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Psalms 106:32–33

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They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
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  1. Numbers 20:2–13Rank 1 from verse 32
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    2And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

    3And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

    4And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

    5And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

    6And 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.

    7¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

    8Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.

    9And Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he commanded him.

    10And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?

    11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.

    12¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

    13This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

  2. Deuteronomy 1:37Rank 2 from verse 32
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    37Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

  3. Deuteronomy 4:21Rank 3 from verse 32
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    21Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:

  4. Numbers 20:23–24Rank 4 from verse 32
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    23And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

    24Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

  5. Psalms 81:7Rank 5 from verse 32
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    7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

From verse 33

  1. Numbers 20:10–11Rank 1 from verse 33
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    10And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?

    11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.

  2. James 3:2Rank 2 from verse 33
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    2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

  3. Psalms 107:11Rank 3 from verse 33
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    11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

  4. Psalms 39:1Rank 4 from verse 33
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    1I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

  5. Psalms 78:40Rank 5 from verse 33
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    40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

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Psalms 106:32

COMBINED MEANING

angered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of anger, meaning to provoke to such displeasure.

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ill

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Bad, evil, harmful, unfavorable, or disagreeable; badly or wrongly, according to the phrase.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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sakes

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Causes, interests, or benefits; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of the persons or things named.

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Psalms 106:33

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provoked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of provoke, meaning to stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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unadvisingly

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Rashly, hastily, thoughtlessly, or without due counsel, restraint, wisdom, or consideration of one’s words.

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31And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

32They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

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33Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

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34They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the Lord commanded them:

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