Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
and the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt that we should die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and no water, and our soul loathes this light bread.
New American Standard Bible
The people spoke against God and Moses, “
King James Version
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
Holman Bible
The people spoke against God and Moses: “Why have you led us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
International Standard Version
the people complained against the LORD and Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?" they asked. "There's no food and water, and we're tired of this worthless bread."
A Conservative Version
And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul loathes this light bread.
American Standard Version
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
Amplified
So the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, nor is there any water, and we loathe this miserable food.”
Bible in Basic English
And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.
Julia Smith Translation
And the people will speak against God, and against Moses, For what brought ye us up from Egypt to die in the desert? for no bread, and no water; and our soul loathed upon this light bread.
King James 2000
And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this worthless bread.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us from Egypt to die in the desert? There is no food and no water, and our hearts detest [this] miserable food."
Modern King James verseion
And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water. And our soul hates this light bread.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the people spake against God and against Moses, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, for to die in the wilderness? For here is neither bread nor water, and our souls loatheth this light bread."
NET Bible
And the people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food."
New Heart English Bible
The people spoke against God, and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread."
The Emphasized Bible
So then the people spake against God and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt, to die in the desert? for there is neither bread nor water, and our soul, doth loathe this contemptible bread!
Webster
And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul lotheth this light bread.
World English Bible
The people spoke against God, and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light bread."
Youngs Literal Translation
and the people speak against God, and against Moses, 'Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'
Themes
Bible stories for children » How snake bites were healed
Blasphemy » Instances of » Of the israelites, in complaining against God
journey of israel through the Desert » To zalmonah » Murmuring of the people
intercession » Answered » That the plague of the fiery serpents would stop
Israel » Kings of judah » Murmurings of
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Manna » The israelites » Loathed
moses » People complain against moses and aaron
Murmuring » Instances of » israelites
Topics
Interlinear
Dabar
'elohiym
`alah
Lechem
Mayim
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 21:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Arad Captured
4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to go round the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became impatient on the way; 5 and the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt that we should die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and no water, and our soul loathes this light bread. 6 Then Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, which bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Cross References
Psalm 78:19
And they spoke against God: they said, Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
Exodus 14:11
And they said to Moses, Is it because there were no graves in Egypt, thou hast taken us away to die in the wilderness? why hast thou done this to us, that thou hast led us out of Egypt?
Exodus 15:24
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Exodus 16:2-3
And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
Exodus 16:7-8
and in the morning, then shall ye see the glory of Jehovah; for he has heard your murmurings against Jehovah; and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
Exodus 16:15
And the children of Israel saw it, and said one to another, What is it? for they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which Jehovah has given you to eat.
Exodus 16:31
And the house of Israel called its name Manna; and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like cake with honey.
Exodus 17:2-3
And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?
Numbers 11:1-9
And it came to pass that when the people murmured, it was evil in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the fire of Jehovah burned among them, and consumed some in the extremity of the camp.
Numbers 14:1-4
And the whole assembly lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
Numbers 16:13-14
Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that thou must make thyself altogether a ruler over us?
Numbers 16:41
And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured on the morrow against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.
Numbers 17:12
And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Lo, we expire, we perish, we all perish.
Psalm 68:6
God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
Psalm 78:24-25
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them the corn of the heavens.
Proverbs 27:7
The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.