Numbers 20:2–3
Numbers 20:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. 3 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)
2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 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)
2 There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron. 3 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)
2 Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. 3 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)
2 There was no water for the people, so they came together against Moses and Aaron. 3 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)
2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 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)
2 And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 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)
2 Since the community was without water, they came together to confront Moses and Aaron. 3 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)
2 There was no water for the community, so they assembled against Moses and Aaron. 3 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)
2 Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 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)
2 There was no water for the community, and they were gathered before Moses and Aaron. 3 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)
2 The people didn’t have any water. So they gathered together to oppose Moses and Aaron. 3 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)
2 There was no water for the congregation, and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron.
3 The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!