because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
Numbers 20:3 - Y'all Version Bible The people quarreled with Moses, and spoke-spoke, “We wish that we had died when our brothers died before YHWH! 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. |
because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
So the people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Y’all give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do y’all quarrel with me? Why do y’all test YHWH?”
Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.
The people were complaining in the ears of YHWH and when YHWH heard it, ʜɪꜱ anger burned. Then fire from YHWH burned among them, and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
Why does YHWH bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be captured or killed! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return into Egypt?”
Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, in addition to those who died about the matter of Korah.