Polyglot Bible: Numbers: Numbers 20

This is a parallel-text biblical manuscript presentation of Numbers 20 (from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament), displaying the chapter simultaneously in three ancient versions: the King James Version (English translation with Strong's concordance numbers), the Septuagint (ancient Greek translation, abbreviated "Sep"), and the Tanakh (the original Hebrew text, abbreviated "Tan"). The chapter recounts several pivotal wilderness narratives of the Israelite community: Miriam's death at Kadesh, the people's rebellion over lack of water, God's command to Moses to speak to a rock to produce water, and Moses's critical act of striking the rock twice instead—an act of disobedience for which God bars both Moses and Aaron from entering the Promised Land. The chapter also includes Israel's diplomatic appeal to the king of Edom for safe passage through his territory, which is refused by force, and concludes with Aaron's death atop Mount Hor after his priestly garments are transferred to his son Eleazar, followed by thirty days of mourning by the entire community. The tripartite parallel format serves primarily a scholarly or devotional-comparative purpose, allowing readers to examine textual variations and translation choices across the Hebrew original and its major ancient translations, rather than advancing a single interpretive argument.

Polyglot Bible: Numbers: Numbers 20

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