Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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?

King James Version

And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Holman Bible

Contemptible people among them had a strong craving for other food. The Israelites cried again and said, “Who will feed us meat?

International Standard Version

Meanwhile, certain riff-raff among the people had an insatiable appetite for food. As a result, they wept and turned back, and the Israelis cried out, "If only somebody would feed us some meat!

A Conservative Version

And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly. And the sons of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

American Standard Version

And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Amplified

The rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

Bible in Basic English

And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

Darby Translation

And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted; and the children of Israel also wept again and said, Who will give us flesh to eat?

Julia Smith Translation

And the scraped together which in its midst will long a longing; and the sons of Israel also will turn back and weep, and they will say, Who will feed us with flesh?

King James 2000

And the mixed multitude that was among them had a strong craving: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Lexham Expanded Bible

The riff-raff that [were] in their midst {had a strong desire}; and the {Israelites} turned back and also wept, and they said, "Who will feed us meat?

Modern King James verseion

And the mixed multitude in their midst lusted with great lust. And the sons of Israel also turned and wept, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the rascal people that was among them fell a lusting. And the children of Israel also went to, and wept, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat?

NET Bible

Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said, "If only we had meat to eat!

New Heart English Bible

The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who will give us flesh to eat?

The Emphasized Bible

Moreover the mixed multitude that was in their midst concealed not their lusting, - and so even the sons of Israel, fell away and wept, and said: Who will grant us to eat flesh?

Webster

And the mixed multitude that was among them fell to lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

World English Bible

The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who will give us flesh to eat?

Youngs Literal Translation

And the rabble who are in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, 'Who doth give us flesh?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אספּסף 
'acp@cuph 
Usage: 1

קרב 
Qereb 
Usage: 226

אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 26

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

בּכה 
Bakah 
Usage: 114

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

and said

Usage: 0

בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

Context Readings

Complaints About Food

3 So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them. 4 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? 5 We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic,

Cross References

Exodus 12:38

A mixed multitude also went up with them, along with flocks and herds, a very large number of livestock.

1 Corinthians 10:6

Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved.

Psalm 106:14

But craved intensely in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.

Leviticus 24:10-11

Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the sons of Israel; and the Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel struggled with each other in the camp.

Nehemiah 13:3

So when they heard the law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.

Psalm 78:18-20

And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking food according to their desire.

Romans 13:14

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

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