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Num. 20:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Take
laqach (Hebrew #3947)
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV usage: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Pronounce: law-kakh'
Origin: a primitive root
the rod
matteh (Hebrew #4294)
from 5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
KJV usage: rod, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: mat-teh'
Origin: or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}
, and gather
qahal (Hebrew #6950)
to convoke
KJV usage: assemble (selves) (together), gather (selves) (together).
Pronounce: 'kaw-hal'
Origin: a primitive root
thou the assembly
`edah (Hebrew #5712)
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
KJV usage: assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare 5713.
Pronounce: ay-daw'
Origin: feminine of 5707 in the original sense of fixture
together, thou, and Aaron
'Aharown (Hebrew #175)
Aharon, the brother of Moses
KJV usage: Aaron.
Pronounce: a-har-one'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
thy brother
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
, and speak
dabar (Hebrew #1696)
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
KJV usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
Pronounce: daw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
ye unto the rock
cela` (Hebrew #5553)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
KJV usage: (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Pronounce: seh'-lah
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lofty
before their eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
; and it shall give forth
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
his water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
, and thou shalt bring forth
yatsa' (Hebrew #3318)
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
KJV usage: X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.
Pronounce: yaw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
to them water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
out of the rock
cela` (Hebrew #5553)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
KJV usage: (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Pronounce: seh'-lah
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lofty
p: so thou shalt give
shaqah (Hebrew #8248)
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
KJV usage: cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See 7937, 8354.
Pronounce: shaw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
the congregation
`edah (Hebrew #5712)
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
KJV usage: assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare 5713.
Pronounce: ay-daw'
Origin: feminine of 5707 in the original sense of fixture
and their beasts
b`iyr (Hebrew #1165)
from 1197 (in the sense of eating): cattle
KJV usage: beast, cattle.
Pronounce: beh-ere'
drink
shaqah (Hebrew #8248)
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
KJV usage: cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See 7937, 8354.
Pronounce: shaw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Num. 20:11• 11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod smote the rock twice, and much water came out, and the assembly drank, and their beasts. (Num. 20:11)
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Neh. 9:15• 15And thou gavest them bread from the heavens for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and didst say to them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. (Neh. 9:15)
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Psa. 78:15‑16• 15He clave rocks in the wilderness,{HR}And gave drink as the depths abundantly,
 16He brought streams from the rock (crag){HR}And caused waters to come down like the rivers. (Psa. 78:15‑16)
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Psa. 105:41• 41He opened a rock, and waters gushed forth;{HR}They ran in the dry places, a river. (Psa. 105:41)
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Psa. 114:8• 8Turning the rock [into] a pool of water,{HR}The flint to a spring of waters. (Psa. 114:8)
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Isa. 43:20• 20The beast of the field shall honour me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen: (Isa. 43:20)
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Isa. 48:21• 21And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. (Isa. 48:21)

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Rock,
Rod

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the rod.
Num. 21:15,18• 15And the stream of the brooks{HR}Which turneth to the dwelling of Ar,{HR}And inclineth toward the border of Moab.
 18Well which princes digged,{HR}Which the nobles of the people hollowed out{HR}At the word of the lawgiver, with their staves. (Num. 21:15,18)
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Ex. 4:2,17• 2And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.
 17And thou shalt take this staff in thy hand, with which thou shalt do the signs. (Ex. 4:2,17)
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Ex. 7:20• 20And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah had commanded; and he lifted up the staff, and smote the waters that were in the river before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his bondmen; and all the waters that were in the river were turned into blood. (Ex. 7:20)
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Ex. 14:16• 16And thou, lift thy staff, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. (Ex. 14:16)
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Ex. 17:5,9• 5And Jehovah said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel, and thy staff with which thou didst smite the river, take in thy hand, and go.
 9And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand. (Ex. 17:5,9)
speak.
Gen. 18:14• 14Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. (Gen. 18:14)
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Josh. 6:5,20• 5And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
 20So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. (Josh. 6:5,20)
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Psa. 33:9• 9For he spake and it was;{HR}He commanded and it stood. (Psa. 33:9)
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Matt. 21:21• 21And Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what [is done] to the fig-tree, but even if ye should say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and be thou cast into the sea, it shall come to pass. (Matt. 21:21)
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Mark 11:22‑24• 22And Jesus answering says to them, Have faith in God.
 23Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he speaks comes to pass, he shall have it.
 24For this reason I say unto you, All things, whatsoever ye shall pray and beg, believe that ye have received, and ye shall have them. (Mark 11:22‑24)
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Luke 11:13• 13If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more will the Father who [is] of heaven give [the] Holy Spirit to them that ask him. (Luke 11:13)
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John 4:10‑14• 10Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
 11The woman saith to him, Sir, thou hast no bucket, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou the living water?
 12Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?
 13Jesus answered and said to her, Every one that drinketh of this water shall thirst again;
 14but whosoever drinketh of the water which I shall give him, shall in no way thirst forever, but the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water springing up into life eternal. (John 4:10‑14)
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John 16:24• 24Hitherto ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:24)
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Acts 1:14• 14These all with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, with [certain] women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. (Acts 1:14)
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Acts 2:1‑4• 1And when the day of Pentecost was in course of fulfilment, they were all together in one place.
 2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a mighty blast rushing, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
 3And there appeared to them tongues parting asunder as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.
 4And they were all filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them to utter. (Acts 2:1‑4)
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Rev. 22:1,17• 1And he showed me a river of water of life bright as crystal proceeding out of the throne of God and the Lamb.
 17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; let him that willeth take life's water freely. (Rev. 22:1,17)
bring forth.
Num. 20:11• 11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod smote the rock twice, and much water came out, and the assembly drank, and their beasts. (Num. 20:11)
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Neh. 9:15• 15And thou gavest them bread from the heavens for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and didst say to them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. (Neh. 9:15)
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Psa. 78:15‑16• 15He clave rocks in the wilderness,{HR}And gave drink as the depths abundantly,
 16He brought streams from the rock (crag){HR}And caused waters to come down like the rivers. (Psa. 78:15‑16)
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Psa. 105:41• 41He opened a rock, and waters gushed forth;{HR}They ran in the dry places, a river. (Psa. 105:41)
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Psa. 114:8• 8Turning the rock [into] a pool of water,{HR}The flint to a spring of waters. (Psa. 114:8)
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Isa. 41:17‑18• 17The afflicted and the needy seek water, and [there is] none; their tongue faileth for thirst: I Jehovah will hear them, [I] the God of Israel will not forsake them.
 18I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry lands into water-springs. (Isa. 41:17‑18)
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Isa. 43:20• 20The beast of the field shall honour me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen: (Isa. 43:20)
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Isa. 48:21• 21And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. (Isa. 48:21)
• There is nothing to be done but to show the sign of grace (of priesthood intervening on the part of God in the grace with which He has clothed His authority), and to speak the word, and the wants of the people shall be immediately supplied. (“Numbers 20” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Take the staff, and gather the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock, and shalt give the assembly and their beasts drink.

W. Kelly Translation

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Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.