Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, “If the Lord himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” But he said, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”
Numbers 11:22 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall flocks and herds be killed to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be collected to satisfy them? American Standard Version (1901) Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? Common English Bible Can flocks and herds be found and slaughtered for them? Or can all the fish in the sea be found and caught for them?” Catholic Public Domain Version Could a multitude of sheep and oxen be slain, so that there would be enough food? Or will the fishes of the sea be gathered together, in order to satisfy them?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall then a multitude of sheep and oxen be killed, that it may suffice for their food? Or shall the fishes of the sea be gathered together to fill them? |
Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, “If the Lord himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” But he said, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”
Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’
But Moses said, “The people among whom I am number six hundred thousand on foot; and thou hast said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month!’
And the Lord said to Moses, “Is the Lord's hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.”
And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?”
But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?”
And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these men with bread here in the desert?”
And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
And Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?”
“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?”