And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
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Verse 5 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 warum habt ihr uns aus Ägypten geführt an diesen bösen Ort, da man nicht säen kann, da weder Feigen noch Weinstöcke noch Granatäpfel sind und dazu kein Wasser zu trinken?
¿Y por qué nos has hecho subir de Egipto, para traernos a este mal lugar? No es lugar de sementera, de higueras, de viñas, ni granadas: ni aun de agua para beber.
Pourquoi nous avez-vous fait monter hors d'Egypte, pour nous amener dans ce méchant lieu? Ce n'est pas un lieu où l'on puisse semer, et il n'y a ni figuier, ni vigne, ni grenadier, ni d'eau à boire.
E perchè ci avete tratti fuor di Egitto, per menarci in questo cattivo luogo, che non è luogo di sementa, nè di fichi, nè di vigne, nè di melagrane, e non vi è pure acqua da bere?
E por que nos fizestes subir do Egito, para nos trazer a este lugar mau? lugar onde não há semente, nem de figos, nem de vides, nem de romãs, nem tem água para beber.
你們為甚麼領我們從 埃及 上來,把我們帶到這壞的地方呢?這地方不能撒種,沒有無花果樹、葡萄樹、石榴樹,也沒有水喝。」
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