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Numbers 20:2–3

The Waters of Meribah

mNow there was no water for the congregation. nAnd they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people oquarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished pwhen our brothers perished before the Lord!

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Numbers 20:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord!

Numbers 20:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

Numbers 20:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron. The people blamed Moses and said, “If only we had died in the Lord’s presence with our brothers!

Numbers 20:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. And the people contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

Numbers 20:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

There was no water for the people, so they came together against Moses and Aaron. They argued with Moses and said, “We should have died in front of the Lord as our brothers did.

Numbers 20:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

Numbers 20:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

Numbers 20:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Since the community was without water, they came together to confront Moses and Aaron. The people complained to Moses and said, “If only we had died when the other Israelites died in the Lord’s presence!

Numbers 20:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

There was no water for the community, so they assembled against Moses and Aaron. The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord.

Numbers 20:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and against Aaron. The people quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had died when our kindred died before the Lord!

Numbers 20:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

There was no water for the community, and they were gathered before Moses and Aaron. And the people quarreled with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we died when our brothers were dying before Yahweh!

Numbers 20:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The people didn’t have any water. So they gathered together to oppose Moses and Aaron. They argued with Moses. They said, “We wish we had died when our people fell dead in front of the Lord.

Numbers 20:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

There was no water for the congregation, and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron.

The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!


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