Numbers 14:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!”
Numbers 14:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 14:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 14:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “We wish that we had died in the land of Egypt, or that we had died in this wilderness!”
Numbers 14:2 — World English Bible
Numbers 14:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness! ”
Numbers 14:2 — American Standard Version
Numbers 14:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and all the sons of Israel murmur against Moses, and against Aaron, and all the company say unto them, `O that we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wilderness, O that we had died!”
Numbers 14:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 14:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole assembly said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or in this wilderness would that we had died! ”
Numbers 14:2 — Darby Translation
Numbers 14:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron: and the whole assemblie said vnto them, Would God we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wildernesse: would God we were dead.”
Numbers 14:2 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 14:2 in Context — Numbers 14
1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
3 And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
What Does Numbers 14:2 Mean?
Numbers 14:2 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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