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.
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Verse 11 is found in chapter 20 of Numbers. Miriam dies at Kadesh, and shortly afterward the people again complain about the lack of water. God commands Moses to speak to the rock, but Moses strikes it twice. Although water comes forth, God declares that Moses and Aaron will not bring the community into the land. The episode highlights the special responsibility of leaders and shows that an apparently effective response does not make an action obedient when it violates the command received.
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Und Mose hob seine Hand auf und schlug den Fels mit dem Stab zweimal. Da ging viel Wasser heraus, daß die Gemeinde trank und ihr Vieh.
Entonces alzó Moisés su mano, e hirió la peña con su vara dos veces: y salieron muchas aguas, y bebió la congregación, y sus bestias.
Moisés levantó su mano y golpeó la roca con su vara dos veces. Salió agua abundante, y bebieron la comunidad y sus animales.
Puis Moïse leva la main et frappa deux fois le rocher avec sa verge. Il sortit de l'eau en abondance. L'assemblée but, et le bétail aussi.
E Mosè, alzata la mano, percosse il sasso con la sua verga due volte, e ne uscì molt’acqua; e la raunanza e il suo bestiame ne bevve.
Então Moisés levantou a sua mão, e feriu a rocha duas vezes com a sua vara, e saiu muita água; e bebeu a congregação e os seus animais.
摩西 舉起手來,用杖擊打磐石兩下,就有許多水流出來,會眾和他們的牲畜都喝了。
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