Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“Take the staff
New American Standard Bible
“Take
King James Version
Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
International Standard Version
"Take the rod, gather the community together, and then you and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock right before their eyes. It will release water. As you bring water to them from the rock, the community and the cattle will be able to drink."
A Conservative Version
Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water, and thou shall bring forth water to them out of the rock. So thou shall give the co
American Standard Version
Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.
Amplified
“Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock
Bible in Basic English
Take the rod, you and Aaron, your brother, and make all the people come together, and before their eyes give orders to the rock to give out its water; and so make water come out of the rock for them, and give the people and their cattle drink.
Darby Translation
Take the staff, and gather the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock, and shalt give the assembly and their beasts drink.
Julia Smith Translation
Take the rod and gather the assembly together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes; and it gave water; and brought to them water from the rock, and gave drink to the assembly, and their cattle.
King James 2000
Take the rod, and gather you the assembly together, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth its water, and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock: so you shall give the congregation and their animals drink.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Take the staff and summon the community, you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will give water. Bring out for them water from the rock, and let the community and their livestock drink."
Modern King James verseion
Take the rod, and gather the assembly, you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes. And it shall give forth its water, and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock. So you shall give the congregation and their animals drink.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Take the staff and gather, thou and thy brother Aaron, the congregation together; and say unto the rock, before their eyes, that he give forth his water. And thou shalt bring them water out of the rock and shalt give the company drink, and their beasts also."
NET Bible
"Take the staff and assemble the community, you and Aaron your brother, and then speak to the rock before their eyes. It will pour forth its water, and you will bring water out of the rock for them, and so you will give the community and their beasts water to drink."
New Heart English Bible
"Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their livestock drink."
The Emphasized Bible
Take the staff and gather together the assembly, thou, and Aaron thy brother, then shall ye speak unto the cliff before their eyes and it shall give forth it waters, - so shalt thou bring forth unto them water, out of the cliff, and shalt cause the assembly, and their cattle to drink.
Webster
Take the rod, and convene thou the assembly, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye to the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth its water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give drink to the congregation and their beasts.
World English Bible
"Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their livestock drink."
Youngs Literal Translation
'Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.'
Themes
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » moses
Israel » Lack » Complaints » Meribah » Rock » Struck
Miracles » Catalogue of » Water from the rock in kadesh
Interlinear
Laqach
'ach
`ayin
Nathan
Mayim
Yatsa'
Mayim
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 20:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Miriam Dies
7
The Lord spoke to Moses,
8 “Take the staff
Names
Cross References
Exodus 4:17
And take this staff in your hand that you will perform the signs with.”
Exodus 17:5-6
The Lord answered Moses, “Go on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take the staff you struck the Nile with in your hand and go.
Isaiah 43:20
jackals and ostriches,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert,
to give drink to My chosen people.
Genesis 18:14
Is anything impossible for the Lord?
Exodus 4:2
The Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,” he replied.
Exodus 4:20
So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took God’s staff
Exodus 7:20
Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded; in the sight of Pharaoh and his officials, he raised the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile was turned to blood.
Exodus 14:16
As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua,
Numbers 20:11
Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.
Numbers 21:15
that extend to the site of Ar
and lie along the border of Moab.
Numbers 21:18
the nobles of the people hollowed it out
with a scepter and with their staffs.
They went from the wilderness to Mattanah,
Joshua 6:5
When there is a prolonged blast of the horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the city wall will collapse, and the people will advance, each man straight ahead.”
Joshua 6:20
So the people shouted, and the trumpets sounded. When they heard the blast of the trumpet, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed.
Nehemiah 9:15
You brought them water from the rock
You told them to go in and possess the land
You had sworn
Psalm 33:9
He commanded, and it came into existence.
Psalm 78:15-16
and gave them drink as abundant as the depths.
Psalm 105:41
it flowed like a stream in the desert.
Psalm 114:8
the flint into a spring of water.
Isaiah 41:17-18
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Isaiah 48:21
when He led them through the deserts;
He made water flow for them from the rock;
He split the rock, and water gushed out.
Matthew 21:21
Jesus answered them,
Mark 11:22-24
Jesus replied to them,
Luke 11:13
John 4:10-14
Jesus answered,
John 16:24
Acts 1:14
All these were continually united
Acts 2:1-4
When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place.
Revelation 22:1
Then he showed me the river
Revelation 22:17
Both the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Anyone who hears should say, “Come!” And the one who is thirsty should come. Whoever desires should take the living water as a gift.