King James Version
Numbers 20:2 in the King James Version says “And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.”
Numbers 20:2 · KJV
Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“for the congregation”
H5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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