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must we fetch you water out of this rock? <a href="/nkjv/numbers/20.htm">New King James Version</a> And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” <a href="/nasb_/numbers/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” <a href="/nasb/numbers/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, &#8220Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/numbers/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?” <a href="/lsb/numbers/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?” <a href="/amp/numbers/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; must we bring you water out of this rock?” <a href="/csb/numbers/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you? ” <a href="/hcsb/numbers/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, &#8220Listen, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you?&#8221 <a href="/asv/numbers/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/numbers/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After he and Aaron had gathered the people around the rock, he said, "Look, you rebellious people, and you will see water flow from this rock!" <a href="/erv/numbers/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/numbers/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Moses and Aaron assembled the community in front of the rock and said to them, "Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you?" <a href="/gnt/numbers/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> He and Aaron assembled the whole community in front of the rock, and Moses said, "Listen, you rebels! Do we have to get water out of this rock for you?" <a href="/isv/numbers/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock. "Pay attention, you rebels!" Moses told them. "Are we to bring you water from this rock?" <a href="/msb/numbers/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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?? <a href="/net/numbers/20.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock, and he said to them, "Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you?" <a href="/nheb/numbers/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels; shall we bring you water out of this rock for you?" <a href="/wbt/numbers/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? <a href="/web/numbers/20.htm">World English Bible</a> Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Shall we bring water out of this rock for you?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Moses and Aaron assemble the assembly to the front of the rock, and he says to them, “Now hear, O rebels, do we bring out water to you from this rock?” <a href="/ylt/numbers/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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?' <a href="/slt/numbers/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Moses and Aaron will gather together the gathering before the rock, and he will say to them, Hear, now, ye rebellious: from this rock shall we bring forth to you water?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And having gathered together the multitude before the rock, he said to them: Hear, ye rebellious and incredulous: Can we bring you forth water out of this rock? <a href="/cpdv/numbers/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And having gathered the multitude before the rock, he said to them: “Listen, you who are rebellious and unbelieving. Would we be able to cast out water from this rock?” <a href="/nabre/numbers/20.htm">New American Bible</a> Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, where he said to them, “Just listen, you rebels! Are we to produce water for you out of this rock?” <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Listen, you rebels, shall we bring water for you out of this rock?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, you rebels; out of this rock we will bring forth water for you. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Moshe gathered, and Ahron, the entire assembly to the rock and he said to them: “Hear now, rebels; from this rock we will bring water out to you.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them: 'Hear now, ye rebels; are we to bring you forth water out of this rock?' <a href="/sep/numbers/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock, and said to them, Hear me, ye disobedient ones; must we bring you water out of this rock? <a href="/parallel/numbers/20-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=6303" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/20.htm">Water from the Rock</a> …9So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded. 10<a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Then Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: wə·’a·hă·rōn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">and Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6950.htm" title="6950: way·yaq·hi·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To gather as an assembly or congregation. A primitive root; to convoke.">gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: haq·qā·hāl (Art:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">the assembly</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">front</a> <a href="/hebrew/5553.htm" title="5553: has·sā·la‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- A crag, cliff. From an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively.">of the rock,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and Moses said</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“Listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: ham·mō·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">you rebels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">must we bring you water</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: nō·w·ṣî (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: hă·min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5553.htm" title="5553: has·se·la‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- A crag, cliff. From an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively.">rock?”</a> 11Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32-33</a> At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them. / For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-51.htm">Deuteronomy 32:51-52</a> For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence. / Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.” <a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a> and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. <a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a> For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ... <a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">Exodus 17:5-7</a> And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. / Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. / He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?” <a href="/numbers/27-14.htm">Numbers 27:14</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8-11</a> do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ... <a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a> Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-37.htm">Deuteronomy 1:37</a> The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land. <a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm">Hebrews 4:2</a> For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21</a> They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a> Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. <a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Deuteronomy 3:26</a> But the LORD was angry with me on account of you, and He would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the LORD said to me. “Do not speak to Me again about this matter. <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, you rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?<a href="/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24</a> Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.<a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32,33</a> They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: … <a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22</a> But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.we fetch<a href="/numbers/11-22.htm">Numbers 11:22,23</a> Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? … <a href="/genesis/40-8.htm">Genesis 40:8</a> And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.<a href="/genesis/41-16.htm">Genesis 41:16</a> And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/16-8.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/numbers/16-8.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/numbers/20-7.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Rebels</a> <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/numbers/27-3.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/20-16.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/numbers/23-18.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-28.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Rebels</a> <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/20-21.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 20</div>1. <a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.</a> 2. <a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">They murmur for want of water</a> 7. <a href="/numbers/20-7.htm">Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah</a> 14. <a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him</a> 22. <a href="/numbers/20-22.htm">At Mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock Moses and Aaron, as leaders of the Israelites, often gathered the people to address them. This event occurs in the wilderness of Zin, near Kadesh, a significant location during the Israelites' 40-year journey. The rock symbolizes God's provision, as it had previously provided water in <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a>. The gathering indicates a formal assembly, highlighting the seriousness of the situation due to the people's complaints about the lack of water.and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels Moses addresses the Israelites as "rebels," reflecting his frustration with their repeated disobedience and lack of faith. This term underscores the Israelites' continual resistance to God's guidance, as seen throughout their wilderness journey. The use of "rebels" also emphasizes the gravity of their sin, which is a recurring theme in the Pentateuch, where rebellion against God leads to severe consequences.must we bring you water out of this rock?” Moses' question implies a sense of personal responsibility and frustration. The use of "we" suggests that Moses and Aaron are taking credit for the miracle, which is a significant deviation from giving glory to God. This moment is pivotal, as it leads to God's judgment on Moses and Aaron, preventing them from entering the Promised Land (<a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12</a>). The act of bringing water from the rock is a type of Christ, who is the spiritual rock providing living water (<a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a>, <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a>). Moses' failure to sanctify God in this moment contrasts with Jesus' perfect obedience and provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. In this passage, Moses is addressing the Israelites in a moment of frustration. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a> Moses' brother and the high priest of Israel. He stands with Moses as they confront the people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_assembly.htm">The Assembly</a> The congregation of Israelites who are gathered before Moses and Aaron, expressing their need for water. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_rock.htm">The Rock</a> A physical location in the wilderness where God instructs Moses to speak to bring forth water for the people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a> This is a critical moment of disobedience where Moses, instead of speaking to the rock as God commanded, strikes it in anger, leading to significant consequences.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Moses' failure to follow God's specific instructions serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience. Even leaders are not exempt from the consequences of disobedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_anger.htm">The Danger of Anger</a> Moses' anger led him to act rashly, which serves as a warning about the destructive potential of unchecked emotions. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_despite_human_failure.htm">God's Provision Despite Human Failure</a> Despite Moses' disobedience, God still provided water for the people, demonstrating His faithfulness and mercy. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a> Leaders are held to a high standard and must be careful to represent God accurately to those they lead. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_misrepresenting_god.htm">The Consequences of Misrepresenting God</a> Moses' actions misrepresented God's holiness, leading to his exclusion from entering the Promised Land, showing the seriousness of misrepresenting God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 20</a> <a href="/q/bible_on_controlling_temper.htm">What does the Bible say about controlling temper?</a> <a href="/q/why_was_moses_barred_from_canaan.htm">Why couldn't Moses enter the Promised Land?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jonah_prefer_death_to_nineveh's_salvation.htm">Jonah 4:3 – What drives Jonah to wish for death over a city’s salvation, raising doubts about his spiritual credibility? </a> <a href="/q/does_job_31_5-8_oppose_human_fallibility.htm">Does Job’s assertion of moral completeness in Job 31:5–8 conflict with the broader biblical theme of universal human fallibility? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Must we fetch you water out of this rock?--In the case of the former miracle at Rephidim the rock is spoken of only under the Hebrew word zur (<a href="/exodus/17-6.htm" title="Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.">Exodus 17:6</a>). Throughout the present narration the rock is invariably spoken of under the word sela. In <a href="/context/psalms/78-15.htm" title="He split the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.">Psalm 78:15-16</a>, where reference appears to be made to both miracles, both words are used.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - Hear now, ye rebels. הַמֹּרִים. Septuagint, οἱ ἀπειθεῖς. The verb is used in a similar sense of Moses and Aaron themselves in verse 24. It has been suggested that this was the word really used by our Lord in <a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22</a>, and translated μωρός. This, however, is extremely precarious, and is indeed to accuse the Evangelist of a blunder, for there is no real correspondence between the words. Must we fetch you water. Septuagint, μὴ ἐξάξομεν ὑμῖν ὕδωρ. And this is no doubt the sense. It has been rendered by some "Can we fetch you water," on the supposition that Moses really doubted the possibility of such a miracle, but this seems to be an entire mistake (see next note). <a href="/commentaries/numbers/20-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Moses מֹשֶׁ֧ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver and Aaron וְאַהֲרֹ֛ן (wə·’a·hă·rōn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses gathered וַיַּקְהִ֜לוּ (way·yaq·hi·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6950.htm">Strong's 6950: </a> To gather as an assembly or congregation the assembly הַקָּהָ֖ל (haq·qā·hāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to front פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the rock, הַסָּ֑לַע (has·sā·la‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> A craggy rock and Moses said to them, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Listen שִׁמְעוּ־ (šim·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently now, נָא֙ (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' you rebels, הַמֹּרִ֔ים (ham·mō·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> To be contentious or rebellious must we bring you water מָֽיִם׃ (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen out נוֹצִ֥יא (nō·w·ṣî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of הֲמִן־ (hă·min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that rock?” הַסֶּ֣לַע (has·se·la‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> A craggy rock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">OT Law: Numbers 20:10 Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/20-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 20:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 20:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/20-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 20:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 20:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>