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Andוְthere wasהָיָהnoלֹאwaterמַיִםfor the community;לָעֵדָהand they assembledוַיִּקָּהֲלוּagainstעַלMosesמֹשֶׁהandוְagainstעַלAaron.אַהֲרֹן
Numbers 20:2
Study it in the app“And there was no water for the community; and they assembled against Moses and against Aaron.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 20:2, word by word
- there wasהָיָהhaya
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appears- waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- for the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- and they assembledיִּקָּהֲלוּyikahalu
assemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “yikahalu” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears
The context
1And the sons of Israel, the whole community, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.
2 · This verse (above)
3And the people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had expired when our brothers expired before YHWH!