Numbers 27:14

For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
rebelled	מְרִיתֶ֨ם me.ri.Tem	H4784	to be (causatively · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
commandment	פִּ֜י pi	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
desert	בְּמִדְבַּר be.mid.bar-	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Zin	צִ֗ן Tzin	H6790	Tsin · proper noun, a place name
strife	בִּמְרִיבַת֙ bim.ri.Vat	H4808	quarrel · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
congregation	הָֽעֵדָ֔ה ha.'e.Dah	H5712	a stated assemblage (specifically · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sanctify	לְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֥נִי le.hak.di.She.ni	H6942	to be (causatively · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
water	בַמַּ֖יִם va.Ma.yim	H4325	water · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
eyes	לְעֵינֵיהֶ֑ם le.'ei.nei.Hem	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
water	מֵֽי mei-	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural construct
Meribah	מְרִיבַ֥ת me.ri.Vat	H4809	Meribah · proper noun, a place name
Kadesh	קָדֵ֖שׁ ka.Desh	H6946	Kadesh · proper noun, a place name
wilderness	מִדְבַּר mid.bar-	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · noun, common masculine singular construct
Zin	צִֽן Tzin	H6790	Tsin · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 1:37 Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
Exodus 17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD…
Numbers 20:8-13 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…
Deuteronomy 32:51-52 Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctifi…
Psalms 106:32-33 They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
Numbers 20:1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; an…
Numbers 20:24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye reb…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 27:12-14

Here, 1. God tells Moses of his fault, his speaking unadvisedly with his lips at the waters of strife, where he did not express, so carefully as he ought to have done, a regard to the honour both of God and Israel, Num 27:14. Though Moses was a servant of the Lord, a faithful servant, yet once he rebelled against God's commandment, and failed in his duty; and though a very honourable servant, and highly favoured, yet he shall hear of his miscarriage, and all the world shall hear of it too, again and again; for God will show his displeasure against sin, even in those that are nearest and dearest to him. Those that are in reputation for wisdom and honour have need to be constantly careful of t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 27:12

MOSES BEING TOLD OF HIS APPROACHING DEATH, ASKS FOR A SUCCESSOR. (Num 27:12-17) The Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land--Although the Israelites were now on the confines of the promised land, Moses was not privileged to cross the Jordan, but died on one of the Moabitic range of mountains, to which the general name of Abarim was given (Num 33:47). The privation of this great honor was owing to the unhappy conduct he had manifested in the striking of the rock at Meribah [Num 20:12]; and while the pious leader submitted with meek acquiescence to the divine decree, he evinced the spirit of genuine patriotism in his fervent prayers for the appointment of a…

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John Gill on Numbers 27:14

For ye rebelled against my commandment the desert of Zin,.... Both Moses and Aaron, which was the reason why they were not suffered to go into the land of Canaan, but died a little before the children of Israel came into it: what their sin was, called here a rebelling against the commandment of the Lord; See Gill on Numbers 20:12, and is next suggested: in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me before their eyes; when the congregation of Israel strove against the Lord for want of water, they did not sanctify the Lord by believing in him; but expressed some degree of diffidence before the congregation about fetching water out of the rock, or questioning whether the Lord would give it…

The Church Fathers

If Aaron and Moses (who seemed to waver at the waters of contradiction) did not deserve to enter the Promised Land, does it not stand to reason that we, bent under the burden of sin, shall be far less able to cross the river Jordan and reach Gilgal, the place of circumcision, if we shall cause one of these little ones to sin?
— Jerome, HOMILY 90

But when the land of promise had at length been reached, [Moses] was called into the mountain and heard of the fault which he had committed eight and thirty years before, as I have said, in that he had doubted about drawing water from the rock. And for this reason he was told that he might not enter the land of promise. Herein it is for us to consider how formidable is the judgment of the almighty God, who did so many signs through that servant of his whose fault he still bore in remembrance for so long a time.
— Gregory the Dialogist, Register of Epistles Book 11, Epistle XXVIII

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Dictionary and topics

Kadesh — Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin” (Gen. 14:7; Num.…
Meribah — Quarrel or strife. (1.) One of the names given by Moses to the fountain in the desert of Sin, near Rephidim, which issued from the rock in Horeb, which he smote by the divine command, “because of the…
Zin — A low palm-tree, the south-eastern corner of the desert et-Tih, the wilderness of Paran, between the Gulf of Akabah and the head of the Wady Guraiyeh (Num. 13:21). To be distinguished from the…
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Called Meribah to commemorate the murmuring — Called Meribah to commemorate the murmuring
Deserts · Mentioned in scripture: Zin — Mentioned in scripture: Zin
Zin · A — A

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Numbers 27:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 27:12-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 27:12

John Gill on Numbers 27:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 27:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 27:12-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 27:12

John Gill on Numbers 27:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 27:12-14

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 27:12-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 27:12-23

Rashi on Numbers 27:14