH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateבַמַּ֖יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterלְעֵינֵיהֶ֑םH5869 · a.yineyeהֵ֛םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)מֵֽי־H4325 · ma.yimwaterמְרִיבַ֥תH4809 · me.ri.vahMeribahקָדֵ֖שׁH6946 · qa.deshKadeshמִדְבַּר־H4057 · mid.barmouthצִֽן׃ פH6790 · tsinZin
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 1:37Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.Exodus 17:7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?Deuteronomy 32:51-52Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.Numbers 20:8-13Take 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.Psalm 106:32-33They angered [him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: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.Numbers 20:1Then 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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