Parallel Verses
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 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.
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.
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."
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 Then they traveled from Mount Hor by the road to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, but the people became impatient along the way. 5 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." 6 So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died.
Cross References
Psalm 78:19
They insulted God, saying, "Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?
Exodus 14:11
and they said to Moses, "Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the desert? What in the world have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
Exodus 15:24
So the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What can we drink?"
Exodus 16:2-3
The entire company of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the desert.
Exodus 16:7-8
and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your murmurings against the Lord. As for us, what are we, that you should murmur against us?"
Exodus 16:15
When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the Lord has given you for food.
Exodus 16:31
The house of Israel called its name "manna." It was like coriander seed and was white, and it tasted like wafers with honey.
Exodus 17:2-3
So the people contended with Moses, and they said, "Give us water to drink!" Moses said to them, "Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the Lord?"
Numbers 11:1-9
When the people complained, it displeased the Lord. When the Lord heard it, his anger burned, and so the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outer parts of the camp.
Numbers 14:1-4
Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.
Numbers 16:13-14
Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of the land that flows with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now do you want to make yourself a prince over us?
Numbers 16:41
But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You have killed the Lord's people!"
Numbers 17:12
The Israelites said to Moses, "We are bound to die! We perish, we all perish!
Psalm 68:6
God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.
Psalm 78:24-25
He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven.
Proverbs 27:7
The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.