Fire from the Lord 1 Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from…

Miriam and Aaron oppose Moses 1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 ‘Has the Lordspoken only…

Exploring Canaan 1 The Lordsaid to Moses, 2 ‘Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one…

The people rebel 1 That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole…

Supplementary offerings 1 The Lordsaid to Moses, 2 ‘Speak to the Israelites and say to them: “After you enter the land I am giving you as a home 3 and…

Korah, Dathan and Abiram 1 Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites – Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son…

The budding of Aaron’s staff 1 The Lordsaid to Moses, 2 ‘Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral…

Duties of priests and Levites 1 The Lordsaid to Aaron, ‘You, your sons and your family are to bear the responsibility for offences connected with the sanctuary, and you and…

The water of cleansing 1 The Lordsaid to Moses and Aaron: 2 ‘This is a requirement of the law that the Lordhas commanded: tell the Israelites to bring you a…

Water from the rock 1 In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried….