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Numbers 20:12

But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.

KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
וְאֶֽל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
אַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
יַ֚עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
הֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣םhe.'e.man.Temyou believedH539 →
בִּ֔יBi<in> <the> me
לְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִיle.Hak.di.She.nito treat as holy meH6942 →
לְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
תָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uyou will bringH935 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951 →
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
אֶל־'el-intoH413 →
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414 →
לָהֶֽם׃la.Hemto <the> them

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Hebrews 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.Deuteronomy 1:37The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.Numbers 27:14for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.Ezekiel 36:23I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.Numbers 20:24“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.Deuteronomy 3:23–27At that time I also pleaded with the LORD:Deuteronomy 4:21The LORD, however, was angry with me on account of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.Psalms 99:8O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.1 Corinthians 11:30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.Hebrews 3:18And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?Deuteronomy 32:49–51“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.Deuteronomy 31:2he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’Joshua 1:2“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.Deuteronomy 34:4And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”Isaiah 8:13The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.Matthew 17:20“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”Luke 1:45Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”Romans 4:20Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

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