Numbers 20:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:”
Numbers 20:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 20:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 20:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers.”
Numbers 20:15 — World English Bible
Numbers 20:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers: ”
Numbers 20:15 — American Standard Version
Numbers 20:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;”
Numbers 20:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 20:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians evil entreated us and our fathers; ”
Numbers 20:15 — Darby Translation
Numbers 20:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How our fathers went downe into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, where the Egyptians handled vs euill and our fathers.”
Numbers 20:15 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 20:15 in Context — Numbers 20
13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:
16 And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
What Does Numbers 20:15 Mean?
Numbers 20:15 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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