11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and he struck the rock twice with his rod, and plenty of water came out, and the assembly drank, and their livestock.
12 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you will not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”
13 This is the water of Meribah because the children of Israel argued with the Lord, and He was sanctified among them.
14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom,“Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has found us,
15 how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians distressed us and our fathers.
16 And when we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.“And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
17 Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through the fields or the vineyards, or drink of the water of the wells. We will travel the king’s highway. We will not turn to the right hand nor the left, until we have passed through your territory.”