Numbers 11:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.”

Numbers 11:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 11:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 11:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moses said, “The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month.’”

Numbers 11:21 — World English Bible

Numbers 11:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. ”

Numbers 11:21 — American Standard Version

Numbers 11:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Moses saith, `Six hundred thousand footmen <FI>are<Fi> the people in whose midst I <FI>am<Fi> ; and Thou, Thou hast said, Flesh I give to them, and they have eaten, a month of days!”

Numbers 11:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 11:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Moses said, The people in whose midst I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou sayest, I will give them flesh that they may eat a whole month. ”

Numbers 11:21 — Darby Translation

Numbers 11:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Moses saide, Six hundreth thousande footemen are there of the people, among whom I am: and thou saiest, I will giue them flesh, that they may eate a moneth long.”

Numbers 11:21 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 11:21 in Context — Numbers 11

19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

20 But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the Lord which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

23 And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

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What Does Numbers 11:21 Mean?

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