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Numbers 20:6

Numbers 20:6
And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly,.... Like fugitives, as Aben Ezra; they fled from them through fear, lest they should rise and fall upon them, and stone them, as their…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Numbers 20:2-6

The language of the murmurers is noteworthy. It has the air of a traditional remonstrance handed down from the last generation. Compare marginal references.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 20:1-13

After thirty-eight years' tedious marches, or rather tedious rests, in the wilderness, backward towards the Red Sea, the armies of Israel now at length set their faces towards Canaan again, and had…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Numbers 20:2-13

The striking of the rock at Meribah. Many characteristics of language indicate that this is mainly the work of P. In Exo 17:1-7 there is another account (E) of the striking of the rock, the place…