Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But Moses said, “The people, among whom I am, are 600,000 on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, so that they may eat for a whole month.’
King James Version
And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
Holman Bible
But Moses replied, “I’m in the middle of a people with 600,000 foot soldiers,
International Standard Version
Moses responded, "I'm with 600,000 people on foot and you're saying I am to give them enough meat to eat for a whole month?
A Conservative Version
And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen, and thou have said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
American Standard Version
And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
Amplified
But Moses said, “The people, among whom I am, are 600,000 [fighting men] on foot [besides all the women and children]; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, so that they may eat it for a whole month!’
Bible in Basic English
Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.
Darby Translation
And Moses said, The people in whose midst I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou sayest, I will give them flesh that they may eat a whole month.
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will say, Six hundred thousand of foot the people which I am in the midst of them: and thou saidst, I will give flesh to them, and they shall eat a month of days.
King James 2000
And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and you have said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Moses said, "[There are] six hundred thousand on foot, among whom I [am] in the midst, and you yourself said, 'I will give meat to them, and they will eat for a whole month.'
Modern King James verseion
And Moses said, The people among whom I am are six hundred thousand footmen. And You have said, I will give them flesh so that they may eat a whole month!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses said, "Six hundred thousand footmen are there of the people, among which I am. And thou hast said, 'I will give them flesh and they shall eat a month long.'
NET Bible
Moses said, "The people around me are 600,000 on foot; but you say, 'I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.'
New Heart English Bible
Moses said, "The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, 'I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.'
The Emphasized Bible
And Moses said, Six hundred thousand footmen, are the people in whose midst am, I, yet thou hast said - Flesh, will I give unto them, a and they shall eat for a month of days.
Webster
And Moses said, The people among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
World English Bible
Moses said, "The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, 'I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.'
Youngs Literal Translation
And Moses saith, 'Six hundred thousand footmen are the people in whose midst I am; and Thou, Thou hast said, Flesh I give to them, and they have eaten, a month of days!
Themes
the Armies of israel » Composed of infantry
journey of israel through the Desert » To kibroth-hattaavah » Flesh promised
Distrust » Of religious men » Moses, when told the host of israel should be fed
moses » Institutes a system of government
Prayer » Answered » Complaints » israelites » Meat
Scepticism » Of religious men » Moses, when told the host of israel should be fed
Unbelief » Of religious men » Moses, when told the host of israel should be fed
Interlinear
Shesh
me'ah
Nathan
Basar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 11:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Seventy Elders Anointed
20 You will eat it for a whole month, until it comes out of your nose, until you are sick of it. This will happen because you have rejected Jehovah who is here among you and have complained to him that you should not have left Egypt.' 21 But Moses said, “The people, among whom I am, are 600,000 on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, so that they may eat for a whole month.’ 22 Could enough cattle and sheep even be killed to satisfy them? Are all the fish in the sea enough for them?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Exodus 12:37
The Israelites left Rameses to go to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, plus all the women and children.
Exodus 38:26
This amounted to one-fifth of an ounce per person, for everyone counted who was at least twenty years old. There were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty people.
Numbers 1:46
was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing.
Numbers 2:32
This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.