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Numbers 20:13

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20:13These are the waters of Meribah, because the Israelites contended with the Lord, and his holiness was maintained21 among them.

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  1. 21 The form is unusual—it is the Niphal preterite, and not the normal use of the Piel/Pual stem for “sanctify/sanctified.” The basic idea of “he was holy” has to be the main idea, but in this context it refers to the fact that through judging Moses God was making sure people ensured his holiness among them. The word also forms a wordplay on the name Kadesh.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

These are the Waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord, and he demonstrated his holiness to them.

NLTNew Living Translation

This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means “arguing”) because there the people of Israel argued with the Lord, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Those were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with Yahweh, and he showed himself holy among them.

KJV 1900King James Version

This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.