Numbers 11:18 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁸ “Now to the people say: Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because you will eat meat, for you wailed in Adonai’s ears saying, ‘If only we could eat meat! It was better for us in Egypt!’ Now Adonai will give you meat and you will eat!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And say to the people, Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt. Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ To the people you will say, ‘Make yourselves holy for tomorrow; then you will eat meat, for you’ve cried in the LORD’s hearing, “Who will give us meat to eat? It was better for us in Egypt.” The LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ You shall also say to the people: Be sanctified. Tomorrow you will eat flesh. For I have heard you say: 'Who will give us flesh to eat? It was well with us in Egypt.' So then, may the Lord give you flesh. And you will eat,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And thou shalt say to the people: Be ye sanctified: to-morrow you shall eat flesh. For I have heard you say: Who will give us flesh to eat? It was well with us in Egypt. That the Lord may give you flesh, and you may eat:

Numbers 11:18 Cross References

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his household and to everyone who was with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Cleanse yourselves and change your clothes.

Job 20:13

though he cannot bear to let it go and holds it in his mouth,

Job 20:23

While he is filling his belly, He will send the anger of His wrath against him, and rain it down it on him, on his flesh.

Psalm 78:20

See, He struck the rock, waters gushed out, streams overflowed. But can He give bread? Will He provide meat for His people?”

Exodus 16:8

Then Moses said, “Adonai will give you meat to eat in the evening and enough bread to fill you in the morning, since Adonai hears your complaints that you mutter against Him, what are we? Your complaining is not against us, but against Adonai!”

Exodus 19:10

Adonai said to Moses, “Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow. Let them wash their clothing.

Exodus 19:15

He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not draw near your wives.”

Exodus 19:22

Even the kohanim who come near to Adonai must consecrate themselves, so that Adonai does not break out against them.”

Numbers 11:1

The people were murmuring in the ears of Adonai about hardship, and when Adonai heard, His anger burned. The fire of Adonai blazed among them, ravaging the outskirts of the camp.

Numbers 11:19

You will eat—not for one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,

Acts 7:39

Our fathers did not want to be obedient to him, but shoved him aside. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt,

Joshua 7:13

Arise! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus says Adonai, the God of Israel: Something under the ban is in the midst of you, Israel. You will not be able to stand up before your enemies until you remove whatever is under the ban from among you.

Judges 21:2

So the people came to Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.