The entire community of Bnei Yisroel came to the wilderness of Tzin, in the first month. The people settled in Kodeish [Rekom], and Miriam died and was buried there.

There was no water for the community, and they assembled against Moshe and Aharon.

The people quarreled with Moshe and said, “Would that we had died by our brothers’ death before Adonoy.

Why did you bring the congregation of Adonoy into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die there?

Why did you take us out of Egypt and bring us to this terrible place? It is not a place [fit] for seed, [nor for] figs, grapes, or pomegranates; and there is no water to drink!”

Moshe and Aharon moved away from the assembly to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and fell on their faces; the glory of Adonoy appeared to them.

Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying.

“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.”

Moshe took the staff from before Adonoy, as He instructed him.

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?”

And Moshe raised his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice; water rushed out abundantly, and the community and their livestock drank.

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.”

They are the waters of dispute where Bnei Yisroel contended with [before] Adonoy, and He was sanctified through them.

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.

Our forefathers went down to Egypt and we remained in Egypt for a long time; the Egyptians mistreated us and our forefathers.

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.

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.”

Edom responded, “You shall not pass through me (my land) [my border], lest I go out against you [to kill you] with the sword!”

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.”

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.

Edom refused to allow Yisroel to pass through its territory, and Yisroel turned aside from him.

They traveled from Kodeish, and the entire community of Bnei Yisroel came to Mount Hor.

Adonoy spoke to Moshe and Aharon at Mount Hor, at the border of the land of Edom, saying.

“Aharon will now be gathered (die) to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to Bnei Yisroel, because you defied My word at the waters of dispute.

Take Aharon and his son Elozor, and bring them up to Mount Hor.

Remove Aharon’s vestments and dress his son Elozor in them; Aharon will be gathered in and die there.”

Moshe did as Adonoy commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the presence of the entire community.

Moshe then removed Aharon’s vestments and dressed Aharon’s son, Elozor, in them; Aharon died there on top of the mountain, and Moshe and Elozor descended from the mountain.

The entire community saw that Aharon died; and they wept for Aharon thirty days, the entire house of Yisroel.