Numbers 20:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!”
Numbers 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The people quarreled with Moses, and spoke, saying, “We wish that we had died when our brothers died before Yahweh!”
Numbers 20:3 — World English Bible
Numbers 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah! ”
Numbers 20:3 — American Standard Version
Numbers 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, `And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!”
Numbers 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah! ”
Numbers 20:3 — Darby Translation
Numbers 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God we had perished, when our brethren died before the Lord.”
Numbers 20:3 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 20:3 in Context — Numbers 20
1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!
4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
What Does Numbers 20:3 Mean?
Numbers 20:3 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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