Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And why does LORD bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey. Were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
New American Standard Bible
Why is the Lord bringing us into this land,
King James Version
And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
Holman Bible
Why is the Lord bringing us into this land to die by the sword? Our wives and little children will become plunder.
International Standard Version
What's the point in the LORD bringing us to this land? To die by the sword so our wives and children would become war victims? Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?"
American Standard Version
And wherefore doth Jehovah bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
Amplified
Why is the Lord bringing us to this land [of Canaan], to fall by the sword? Our wives and
Bible in Basic English
Why is the Lord taking us into this land to come to our death by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will get into strange hands: would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?
Darby Translation
And why is Jehovah bringing us to this land that we may fall by the sword, that our wives and our little ones may become a prey? Is it not better for us to return to Egypt?
Julia Smith Translation
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?
King James 2000
And why has the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Why did Yahweh bring us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little children will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return [to] Egypt?"
Modern King James verseion
And why has Jehovah brought us into this land to fall by the sword, so that our wives and our sons should be a prey? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land to fall upon the sword, that both our wives, and also our children should be a prey? Is it not better that we return unto Egypt again?"
NET Bible
Why has the Lord brought us into this land only to be killed by the sword, that our wives and our children should become plunder? Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?"
New Heart English Bible
Why does the LORD bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?"
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore then is Yahweh bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and little ones, will become a prey! Would it not be well for us to go back towards Egypt?
Webster
And why hath the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
World English Bible
Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and why is Jehovah bringing us in unto this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our infants are become a prey; is it not good for us to turn back to Egypt?'
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
Jews, the » National character of » Cowardly
moses » People complain against moses and aaron
Trouble » Instances of » When the spies brought their adverse report
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 14:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People Complain
2 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! 3 And why does LORD bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey. Were it not better for us to return into Egypt? 4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 14:31-32
But your little ones, that ye said would be a prey, them I will bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have rejected.
Psalm 78:40
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongue--their bow--for falsehood, and they have grown strong in the land, but not for truth. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says LORD.