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Numbers 14:1–2

The People Complain

14 Then all the community lifted up their voices,a and the people wept during that night. And all the Israelitesb grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and all the community said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt or in this desert!

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Numbers 14:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness!

Numbers 14:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 14:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 14:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained.

Numbers 14:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 14:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

That night all the people in the camp began crying loudly. All the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron, and all the people said to them, “We wish we had died in Egypt or in this desert.

Numbers 14:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 14:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the whole assembly lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole assembly said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or in this wilderness would that we had died!

Numbers 14:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Then all the people in the Israelite community raised their voices and cried out loud all that night. They complained to Moses and Aaron, “If only we had died in Egypt or this desert!

Numbers 14:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night. All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 14:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. And all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron; the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 14:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

That night all of the people in the community raised their voices. They sobbed out loud.

The people of Israel spoke against Moses and Aaron. The whole community said to them, “We wish we had died in Egypt or even in this desert.

Numbers 14:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night.

All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!


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