Numbers 11:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?”
Numbers 11:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 11:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 11:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Have I conceived all this people? Have I brought them out, that you should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing infant, to the land which you swore to their fathers’?”
Numbers 11:12 — World English Bible
Numbers 11:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers? ”
Numbers 11:12 — American Standard Version
Numbers 11:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I--have I conceived all this people? I--have I begotten it, that Thou sayest unto me, Carry it in thy bosom as the nursing father beareth the suckling, unto the ground which Thou hast sworn to its fathers?”
Numbers 11:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 11:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Have I conceived all this people, have I brought them forth, that thou sayest to me, Carry them in thy bosom, as the nursing-father beareth the suckling, unto the land which thou didst swear unto their fathers? ”
Numbers 11:12 — Darby Translation
Numbers 11:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Haue I conceiued al this people? or haue I begotte them, that thou shouldest say vnto me, Cary them in thy bosome (as a nurse beareth the sucking childe) vnto the lande, for the which thou swarest vnto their fathers?”
Numbers 11:12 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 11:12 in Context — Numbers 11
10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
11 And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
What Does Numbers 11:12 Mean?
Numbers 11:12 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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