Old/New Testament
20 1 Miriam dieth. 2 The people murmur. 8 They have water out of the rock. 14 Edom denieth the Israelites passage. 25, 28 The death of Aaron in whose room Eleazar succeedeth.
1 Then the children of Israel came with the whole Congregation to the desert of Zin in the first [a]month, and the people abode at Kadesh: where [b]Miriam died, and was buried there.
2 But there was no water for the Congregation, and they [c]assembled themselves against Moses and against Aaron.
3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God we had perished (A)when our brethren died before the Lord.
4 (B)Why have ye thus brought the Congregation of the Lord unto this wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die there?
5 Wherefore now have ye made us to come up from Egypt, to bring us into this miserable place, which is no place of seed, nor figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates? neither is there any water to drink.
6 Then Moses and Aaron went from the assembly unto the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and fell upon their faces: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them.
7 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
8 Take the [d]rod, and gather thou and thy brother Aaron the Congregation together, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the Congregation and the beasts drink.
9 Then Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he had commanded him.
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the Congregation together before the rock: and Moses said unto them, Hear now ye rebels: [e]shall we bring you water out of this rock?
11 Then Moses lift up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly: so the Congregation, and their beasts drank.
12 ¶ Again, the Lord spake unto Moses, and to Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to [f]sanctify me in the presence of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this Congregation into the land which I have given them.
13 This is the water of [g]Meribah, because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he [h]was sanctified in them.
14 ¶ Then Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of [i]Edom, saying, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that we have had,
15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, where the Egyptians handled us evil and our fathers.
16 But when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an Angel, and hath brought us out of Egypt, and behold, we are in the city Kadesh, in thine utmost border.
17 I pray thee that we may pass through thy country: we will not go through the fields nor the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the [j]king’s way, and neither turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we be past thy borders.
18 And Edom answered him, [k]Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
19 Then the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, I will then pay for it: I will only (without any harm) go through on my feet.
20 He answered again, Thou shalt not go through. Then [l]Edom came out against him with much people, and with a mighty power.
21 Thus Edom denied to give Israel passage through his country: wherefore Israel [m]turned away from him.
22 ¶ And when the children of Israel with all the Congregation departed from (C)Kadesh, they came unto mount Hor.
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron in the mount Hor near the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
24 Aaron shall be [n]gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land, which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye [o]disobeyed my commandment at the water of [p]Meribah.
25 Take (D)Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up into the mount Hor,
26 And cause Aaron to put off his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: for Aaron shall be gathered to his fathers, and shall die there.
27 And Moses did as the Lord had commanded: and they went up into the mount Hor, in the sight of all the Congregation.
28 And Moses put off Aaron’s clothes, and put them upon Eleazar his son: (E)so Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from off the mount.
29 When all the Congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel [q]wept for Aaron thirty days.
21 3 Israel vanquisheth king Arad. 6 The fiery serpents are sent for the rebellion of the people. 24, 33 Sihon and Og are overcome in battle.
1 When (F)King Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt toward the South, heard tell that Israel came by the [r]way of the spies, then fought he against Israel, and took of them prisoners.
2 So Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt deliver and give this people into mine hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
3 And the Lord heard the voice of Israel, and delivered them the Canaanites: and they utterly destroyed them and their cities, and called the name of the place [s](G)Hormah.
4 ¶ After they departed from the mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to [t]compass the land of Edom: and the people were sore grieved because of the way.
5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, saying, Wherefore have ye brought us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness, for here is neither bread nor water, and our soul (H)loatheth this light [u]bread.
6 (I)Wherefore the Lord sent [v]fiery serpents among the people, which stung the people: so that many of the people of Israel died.
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned: for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee: pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us: and Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it up for a [w]sign, that as many as are bitten, may look upon it, and live.
9 (J)So Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it up for a sign: and when a serpent had bitten a man, then he looked to the serpent of brass, and [x]lived.
10 (K)And the children of Israel departed thence, and pitched in Oboth.
11 ¶ And they departed from Oboth, and pitched [y]in Ije Abarim, in the wilderness, which is before Moab on the East side.
12 ¶ They removed thence, and pitched upon the river of Zared.
13 ¶ Thence they departed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness, and cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: (for Arnon is the border of Moab, between the Moabites and the Amorites),
14 Wherefore it shall be spoken in the [z]book of the battles of the Lord, [aa]what thing he did in the red sea, and in the rivers of Arnon,
15 And at the stream of the rivers that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
16 ¶ And from thence they turned to Beer: the same is the well where the Lord said unto Moses, Assemble the people, and I will give them water.
17 ¶ Then Israel sang this song, Rise up [ab]well, [ac]sing ye unto it.
18 The princes dug this well, the captains of the people dug it, even the [ad]lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they came to Mattanah,
19 ¶ And from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
20 ¶ And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the plain of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
21 ¶ Then Israel sent messengers unto Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying,
22 (L)Let me go through thy land: we will not turn aside into the fields, nor into the vineyards, neither drink of the waters of the wells: we will go by the king’s way, until we be past thy country.
23 (M)But Sihon gave Israel no license to pass through his country, but Sihon assembled all his people, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
24 (N)But Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and conquered his land, from Arnon unto [ae]Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon, for the border of the children of Ammon was [af]strong.
25 And Israel took all these cities, and dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites in Heshbon, and in all the [ag]villages thereof.
26 For [ah]Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, which had fought beforetime against the king of the Moabites, and had taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs, say, Come to Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and repaired,
28 For [ai]a fire is gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the city of Sihon, and hath consumed Ar of the Moabites, and the lords of Bamoth in Arnon.
29 Woe be to thee, Moab: O people of [aj]Chemosh, thou art undone: he hath suffered his sons to be pursued, and his daughters to be in captivity to Sihon the king of the Amorites.
30 Their [ak]empire also is lost from Heshbon unto Dibon, and we have destroyed them unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
31 ¶ Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
32 And Moses sent to search out Jazer, and they took the towns belonging thereto, and rooted out the Amorites that were there.
33 ¶ (O)And they turned, and went up toward Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he, and all his people, to fight at Edrei.
34 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thine hand, and all his people, and his land: (P)and thou shalt do to him as thou diddest unto Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
35 They smote him therefore, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him: so they conquered his land.
22 5 King Balak sendeth for Balaam to curse the Israelites. 12 The Lord forbiddeth him to go. 22 The Angel of the Lord meeteth him, and his ass speaketh. 38 Balaam protesteth that he will speak nothing, but that which the Lord putteth in his mouth.
1 After, the children of Israel departed and pitched in the plain of Moab on the [al]other side of Jordan from Jericho.
2 ¶ Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3 And the Moabites were sore afraid of the people, because they were many, and Moab [am]fretted against the children of Israel.
4 Therefore Moab said unto the [an]Elders of Midian, Now shall this multitude lick up all that are round about us, as an ox licketh up the grass of the field: and Balak the son of Zippor was King of the Moabites at that time.
5 (Q)He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor (which is by the [ao]river of the land of the children of his folk) to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which cover the face of the earth, and lie over against me.
6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, and curse me this people (for they are stronger than I) so it may be that I shall be able to smite them, and to drive them out of the land: for I know that he, whom thou blessest, is blessed, and he whom thou cursest, shall be cursed.
7 And the Elders of Moab, and the Elders of Midian departed, having [ap]the reward of the soothsaying in their hand, and they came unto Balaam, and told him the words of Balak.
8 Who answered them, Tarry here this night, and I will give you an answer, as the Lord shall say unto me. So [aq]the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9 Then God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
10 And Baalam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab hath sent unto me, saying,
11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, and covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse them for my sake: so it may be that I shall be able to overcome them in battle, and to drive them out.
12 And God [ar]said unto Balaam, Go not thou with them, neither curse the people, for they are blessed.
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Return unto your land: for the Lord hath refused to give [as]me leave to go with you.
14 So the princes of Moab rose up, and went unto Balak, and said, Balaam hath refused to come with us.
15 Balak yet sent again more princes, and more honorable than they,
16 Who came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, [at]Be not thou stayed, I pray thee, from coming unto me.
17 For I will promote thee unto great honor, and will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
18 And Balaam answered, and said unto the servants of Balak, (R)If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
19 But now, I pray you, tarry here this night, that I may wit, what the Lord will say unto me [au]more.
20 And God came unto Balaam by night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them: but only what thing I say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
21 So Balaam rose up early, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 And the wrath of God was kindled, because he [av]went: and the Angel of the Lord stood in the way to be against him, as he rode upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
23 And (S)when the ass saw the Angel of the Lord stand in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, the ass turned out of the way, and went into the field, but Balaam smote the ass to turn her into the way.
24 [aw]Again the Angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, having a wall on the one side, and a wall on the other.
25 And when the ass saw the Angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and dashed Balaam’s foot against the wall: wherefore he smote her again.
26 Then the Angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn, either to the right hand, or to the left.
27 And when the ass saw the Angel of the Lord, she [ax]lay down under Balaam: therefore Balaam was very wroth, and smote the ass with a staff.
28 Then the Lord [ay]opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me now three times?
29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, which thou hast ridden upon [az]since thy first time unto this day? have I used at any time, to do thus unto thee? Who said, Nay.
31 And the Lord [ba]opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand: then he bowed himself, and fell flat on his face.
32 And the Angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou now smitten thine ass three times? behold, I came out to withstand thee, because thy [bb]way is not straight before me.
33 But the ass saw me, and turned from me now three times: for else, if she had not turned from me, surely I had even now slain thee, and saved her alive.
34 Then Balaam said unto the Angel of the Lord, I have sinned: for I wist not that thou stoodest in the way [bc]against me: now therefore if it displease thee, I will turn [bd]home again.
35 But the Angel said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but [be]what I say unto thee, that shalt thou speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam came, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the [bf]border of Arnon, even in the utmost coast.
37 Then Balak said unto Balaam, Did not I send for thee to call thee? Wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee unto honor?
38 And Balaam made answer unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee, and can I now say [bg]anything at all? the word that God putteth in my mouth that shall I speak.
39 So Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto the city of [bh]Huzoth.
40 Then Balak offered bullocks, and sheep, and sent thereof to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
41 And on the morrow Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of [bi]Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
7 2 The Apostles are found fault with, for eating with unwashed hands. 4 The Pharisees’ traditions about washings, Hypocrites. 8 Men’s traditions more set by than God’s. 10 Parents must be honored. 15 The things that do indeed defile a man. 25 The woman of Canaan. 32 The deaf dumb man is healed.
1 Then (A)[a]gathered unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the Scribes which came from Jerusalem.
2 And when they saw some of his disciples [b]eat meat with [c]common hands, (that is to say, unwashen) they complained.
3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, [d]holding the traditions of the Elders.
4 And when they come from the [e]market, except they wash, they eat not: and many other things there be, which they have taken upon them to observe, as the washing of cups, and [f]pots, and of brazen vessels, and of beds.)
5 Then asked him the Pharisees and Scribes, Why [g]walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the Elders, but eat meat with unwashen hands?
6 [h]Then he answered and said unto them, Surely (B)Isaiah hath prophesied well of you, hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with lips, but their heart is far away from me.
7 [i]But they worship me in vain, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 [j]For ye lay the Commandments of God apart, and observe the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and of cups, and many other such like things ye do.
9 [k]And he said unto them, Well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may observe your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, (C)Honor thy father and thy mother: and (D)Whosoever shall speak evil of father or mother, let him [l]die the death.
11 But ye say, If a man say to father or mother, Corban, that is, By the gift that is offered by me, thou mayest have profit, he shall be free.
12 So ye suffer him no more to do anything for his father, or his mother.
13 Making the word of God of none authority, by your tradition which ye have ordained: and ye do many such like things.
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