KJV King James Version
They angered [him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
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Psalm 106:32
They angered [him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
WEB World English Bible
They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
ASV American Standard Version
They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, And it is evil to Moses for their sakes,
Surrounding context — Psalm 106
29 Thus they provoked [him] to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and [so] the plague was stayed.
31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.
32 They angered [him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
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Numbers 20:2-13And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.Deuteronomy 4:21Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance:Deuteronomy 1:37Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.Numbers 20:23-24And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,Psalm 81:7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.Numbers 27:13-14And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.Deuteronomy 3:26But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.Psalm 78:40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, [and] grieve him in the desert!
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