for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses’ lips.
Numbers 20:3 - New International Version (Anglicised) They quarrelled with Moses and said, ‘If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the people contended with Moses, and said, Would that we had died when our brethren died [in the plague] before the Lord! [Num. 16:49.] American Standard Version (1901) And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah! Common English Bible Then the people confronted Moses and said to him, “If only we too had died when our brothers perished in the LORD’s presence! Catholic Public Domain Version And as it turned into sedition, they said: "If only we had perished among our brothers in the sight of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And making a sedition, they said: Would God we had perished among our brethren before the Lord. |
for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses’ lips.
They spoke against God; they said, ‘Can God really spread a table in the wilderness?
So they quarrelled with Moses and said, ‘Give us water to drink.’ Moses replied, ‘Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?’
Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of famine; racked with hunger, they waste away for lack of food from the field.
Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?’
But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.