³And the people thirsted for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why ever^b did you bring us up from Egypt to kill me^c and my sons and my cattle with thirst?”

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Footnotes

bOr “at all”; literally “this”
cThe unexpected switch to first-person singular pronouns reflects the fact that the question summarizes a host of angry accusations and self-centered concern

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But the people thirsted there for water and grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you ever bring us up from Egypt to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

NLTNew Living Translation

But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”

And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

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