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Numbers 20:4
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KJ21
And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
ASV
And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?
AMP
Why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness to die here, we and our livestock?
AMPC
And why have you brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, we and our livestock?
BRG
And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
CSB
Why have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
CSBA
Why have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
CEB
Why have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this desert to kill us and our animals here?
CJB
Why did you bring Adonai’s community into this desert? To die there, we and our livestock?
CEV
You brought us into this desert, and now we and our livestock are going to die!
DARBY
And why have ye brought the congregation of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?
DRA
Why have you brought out the church of the Lord into the wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die?
ERV
Why did you bring the Lord’s people into this desert? Do you want us and our animals to die here?
EASY
We are the Lord's people. Have you brought us and our animals here to die?
EHV
Why have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
ESV
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle?
ESVUK
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle?
EXB
Why did you bring the Lord’s ·people [community; congregation; assembly] into this ·desert [wilderness]? Are we and our animals to die here?
GNV
Why have ye thus brought the Congregation of the Lord unto this wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die there?
GW
Did you bring the Lord’s assembly into this desert just to have us and our animals die here?
GNT
Why have you brought us out into this wilderness? Just so that we can die here with our animals?
HCSB
Why have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
ICB
Why did you bring the Lord’s people into this desert? Are we and our animals to die here?
ISV
Why did you bring the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness? So we and our cattle could die here?
JUB
And why have ye caused the congregation of the LORD to come into this wilderness that we and our beasts should die here?
KJV
And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
AKJV
And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
LSB
Why then have you brought the assembly of Yahweh into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here?
LEB
Why have you brought the assembly of Yahweh, us and our livestock, into this desert to die here?
TLB
“You have deliberately brought us into this wilderness to get rid of us, along with our flocks and herds.
MSG
There was no water there for the community, so they ganged up on Moses and Aaron. They attacked Moses: “We wish we’d died when the rest of our brothers died before God. Why did you haul this congregation of God out here into this wilderness to die, people and cattle alike? And why did you take us out of Egypt in the first place, dragging us into this miserable country? No grain, no figs, no grapevines, no pomegranates—and now not even any water!”
MEV
And why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?
NOG
Did you bring Yahweh’s assembly into this desert just to have us and our animals die here?
NABRE
Why have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
NASB
Why then have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness, for us and our livestock to die here?
NASB1995
Why then have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here?
NCB
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness so that we die here, both we and our cattle?
NCV
Why did you bring the Lord’s people into this desert? Are we and our animals to die here?
NET
Why have you brought up the Lord’s community into this wilderness? So that we and our cattle should die here?
NIRV
Why did you bring the Lord’s people into this desert? We and our livestock will die here.
NIV
Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?
NIVUK
Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?
NKJV
Why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here?
NLV
Why have you brought the Lord’s people into this desert, for us and our animals to die here?
NLT
Why have you brought the congregation of the Lord’s people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock?
NRSVA
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
NRSVACE
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
NRSVCE
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
NRSVUE
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
OJB
And why have ye brought up the Kahal Hashem into this midbar, that we and our livestock should die here?
RGT
“Why have you brought the Congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, so that we and our cattle should die here?
RSV
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle?
RSVCE
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle?
TLV
Now why have you brought the community of Adonai into this wilderness, for us and our livestock to die here?
VOICE
Why in the world would you drag us, the Eternal’s own group, out of Egypt into this wilderness where we’ll soon die and our livestock too? And there aren’t any grains, figs, grapes, or pomegranates, and there isn’t even any water!
WEB
Why have you brought Yahweh’s assembly into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals?
WYC
Why have ye led out the church of the Lord into wilderness, that both we and our beasts die (here)? (Why have ye led out the Lord’s congregation into this wilderness, so that both we and our beasts shall die here?)
YLT
and why have ye brought in the assembly of Jehovah unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?
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