Numbers 20:10

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“Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?””

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BSBPD

“Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; shall we bring you forth water out of this rock?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Moses and Aaron assemble the assembly unto the front of the rock, and he saith to them, `Hear, I pray you, O rebels, from this rock do we bring out to you water?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 20:10 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 40:8“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
  2. Genesis 41:16“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
  3. Numbers 11:22If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?”
  4. Numbers 20:24“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
  5. Deuteronomy 9:24You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.
  6. Psalms 106:32At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
  7. Psalms 106:33For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.
  8. Daniel 2:28But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
  9. Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
  10. Luke 9:54When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
  11. Acts 3:12And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
  12. Acts 14:9This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
  13. Acts 23:3Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
  14. Romans 15:17Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
  15. 1 Corinthians 3:7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
  16. Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
  17. James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

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