³ The people contended with Moses, and said, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished [in the plague] before the Lord!^(A)

¹³ These are the waters of Meribah (contention, strife), where the sons of Israel contended with the Lord, and He showed Himself holy among them.

²⁴ “Aaron will be gathered to his people [in death]; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you [both] rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.^(A)