Numbers

Numbers 20:12–13

¹²But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”

¹³These were the waters of Meribah,^a where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.

Footnotes

a 20:13 Meribah means quarreling; also in verse 24; see Exodus 17:7|EXO 17:7.

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Numbers 20:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and	וְאֶֽל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֒	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
Because	יַ֚עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
you did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
trust	הֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣ם	he·’ĕ·man·tem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H539 confirm, support
Me	בִּ֔י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
to show My holiness	לְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִי	lə·haq·dî·šê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
in the sight	לְעֵינֵ֖י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
you will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bring	תָבִ֙יאוּ֙	ṯā·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
assembly	הַקָּהָ֣ל	haq·qā·hāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
into the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have given	נָתַ֥תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Numbers 20:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	הֵ֚מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were the waters	מֵ֣י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of Meribah	מְרִיבָ֔ה	mə·rî·ḇāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4809 Meribah
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the Israelites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
quarreled	רָב֥וּ	rā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7378 strive, contend
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and He showed His holiness	וַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁ	way·yiq·qā·ḏêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
among them	בָּֽם׃ס	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Cross-references

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Numbers 20:12 Deuteronomy 1:37 · Numbers 27:14 · Ezekiel 36:23 · Numbers 20:24 · Deuteronomy 3:23–27 · Deuteronomy 32:49–51

Numbers 20:13 Psalm 95:8 · Exodus 17:7 · Deuteronomy 33:8 · Psalm 106:32–48 · Deuteronomy 32:51

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.