Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore, if thou deal thus with me; kill me, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thy sight: and let me not see my wretchedness."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
Holman Bible
If You are going to treat me like this, please kill me right now.
International Standard Version
If this is how you treat me, please kill me right now, if I've found favor in your eyes, because I don't want to keep staring at all of this misery!"
A Conservative Version
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight, and let me not see my wretchedness.
American Standard Version
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
Amplified
So if this is the way You are going to deal with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.”
Bible in Basic English
If this is to be my fate, put me to death now in answer to my prayer, if I have grace in your eyes; and let me not see my shame.
Darby Translation
And if thou deal thus with me, slay me, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, that I may not behold my wretchedness.
Julia Smith Translation
And if so thou doest to me, killing, kill me now, if I found grace in thine eyes; and I shall not look upon my evil
King James 2000
And if you deal thus with me, kill me, I pray you, out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If this is how you [are] going to treat me, please kill me immediately if I find favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my misery."
Modern King James verseion
And if You are going to part this way with me, I beg You to kill me at once, if I have found favor in Your sight, and let me not see my misery.
NET Bible
But if you are going to deal with me like this, then kill me immediately. If I have found favor in your sight then do not let me see my trouble."
New Heart English Bible
If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favor in your sight; and do not let me see my wretchedness."
The Emphasized Bible
But if, in this way, thou art going to deal with me, slay me, I beseech thee, slay, if I have found favour in thine eyes, - and let me not see my grief,
Webster
And if thou dealest thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
World English Bible
If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favor in your sight; and don't let me see my wretchedness."
Youngs Literal Translation
and if thus Thou art doing to me -- slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.'
Themes
Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » moses
death » Sought as a relief from trouble sought » Despair lead men to
journey of israel through the Desert » To kibroth-hattaavah » Flesh promised
Despair » Leads men to desire death
Despondency » Instances of » moses » People » Craving » Meat
Manna » The israelites » Punished for despising
moses » Character of » Impatience of
moses » Character of » Complainings of
Murmuring » Instances of » moses
Prayer » Private, of Christ » Unwise prayers, examples of
Prayer » Answered » Complaints » israelites » Meat
Presumption » Instances of » Moses, in rebuking jehovah
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 11:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Complaints About Food
14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, for it is too heavy for me. 15 Wherefore, if thou deal thus with me; kill me, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thy sight: and let me not see my wretchedness." 16 And the LORD said unto Moses, "Gather unto me seventy of the elders of Israel, which thou knowest that they are the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them unto the tabernacle of witness, and let them stand there with thee.
Cross References
1 Kings 19:4
And he went a day's journey into the wilderness, and when he was come sat down under a Juniper tree, and desired for his soul, that he might die, and said, "It is now enough, O LORD, take my soul; for I am not better than my fathers."
Jonah 4:3
Now therefore take my life from me, for I had better die than live."
Exodus 32:32
Yet forgive them their sin, I pray thee: If not, wipe me out of thy book which thou hast written."
Job 3:20-22
"Wherefore is the light given to him that is in misery? And life unto them that have heavy hearts?
Job 6:8-10
"O that I might have my desire! O that God would grant me the thing, that I long for!
Job 7:15
that my soul wisheth rather to be strangled, and my bones to be dead.
Jeremiah 15:18
Shall my heaviness endure forever? Are my plagues then so great, that they may never be healed? Wilt thou be as a water that faileth, and cannot continue?"
Jeremiah 20:18
Wherefore came I forth of my mother's womb? To have experience of labour and sorrow? And to lead my life with shame?
Jonah 4:8-9
And as soon as the sun was up, God prepared a fervent east wind: so that the sun beat over the head of Jonah, that he fainted again and wished unto his soul that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
Zephaniah 3:15
For the LORD hath taken away thy punishment, and turned back thine enemies. The king of Israel, even the LORD himself is with thee: so that thou needest no more to fear any misfortune.
Philippians 1:20-24
as I heartily look for and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed: but that with all confidence, as always in times past, even so now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be through life, or else death.
James 1:4
and let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and sound, lacking nothing.