Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:19

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19. if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it —From the scarcity of water in the warm climates of the East, the practice of levying a tax for the use of the wells is universal; and the jealousy of the natives, in guarding the collected treasures of rain, is often so great that water cannot be procured for money. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-21" class="com-number"