And Moses and Aaron wente from the [unspec B] congregacyon vnto the dore of the Taber∣nacle of wytnesse, and fell vpon theyr faces. ❀ (And they cryed vnto the Lorde, and fayde. O LORDE GOD, heare the crye of this people, and open them thy treasure, euen a foun¦tayne of lyuynge vvater, that they may be satis∣fyed, & that theyr murmurynge may cease.
And the glorye of the Lorde appeared vn¦to them. And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge: take the rod, and gather thou & thy brother Aaron the congregacyon togyther / and speake vnto the rocke before theyr eyes, and it shall gyue for the his water. And thou shalte brynge them water out of the rocke, to gyue the company drynke, and theyr beastes also, And Moses toke the rod from before the Lorde, as he cōmaunded hym. And Mo∣ses and Aaron gathered the cōgregacyon to∣gyther before the rocke, and Moses sayd vn∣to them: Here ye rebellyons, must we fetche you water out of this rocke? And Moses lyft vp his hande, and with his rod he smote the rocke two tymes, and the water came out a∣boundauntly, and the multitude dranke and theyr beastes also.
And the Lorde spake vnto Moses & Aa∣ron: [unspec C] bycause ye byleued me not, to sanctifie me in the eyes of the chyldren of Israel, ther∣fore ye shall not brynge this congregacyon in to the lande whiche I haue gyuen them. This is the water of stryfe bycause the chyl∣dren of Israel stroue with the lorde, & ☞ he was sanctified in them ⊢
And Moses sent messengers from Ca∣des vnto the kynge of Edom. Thus saythe thy brother Israel. Thou knowest all the tra¦uayle that hath happened vs. Our fathers wente downe in to Egypte, & we haue dwelte in Egypte a longe tyme, and the Egypcians vexed vs & our fathers. And when we cryed vnto the Lorde, he herde oure voyce, & sente an angell, and hath fet vs out of Egypte. And beholde we are in Cades, euen in the vt∣termoost citie of thy bordre. We wyll go now thorowe thy countrey: but we wyll not go thorowe the feldes, or vyneyeardes, neyther wyl we drynke of the water of the fountayn{is}, we wyll go by the kynges hye way, and ney∣ther turne vnto the ryght hande, nor to the left, vntyl we be past thy coūtrey. And Edom answered hym. Thou shalt not go by me, lest I come out agaynst the with the swerde.
The chyldren of Israel sayde vnto hym: we [unspec D] wyl go by the beaten waye: and yf I and my cattell drynke of thy water, I wyll pay for it. ❀ I wyll but onely (without any harme) go thorow on my feete. He answered: thou shalt not go thorow. And Edom came out agaynst hym with moche people, and with a myghty power. And thus Edom denyed to gyue Is∣rael passage thorowe his countrey: wherfore Israel turned away from hym.
And the chyldren of Israel departed from Cades, and came vnto mounte Hor with all the congregacyon. And the Lorde spake vn∣to Moses and Aaron in mounte Hor, harde by the coost of the lande of Edom, sayenge: Aaron shall be ☞ gathered vnto his people, for he shall not come in to the lande whiche I haue gyuen vnto the chyldren of Israell: bycause ye disobeyed my mouth at the water of stryfe. Take Aaron and Eleazar his sonne and brynge them vp in to mount Hor, & thou shalte stryppe Aaron out of his vestimentes, and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne, and Aaron shal be gathered vnto his people, and shall dye there.
And Moses dyd as the lorde cōmaunded: & they went vp in to mount Hor in the syght of all the multitude. And Moses toke of Aa∣rous clothes, and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron dyed there in the top of the mounte. And Moses and Eleazar came downe out of the mount. When all the mul∣titude sawe that Aaron was dead, they mour¦ned for Aaron thyrtie dayes, thorowout all the housholdes of Israel.