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 And he called the name of the place Taberah because the fire of the LORD burnt 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 freely ate in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic,

Cross References

Exodus 12:38

And a mixed multitude went up also with them and many sheep and cows.

1 Corinthians 10:6

Now these things became types of us, that we should not lust after evil things as they lusted.

Psalm 106:14

They gave themselves over to lust in the wilderness and tempted God in the desert.

Leviticus 24:10-11

In that season the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the sons of Israel; and this son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;

Nehemiah 13:3

Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

Psalm 78:18-20

And they tempted God in their heart by asking for food according to the desires of their soul.

Romans 13:14

But be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not listen to the flesh, to fulfil its desires.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Be not deceived: evil companions corrupt good character.

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