Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
So they said to one another, “
King James Version
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
Holman Bible
So they said to one another, “Let’s appoint a leader and go back to Egypt.”
International Standard Version
Then they told each other, "Let's assign a leader and go back to Egypt."
American Standard Version
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
Amplified
So they said one to another, “Let us appoint a [new] leader and return to Egypt.”
Bible in Basic English
And they said to one another, Let us make a captain over us, and go back to Egypt.
Darby Translation
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return to Egypt.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say, a man to his brother, We will give a head, and turn back to Egypt
King James 2000
And they said one to another, Let us choose a leader, and let us return into Egypt.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{They said to each other}, "Let us appoint a leader, and we will return [to] Egypt."
Modern King James verseion
And they said to one another, Let us make a leader, and let us return to Egypt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said, one to another, "Let us make a captain and return unto Egypt again."
NET Bible
So they said to one another, "Let's appoint a leader and return to Egypt."
New Heart English Bible
They said one to another, "Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said, one to another, - Let us appoint a head and let us go back towards Egypt.
Webster
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
World English Bible
They said one to another, "Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt."
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say one unto another, 'Let us appoint a head, and turn back to Egypt.'
Themes
Conspiracy » Instances of » Miriam and aaron, against moses
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
Mutiny » Israelites against moses
Trouble » Instances of » When the spies brought their adverse report
Interlinear
Nathan
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 14:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People Complain
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. 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:16
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses, inasmuch as LORD has said to you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
Acts 7:39
To whom our fathers did not want to become obedient, but they thrust away, and turned back in their heart to Egypt,
Deuteronomy 28:68
And LORD will bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way of which I said to thee, Thou shall see it no more again. And there ye shall sell yourselves to your enemies for bondmen and for bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
Nehemiah 9:16-17
But they and our fathers dealt proudly and stiffened their neck, and did not hearken to thy commandments,
Luke 17:32
Remember Lot's wife.
Hebrews 10:38-39
But the righteous man will live from faith, and if he should withdraw, my soul is not pleased with him.
Hebrews 11:15
And if indeed they remembered that from which they came out, they would have had time to return.
2 Peter 2:21-22
For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.