13. Those were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with Yahweh, and he showed himself holy among them.
14. From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has found us;
15. our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.