Exodus 17:3
New American Standard Bible
3 But the people were thirsty for water there; and [a]they (A)grumbled against Moses and said, “Why is it that you have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill [b]us and [c]our children and [d](B)our livestock with thirst?”
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- Exodus 17:3 Lit the people
- Exodus 17:3 Lit me
- Exodus 17:3 Lit my
- Exodus 17:3 Lit my
Exodus 17:3
New International Version
3 But the people were thirsty(A) for water there, and they grumbled(B) against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die(C) of thirst?”
Exodus 17:3
King James Version
3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
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Numbers 14:2-3
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2 And all the sons of Israel (A)grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the entire congregation said to them, “(B)If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or even if we had died in this wilderness! 3 So why is the Lord bringing us into this land (C)to fall by the sword? (D)Our wives and our little ones will become plunder! Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”
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Numbers 14:2-3
New International Version
2 All the Israelites grumbled(A) against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt!(B) Or in this wilderness!(C) 3 Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword?(D) Our wives and children(E) will be taken as plunder.(F) Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?(G)”
Numbers 14:2-3
King James Version
2 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!
3 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?
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Numbers 20:3
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3 (A)Then the people argued with Moses and spoke, saying, “(B)If only we had perished (C)when our brothers perished before the Lord!
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Numbers 20:3
New International Version
3 They quarreled(A) with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead(B) before the Lord!(C)
Numbers 20:3
King James Version
3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!
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Lamentations 4:9
New American Standard Bible
9 Better off are those (A)killed by the sword
Than those killed by hunger;
For they [a](B)waste away, [b]stricken
By the lack of the produce of the field.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:9 Lit flow away
- Lamentations 4:9 Lit pierced through
Lamentations 4:9
New International Version
Lamentations 4:9
King James Version
9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
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