<p class="bodytext">They traveled from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

he must separate<n id="1" /> himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar<n id="2" /> made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice<n id="3" /> of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.<n id="4" />

Why<n id="1" /> have you brought us up from Egypt only to bring us to<n id="2" /> this dreadful place? It is no place for grain, or figs, or vines, or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink!&#8221;p>

Then Moses raised his hand, and struck the rock twice with his staff. And water came out abundantly. So the community drank, and their beasts drank too.p>

Then the Israelites said to him, &#8220;We will go along the highway, and if we<n id="1" /> or our cattle drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We will only pass through on our feet, without doing anything else.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Let us<n id="1" /> pass through your land;<n id="2" /> we will not turn aside into the fields or into the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well, but we will go along the King&#8217;s Highway until we pass your borders.&#8221;

<p class="poetry">Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness,p> <p class="poetry">and like a lion raises himself up;p> <p class="poetry">they will not lie down until they eat their<n id="1" /> prey,p> <p class="poetry">and drink the blood of the slain.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

then the priest must wave them as a wave offering<n id="1" /> before the <sc>Lordsc>; it is a holy portion for the priest, together with the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the raised offering.<n id="2" /> After this the Nazirite may drink<n id="3" /> wine.&#8217;p>

Please let us pass through<n id="1" /> your country. We will not pass through the fields or through the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well. We will go by the King&#8217;s Highway;<n id="2" /> we will not turn to the right or the left until we have passed through your region.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="3" />p>