Exodus 16:3

NASB

Exodus 16:3

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New American Standard Bible

The sons of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

King James Version

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Holman Bible

The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by pots of meat and ate all the bread we wanted. Instead, you brought us into this wilderness to make this whole assembly die of hunger!”

International Standard Version

The Israelis told them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt when we sat by the cooking pots, when we ate bread until we were filled because you brought us to this desert to kill this entire congregation with hunger."

A Conservative Version

And the sons of Israel said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate bread to the full, for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this who

American Standard Version

and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Amplified

and the Israelites said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and ate bread until we were full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger.”

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel said to them, It would have been better for the Lord to have put us to death in the land of Egypt, where we were seated by the flesh-pots and had bread enough for our needs; for you have taken us out to this waste of sand, to put all this people to death through need of food.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole congregation with hunger!

Julia Smith Translation

And the sons of Israel will say to them, Who will give to die by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt in our sitting by the pot of flesh, in our eating bread to satiety? for ye brought us forth to this desert to kill all this convocation with hunger.

King James 2000

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for you have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the {Israelites} said to them, "{If only we had died} by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread {until we were full}, because you have brought us out to this desert to kill all of this assembly with hunger."

Modern King James verseion

And the sons of Israel said to them, O that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us forth into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and said unto them, "Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and ate bread our bellies' full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole multitude for hunger."

NET Bible

The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this desert to kill this whole assembly with hunger!"

New Heart English Bible

and the children of Israel said to them, "We wish that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

The Emphasized Bible

and the sons of Israel said unto them - Oh that we had died by the hand of Yahweh, in the land of Egypt, when we remained by the pot of flesh, when we did eat bread to the full, - for ye have brought us forth into this desert, to cause all this multitude to die by famine.

Webster

And the children of Israel said to them, O that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, and when we did eat bread to the full: for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

World English Bible

and the children of Israel said to them, "We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

Youngs Literal Translation

and the sons of Israel say unto them, 'Oh that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, in our sitting by the flesh-pot, in our eating bread to satiety -- for ye have brought us out unto this wilderness to put all this assembly to death with hunger.'

Themes

Aaron » mum » by the people

journey of israel through the Desert » Through the wilderness of sin » Murmuring for bread

the Diet of the jews » In egypt

Evil for good » Instances of » Israelites, to moses

Ingratitude » Of man to man » Israelites, to moses

Israel » Complaints » Food

Manna » Given » When israel murmured for bread

moses » People complain against moses and aaron

moses » Character of » Meekness of

Murmuring » Instances of » israelites

Murmuring » Of israelites against moses

Servant » Bond » Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice

Trouble » Instances of » Food

Topics

Dying In The Wilderness

Desire For Death

Plenty In Egypt

No Food

God Might Kill His People

Pots For Cooking And Eating

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And the children

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

of Israel

H3478

ישׂראל
Yisra'el

Israel, Israelites

Usage: 2505

said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

unto them, Would to God

H4310

מי
Miy

who, any, whose, what, if any, whom

Usage: 418

we had died

H4191

מוּת
Muwth

die, dead, slay, death, surely, kill, dead man, dead body, in no wise,

Usage: 839

by the hand

H3027

יד
Yad

hand, by, consecrate , him, power, them, places, tenons, thee, coast, side,

Usage: 1612

of the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

in the land

H776

ארץ
'erets

land, earth, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, wilderness

Usage: 2504

of Egypt

H4714

מצרים
Mitsrayim

Egypt, Egyptian, Mizraim, Egyptians

Usage: 681

when we sat

H3427

ישׁב
Yashab

dwell, inhabitant, sit, abide, inhabit, down, remain, in, tarry, set, continue, place, still, taken,

Usage: 1081

by the flesh

H1320

בּשׂר
Basar

flesh, body, fatfleshed , leanfleshed , kin, leanfleshed , mankind , myself, nakedness, skin

Usage: 270

pots

H5518

סרה סירה סיר
Ciyr

pot, caldron, thorns, washpot , pans, fishhooks

Usage: 34

and when we did eat

H398

אכל
'akal

eat, devour, consume,

Usage: 809

bread

H3899

לחם
Lechem

bread, food, meat, shewbread , loaves, shewbread , shewbread, victuals, eat, feast, fruit, provision

Usage: 298

to the full

H7648

שׂבע
Soba`

full, fulness, sufficed, satisfying

Usage: 8

for ye have brought us forth

H3318

יצא
Yatsa'

....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,

Usage: 1068

into this wilderness

H4057

מדבּר
Midbar

wilderness, desert, south, speech, wilderness

Usage: 271

to kill

H4191

מוּת
Muwth

die, dead, slay, death, surely, kill, dead man, dead body, in no wise,

Usage: 839

this whole assembly

H6951

קהל
Qahal

congregation, assembly, company, multitude

Usage: 123

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 16:3

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 18819
Exodus Rank: 624
15 Topics
13 Themes
23 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
6 Phrases
4 Names
6 References

Context Readings

Yahweh Provides Food In The Desert

² The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. ³ The sons of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” ⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction.

Phrases

Children of Israel

Hand of the Lord

Let Us

People of Israel

Sons of Israel

O God

Names

Egypt

Israel

Israelites

Jehovah

Cross References

Lamentations 4:9

Better are those slain with the sword
Than those slain with hunger;
For they pine away, being stricken
For lack of the fruits of the field.

Exodus 17:3

But the people thirsted there for water; and they grumbled against Moses and said, “Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

Numbers 11:4-5

The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

Numbers 14:2

All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 20:3-5

The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!

Exodus 2:23

Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God.

Exodus 5:21

They said to them, “May the Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have made us odious in Pharaoh’s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

Numbers 11:15

So if You are going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.”

Numbers 16:13

Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to have us die in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us?

Numbers 16:41

But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the Lord’s people.”

Deuteronomy 8:3

He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 28:67

In the morning you shall say, ‘Would that it were evening!’ And at evening you shall say, ‘Would that it were morning!’ because of the dread of your heart which you dread, and for the sight of your eyes which you will see.

Joshua 7:7

Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, why did You ever bring this people over the Jordan, only to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? If only we had been willing to dwell beyond the Jordan!

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Job 3:1

Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

Job 3:10

Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb,
Or hide trouble from my eyes.

Job 3:20

“Why is light given to him who suffers,
And life to the bitter of soul,

Jeremiah 2:6

“They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord
Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
Who led us through the wilderness,
Through a land of deserts and of pits,
Through a land of drought and of deep darkness,
Through a land that no one crossed
And where no man dwelt?’

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Exodus 16:3

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