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13 This is the Water of contradiction, where the children of Israel strove with words against the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

14 In the mean time Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, to say: Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the labour that hath come upon us:

15 In what manner our fathers went down into Egypt, and there we dwelt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

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13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a](A) where the Israelites quarreled(B) with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.(C)

Edom Denies Israel Passage

14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh(D) to the king of Edom,(E) saying:

“This is what your brother Israel says: You know(F) about all the hardships(G) that have come on us. 15 Our ancestors went down into Egypt,(H) and we lived there many years.(I) The Egyptians mistreated(J) us and our ancestors,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.