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Numbers 20:2–3

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2Now there was no watern for the community,o and the people gathered in oppositionp to Moses and Aaron. 3They quarreledq with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell deadr before the Lord!s

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Cross references

  1. nSee Ex 15:22
  2. oEx 17:1
  3. pSee Nu 16:19
  4. qver 13; See Ge 13:7; Ex 17:2; 21:18
  5. rSee Ex 5:21
  6. sSee Nu 14:2; 16:31–35

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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!

KJV 1900King James Version

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!