Numbers 20:2 “Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against…”

Numbers 20:2

Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

World English Bible

There was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

American Standard Version

And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

Geneva Bible 1599

But there was no water for the Congregation, and they assembled them selues against Moses and against Aaron.

Darby Translation

And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

Young's Literal Translation

And there hath been no water for the company, and they are assembled against Moses, and against Aaron,

Bible in Basic English

And there was no water for the people: and they came together against Moses and against Aaron.

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Cross references

“no”

Exodus 17:1–4 Exodus 15:23 Exodus 15:24

Exodus 17:1–4 · BSB

Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

Exodus 15:23 · BSB

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)

Exodus 15:24 · BSB

So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

“gathered”

Numbers 16:19 Numbers 16:42 Numbers 11:1–6 Numbers 16:3 Numbers 21:5 Exodus 16:2

Numbers 16:19 · BSB

When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.

Numbers 16:42 · BSB

But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.

Numbers 11:1–6 · BSB

Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

Numbers 16:3 · BSB

They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above…

Numbers 21:5 · BSB

and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

Exodus 16:2 · BSB

And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.

3The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!

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