Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And all the children of Israel will murmur against Moses, and against Aaron; and all the assembly will say to them, Would we died in the land of Egypt! or in this desert would that we died!
New American Standard Bible
All the sons of Israel
King James Version
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
Holman Bible
All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron,
International Standard Version
All the Israelis complained against Moses and Aaron. Then the entire assembly responded, "We wish that we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness.
A Conservative Version
And all the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against 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!
American Standard Version
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!
Amplified
All the Israelites murmured [in discontent] against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Oh that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or that we had died in this wilderness!
Bible in Basic English
And all the children of Israel, crying out against Moses and Aaron, said, If only we had come to our death in the land of Egypt, or even in this waste land!
Darby Translation
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole assembly said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or in this wilderness would that we had died!
King James 2000
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
Lexham Expanded Bible
And all the {Israelites} grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and all the community said to them, "If only we had died in the land of Egypt or in this desert!
Modern King James verseion
And all the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. And the whole congregation said to them, Oh that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or, Oh that we had died in the wilderness!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron. And the whole congregation said unto them, "Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt, either we would that we had died in this wilderness.
NET Bible
And all the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, "If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had perished in this wilderness!
New Heart English Bible
All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against 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.
The Emphasized Bible
And all the sons of Israel, murmured against Moses and against Aaron, - and all the assembly said unto them - Oh that we had died in the land of Egypt, Or in this wilderness, oh that we had died!
Webster
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, O that we had died in the land of Egypt! or O that we had died in this wilderness!
World English Bible
All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against 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!
Youngs Literal Translation
and all the sons of Israel murmur against Moses, and against Aaron, and all the company say unto them, 'O that we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wilderness, O that we had died!
Themes
Cowardice » Instances of » The israelites » In fearing to attempt the conquest of canaan
Disobedience to God » Instances of » In refusing to enter the promised land
Government » Mosaic » Refused to make conquest of canaan
moses » People complain against moses and aaron
Trouble » Instances of » When the spies brought their adverse report
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 14:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People Complain
1 And all the assembly will lift up and give their voice; and the people will weep in that night 2 And all the children of Israel will murmur against Moses, and against Aaron; and all the assembly will say to them, Would we died in the land of Egypt! or in this desert would that we died! 3 And wherefore does Jehovah bring us to this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our little ones shall be for a prey. Would it not be good for us to turn back to Egypt?
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 15:24
And the people will murmur against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Exodus 17:3
And the people will thirst there for water; and the people will murmur against Moses, and will say, For what this did ye bring us up out of Egypt to kill us and our sons and our cattle with thirst?
Numbers 16:41
And all the assembly of the sons of Israel will murmur on the morrow against Moses, and against Aaron, saying, Ye killed the people of Jehovah.
Exodus 16:2-3
And all the assembly of the sons of Israel will murmur against Moses and against Aaron in the desert
Numbers 11:1
And the people shall be as complainers, and it was evil in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah will hear, and his anger will kindle, and the fire of Jehovah will burn among them and will consume in the extremity of the camp.
Numbers 11:15
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
Numbers 14:27-29
How long for this evil assembly, that they are murmuring against me? the murmurings of the sons of Israel which they are murmuring against me, I heard.
Deuteronomy 1:27
And ye will murmur in your tents, and say, In Jehovah's hating us he brought us out of the land of Egypt to give us into the hand of the Amorite to destroy us.
1 Kings 19:4
And he went into the desert the way of a day, and he will come and sit under one broom-tree: and he will ask for his soul to die: and he will say, Much now, O Jehovah, Take my soul, for I am not good above my fathers.
Job 3:11
Wherefore shall I not die from the womb? and I came forth from the belly, and I shall expire.
Job 7:15-16
And my soul will choose strangling; death rather than my bones.
Psalm 106:24
And they will despise in the land of desire; they trusted not to his word:
Psalm 106:45
And he will remember his covenant to them, and he will console according to the multitude of his mercy.
Jonah 4:3
And now, O Jehovah, take now my soul from me, for it is good for me to die rather than for me to live.
Jonah 4:8
And it will be as the sun rose, and God will appoint a sultry east wind; and the sun struck upon the head of Jonah, and he will faint, and he will ask his soul to die, and say, It is good for me to die rather than live.
1 Corinthians 10:10
Neither do ye murmur, as also some of them murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
Philippians 2:14-15
Do ye all things without murmurings and discussions:
Jude 1:16
These are murmurers, discontented, going according to their eager desires; and their mouth speaks exceeding bulky things, admiring faces on account of advantage.