⁴The riffraff^A among them^t had a strong craving^u for other food. The Israelites wept again and said, “Who will feed us meat? ⁵We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt,^v along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

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Footnotes

AOr The mixed multitude; obscure

Cross references

t Ex 12:38
u Nm 11:34; Ps 78:29–31; 106:14–15; 1Co 10:5–6
v Ex 16:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. “Oh, for some meat!” they exclaimed. “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The riff-raff that were in their midst had a strong desire; and the Israelites turned back and also wept, and they said, “Who will feed us meat? We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt for nothing, the cucumber, melon, leek, the onions, and the garlic.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

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