- Numbers 20:7
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
and GOD spoke to Moses, saying,
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה לְמֵימַר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying.
- Numbers 20:8
קַח אֶת־הַמַּטֶּה וְהַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעֵדָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְדִבַּרְתֶּם אֶל־הַסֶּלַע לְעֵינֵיהֶם וְנָתַן מֵימָיו וְהוֹצֵאתָ לָהֶם מַיִם מִן־הַסֶּלַע וְהִשְׁקִיתָ אֶת־הָעֵדָה וְאֶת־בְּעִירָם׃
“You and your brother Aaron take the rod and assemble the community, and before their very eyes order the rock to yield its water. Thus you shall produce water for them from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”
Targum Onkelos
סַב יָת חוּטְרָא וּכְנוֹשׁ יָת כְּנִשְׁתָּא אַתְּ וְאַהֲרֹן אֲחוּךְ וּתְמַלְּלוּן עִם כֵּיפָא לְעֵינֵיהוֹן וְיִתֵּין מוֹהִי וְתַפֵּיק לְהוֹן מַיָּא מִן כֵּיפָא וְתַשְׁקֵי יָת כְּנִשְׁתָּא וְיָת בְּעִירְהוֹן׃
“Take the staff and assemble the community, you and Aharon your brother, and speak to the rock in their presence that it may give forth its water; you will then bring forth for them water from the rock, and give drink [to] the community and their livestock.”
- Numbers 20:9
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַמַּטֶּה מִלִּפְנֵי יְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ׃
Moses took the rod from before GOD, as he had been commanded.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְסֵיב מֹשֶׁה יָת חוּטְרָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ כְּמָא דְּפַקְּדֵיהּ׃
Moshe took the staff from before Adonoy, as He instructed him.
- Numbers 20:10
וַיַּקְהִלוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַקָּהָל אֶל־פְּנֵי הַסָּלַע וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם שִׁמְעוּ־נָא הַמֹּרִים הֲמִן־הַסֶּלַע הַזֶּה נוֹצִיא לָכֶם מָיִם׃
Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation in front of the rock; and he said to them, “Listen, you rebels, shall we get water for you out of this rock?”
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וּכְנַשׁוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן יָת קְהָלָא לִקְדָם כֵּיפָא וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן שְׁמַעוּ כְעַן סָרְבָנַיָּא הֲמִן כֵּיפָא הָדֵין נַפֵּיק לְכוֹן מַיָּא׃
Moshe and Aharon assembled the community before the rock; [Moshe] said to them, “Listen, you rebels! Can we extract water from this rock for you?”
- Numbers 20:11
וַיָּרֶם מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַסֶּלַע בְּמַטֵּהוּ פַּעֲמָיִם וַיֵּצְאוּ מַיִם רַבִּים וַתֵּשְׁתְּ הָעֵדָה וּבְעִירָם׃
And Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod. Out came copious water, and the community and their livestock drank.
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וַאֲרֵים מֹשֶׁה יָת יְדֵיהּ וּמְחָא יָת כֵּיפָא בְּחוּטְרֵיהּ תַּרְתֵּין זִמְנִין וּנְפַקוּ מַיָּא סַגִּיאֵי וּשְׁתִיאַת כְּנִשְׁתָּא וּבְעִירְהוֹן׃
And Moshe raised his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice; water rushed out abundantly, and the community and their livestock drank.
- Numbers 20:12
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן יַעַן לֹא־הֶאֱמַנְתֶּם בִּי לְהַקְדִּישֵׁנִי לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָכֵן לֹא תָבִיאוּ אֶת־הַקָּהָל הַזֶּה אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתִּי לָהֶם׃
But GOD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me enough to affirm My sanctity in the sight of the Israelite people, therefore you shall not lead this congregation into the land that I have given them.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה וּלְאַהֲרֹן חֲלָף דְּלָא הֵימַנְתּוּן בְּמֵימְרִי לְקַדָּשׁוּתִי לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכֵין לָא תַעֲלוּן יְת קְהָלָא הָדֵין לְאַרְעָא דִּיהַבִית לְהוֹן׃
Adonoy said to Moshe and Aharon, “Because you did not believe in Me [My word] to sanctify Me in the presence of Bnei Yisroel; therefore, you will not bring this congregation into the land that I have given them.”
- Numbers 20:13
הֵמָּה מֵי מְרִיבָה אֲשֶׁר־רָבוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יְהֹוָה וַיִּקָּדֵשׁ בָּם׃
Those are the waters of Meribah—meaning that the Israelites quarrelled with GOD—whose sanctity was affirmed through them.
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אִנּוּן מֵי מַצּוּתָא דִּנְצוֹ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָם יְיָ וְאִתְקַדַּשׁ בְּהוֹן׃
They are the waters of dispute where Bnei Yisroel contended with [before] Adonoy, and He was sanctified through them.
- Numbers 20:14
וַיִּשְׁלַח מֹשֶׁה מַלְאָכִים מִקָּדֵשׁ אֶל־מֶלֶךְ אֱדוֹם כֹּה אָמַר אָחִיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת כׇּל־הַתְּלָאָה אֲשֶׁר מְצָאָתְנוּ׃
From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardships that have befallen us;
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וּשְׁלַח מֹשֶׁה אִזְגַּדִּין מֵרְקַם לְוָת מַלְכָּא דֶּאֱדוֹם כִּדְנָן אֲמַר אֲחוּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתְּ יְדַעְתְּ יָת כָּל עָקְתָא דְּאַשְׁכַּחַתְנָא׃
Moshe sent emissaries from Kodeish [Rekom] to the King of Edom (saying), “This is what your brother Yisroel declares; you know of all the hardship that we have encountered.
- Numbers 20:15
וַיֵּרְדוּ אֲבֹתֵינוּ מִצְרַיְמָה וַנֵּשֶׁב בְּמִצְרַיִם יָמִים רַבִּים וַיָּרֵעוּ לָנוּ מִצְרַיִם וְלַאֲבֹתֵינוּ׃
that our ancestors went down to Egypt, that we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and that the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our ancestors.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְחַתוּ אֲבָהָתַנָא לְמִצְרַיִם וִיתֵיבְנָא בְּמִצְרַיִם יוֹמִין סַגִּיאִין וְאַבְאִישׁוּ לַנָא מִצְרָאֵי וְלַאֲבָהָתַנָא׃
Our forefathers went down to Egypt and we remained in Egypt for a long time; the Egyptians mistreated us and our forefathers.
- Numbers 20:16
וַנִּצְעַק אֶל־יְהֹוָה וַיִּשְׁמַע קֹלֵנוּ וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָךְ וַיֹּצִאֵנוּ מִמִּצְרָיִם וְהִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ בְקָדֵשׁ עִיר קְצֵה גְבוּלֶךָ׃
We cried to GOD—who, upon hearing our plea, sent a messenger who freed us from Egypt. Now we are in Kadesh, the town on the border of your territory.
Targum Onkelos
וְצַלִּינָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְקַבֵּיל צְלוֹתַנָא וּשְׁלַח מַלְאֲכָא וְאַפְּקַנָא מִמִּצְרָיִם וְהָא אֲנַחְנָא בִרְקַם קַרְתָּא דְּבִסְטַר תְּחוּמָךְ׃
Then we cried out [prayed] to Adonoy, and He heard our voice [accept our prayer], He sent an emissary and led us out of Egypt; now we are in Kodeish [Rekom], a city at the edge of your border.
- Numbers 20:17
נַעְבְּרָה־נָּא בְאַרְצֶךָ לֹא נַעֲבֹר בְּשָׂדֶה וּבְכֶרֶם וְלֹא נִשְׁתֶּה מֵי בְאֵר דֶּרֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ נֵלֵךְ לֹא נִטֶּה יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול עַד אֲשֶׁר־נַעֲבֹר גְּבֻלֶךָ׃
Allow us, then, to cross your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, and we will not drink water from wells. We will follow the king’s highway, turning off neither to the right nor to the left until we have crossed your territory.”
Targum Onkelos
נִעְבַּר כְּעַן בְּאַרְעָךְ לָא נִעְבַּר בַּחֲקַל וּבִכְרַם וְלָא נִשְׁתֵּי מֵי גּוּב בְּאוֹרַח מַלְכָּא נֵיזֵיל לָא נִסְטֵי לְיַמִּינָא וְלִשְׂמָאלָא עַד דְּנִעְבַּר תְּחוּמָךְ׃
Please let us pass through your land, we will not pass through any field or vineyard, and we will not drink well water; we will travel by the king’s road, we will not turn aside to the right or left, until we have passed through your territory.”
- Numbers 20:18
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֱדוֹם לֹא תַעֲבֹר בִּי פֶּן־בַּחֶרֶב אֵצֵא לִקְרָאתֶךָ׃
But Edom answered him, “You shall not pass through us, else we will go out against you with the sword.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אֱדוֹמָאָה לָא תִעְבַּר בִּתְחוּמִי דִּלְמָא בִּדְקָטְלִין בְּחַרְבָּא אֶפּוֹק לְקַדָּמוּתָךְ׃
Edom responded, “You shall not pass through me (my land) [my border], lest I go out against you [to kill you] with the sword!”
- Numbers 20:19
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמְסִלָּה נַעֲלֶה וְאִם־מֵימֶיךָ נִשְׁתֶּה אֲנִי וּמִקְנַי וְנָתַתִּי מִכְרָם רַק אֵין־דָּבָר בְּרַגְלַי אֶעֱבֹרָה׃
“We will keep to the beaten track,” the Israelites said to them, “and if we or our cattle drink your water, we will pay for it. We ask only for passage on foot—it is but a small matter.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאוֹרַח כְּבִישָׁא נִסַּק וְאִם מַיָּיךְ נִשְׁתֵּי אֲנָא וּבְעִירַי וְאֶתֵּין דְּמֵיהוֹן לְחוֹד לֵית פִּתְגָם בִּישׁ בְּרַגְלַי אֶעְבַּר׃
Bnei Yisroel said, “We will go up by the [paved] highway, and if we or our cattle drink your water we will pay for it, it is just nothing, we only want [with no evil intent] to pass through on foot.”
- Numbers 20:20
וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תַעֲבֹר וַיֵּצֵא אֱדוֹם לִקְרָאתוֹ בְּעַם כָּבֵד וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה׃
But they replied, “You shall not pass through!” And Edom went out against them in heavy force, strongly armed.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לָא תִעְבַּר וּנְפַק אֱדוֹמָאָה לְקַדָּמוּתֵיהּ בְּחֵיל רַב וּבְיַד תַּקִּיפָא׃
Then (Edom) responded, “Do not pass through!” Edom came to confront [Bnei Yisroel] with a massive number of people [an army] and a strong hand.
- Numbers 20:21
וַיְמָאֵן ׀ אֱדוֹם נְתֹן אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲבֹר בִּגְבֻלוֹ וַיֵּט יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעָלָיו׃
So Edom would not let Israel cross their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
Targum Onkelos
וְסָרֵיב אֱדוֹמָאָה לָא שְׁבַק יָת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִעְבַּר בִּתְחוּמֵיהּ וּסְטָא יִשְׂרָאֵל מִלְּוָתֵיהּ׃
Edom refused to allow Yisroel to pass through its territory, and Yisroel turned aside from him.