20:9 So Moses took the staff from before the Lord, just as he commanded him. 20:10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock, and he said to them, “Listen, you rebels, 3 must we bring 4 water out of this rock for you?” 20:11 Then Moses raised his hand, and struck the rock twice with his staff. And water came out abundantly. So the community drank, and their beasts drank too.
20:12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough 5 to show me as holy 6 before 7 the Israelites, therefore you will not bring this community into the land I have given them.” 8
20:13 These are the waters of Meribah, because the Israelites contended with the Lord, and his holiness was maintained 9 among them.