Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough.
New American Standard Bible
Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and
King James Version
And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
Holman Bible
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.
International Standard Version
Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod. Lots of water gushed out, and both the community and their cattle were able to drink.
A Conservative Version
And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice, and water came forth abundantly. And the congregation drank, and their cattle.
American Standard Version
And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.
Amplified
Then Moses raised his hand [in anger] and with his rod he struck the rock twice [instead of speaking to the rock as the Lord had commanded]. And the water poured out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank [fresh water].
Darby Translation
And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his staff smote the rock twice, and much water came out, and the assembly drank, and their beasts.
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will lift up his hand and will smite the rock with the rod twice, and many waters will come forth, and the assembly will drink and their cattle.
King James 2000
And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he struck the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their animals also.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice. And abundant water went out, and the community and their livestock drank.
Modern King James verseion
And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he struck the rock twice. And the water came out plentifully, and the congregation and their animals drank.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses lift up his hand with his staff and smote the rock two times, and the water came out abundantly, and the multitude drank and their beasts also.
NET Bible
Then Moses raised his hand, and struck the rock twice with his staff. And water came out abundantly. So the community drank, and their beasts drank too.
New Heart English Bible
Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock.
The Emphasized Bible
And Moses lifted high his hand and smote the cliff with his staff, twice, - and there came forth water in abundance, and the assembly and their cattle, did drink.
Webster
And Moses lifted his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
World English Bible
Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Moses lifteth up his hand, and smiteth the rock with his rod twice; and much water cometh out, and the company drink, also their beasts.
Themes
Anger » Instances of » Moses, toward pharaoh
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » moses
Bible stories for children » A fit of anger that cost a good man his life
Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » moses
Disobedience to God » Instances of » of moses » When he struck the rock
Israel » Lack » Complaints » Meribah » Rock » Struck
Living waters » Waters coming forth from the rock
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Water from rock in kadesh
Miracles » Catalogue of » Water from the rock in kadesh
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Water from rock in kadesh
Rashness » Instances of » When he struck the rock
Rocks » Miracles connected with » Water brought from
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Meribah in kadesh
Trouble » Instances of » About water
Water » -of feet -of hands » For drinking
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 20:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Miriam Dies
10 Then Moses and Aaron made the people come together in front of the rock, and he said to them, Give ear now, you people whose hearts are turned from the Lord; are we to get water for you out of the rock? 11 And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough. 12 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because you had not enough faith in me to keep my name holy before the children of Israel, you will not take this people into the land which I have given them.
Names
Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:4
And the same holy drink: for they all took of the water from the holy rock which came after them: and the rock was Christ.
Exodus 17:6
See, I will take my place before you on the rock in Horeb; and when you give the rock a blow, water will come out of it, and the people will have drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the chiefs of Israel.
Numbers 20:8
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.
Deuteronomy 8:15
Who was your guide through that great and cruel waste, where there were poison-snakes and scorpions and a dry land without water; who made water come out of the hard rock for you;
Leviticus 10:1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their vessels and put fire in them and perfume, burning strange fire before the Lord, which he had not given them orders to do.
1 Samuel 15:13-14
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.
1 Samuel 15:19
Why then did you not do the orders of the Lord, but by violently taking their goods did evil in the eyes of the Lord?
1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said to Samuel, Great is my sin: for I have gone against the orders of the Lord and against your words: because, fearing the people, I did what they said.
1 Kings 13:21-24
And crying out to the man of God who came from Judah, he said, The Lord says, Because you have gone against the voice of the Lord, and have not done as you were ordered by the Lord,
1 Chronicles 13:9-10
And when they came to the grain-floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to keep the ark in its place, for the oxen were slipping.
1 Chronicles 15:2
Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.
1 Chronicles 15:13
For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.
Psalm 78:16
He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers.
Hosea 13:5
I had knowledge of you in the waste land where no water was.
Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.
James 1:20
For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.