Complaints about Hardship 1 Now the people began complaining openly beforetheLordabout hardship. When theLordheard, His anger burned,and firefrom theLordblazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then…

Miriam and Aaron Rebel 1 Miriamand Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushitewoman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman). 2 They said, “Does theLordspeak only through Moses?…

Scouting Out Canaan 1 TheLordspoke to Moses: 2 “Send men to scout out the land of CanaanI am giving to the Israelites. Send one man who is a leader among…

Israel’s Refusal to Enter Canaan 1 Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night. 2 All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron,and the…

Laws about Offerings 1 TheLordinstructed Moses: 2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land I am giving you to settle in, 3 and you make…

Korah Incites Rebellion 1 Now Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi,with Dathan and Abiram,sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took 2…

Aaron’s Staff Chosen 1 TheLordinstructed Moses: 2 “Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral house, 12 staffs from all the leaders of their ancestral…

Provision for the Priesthood 1 TheLordsaid to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your ancestral housewill be responsible for sin against the sanctuary. You and your sons will be responsible for…

Purification Ritual 1 TheLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, 2 “This is the legal statute that theLordhas commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red cow that has no…

Water from the Rock 1 The entire Israelite community entered the Wilderness of Zinin the first month, and theysettled in Kadesh.Miriamdied and was buried there. 2 There was no water…