Numbers 20:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 20:9

7 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

8 ^a“Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus ^byou shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.”

9 So Moses took the rod ^afrom before the Lord as He commanded him.

10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, ^a“Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?”

11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; ^aand water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.

12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because ^ayou did not believe Me, to ^bhallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”

13 ^aThis was the water of¹ Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the Lord, and He was hallowed among them.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 20:9

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American Standard Version
And Moses took the rod from before Jehovah, as he commanded him.

Amplified® Bible
So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as He commanded him.

Contemporary English Version
Moses obeyed and took his stick from the sacred tent.

Darby English Version
And Moses took the staff from before Jehovah, as he had commanded him.

Good News Bible
Moses went and got the stick, as the LORD had commanded.

King James Version
And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

New American Standard Bible
So Moses took the rod from before the LORD, just as He had commanded him;

New International Version
So Moses took the staff from the LORD's presence, just as he commanded him.

New King James Version
So Moses took the rod from before the LORD as He commanded him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Moses took the rod from before the LORD, just as He had commanded him;

Revised Standard Version
And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses taketh the rod from before Jehovah, as He hath commanded him,

New English Translation
So Moses took the staff from before the Lord, just as he commanded him.

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