Numbers 16:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Is it not enough that you have taken us from a land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in the waste land, but now you are desiring to make yourself a chief over us?

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  • Acts 7:35 : 35 This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree.
  • Exod 16:3 : 3 And the children of Israel said to them, It would have been better for the Lord to have put us to death in the land of Egypt, where we were seated by the flesh-pots and had bread enough for our needs; for you have taken us out to this waste of sand, to put all this people to death through need of food.
  • Exod 2:14 : 14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.
  • Num 11:5 : 5 Sweet is the memory of the fish we had in Egypt for nothing, and the fruit and green plants of every sort, sharp and pleasing to the taste:
  • Num 14:2 : 2 And all the children of Israel, crying out against Moses and Aaron, said, If only we had come to our death in the land of Egypt, or even in this waste land!
  • Num 20:3-4 : 3 And the people were angry with Moses and said, If only death had overtaken us when our brothers came to their death before the Lord! 4 Why have you taken the Lord's people into this waste, for death to come to us and to our cattle there?
  • Ps 2:2-3 : 2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying, 3 Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.
  • Luke 19:14 : 14 But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.
  • Acts 7:25-27 : 25 And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see. 26 And the day after, he came to them, while they were having a fight, and would have made peace between them, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another? 27 But the man who was doing wrong to his neighbour, pushing him away, said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
  • Exod 2:23 : 23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
  • Exod 1:11 : 11 So they put overseers of forced work over them, in order to make their strength less by the weight of their work. And they made store-towns for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.
  • Exod 1:22 : 22 And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.
  • Exod 17:3 : 3 And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 16:14-15
    2 verses
    85%

    14 And more than this, you have not taken us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us a heritage of fields and vine-gardens: will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up.

    15 Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, Give no attention to their offering: not one of their asses have I taken, or done wrong to any of them.

  • Exod 14:11-12
    2 verses
    80%

    11 And they said to Moses, Was there no resting-place for the dead in Egypt, that you have taken us away to come to our death in the waste land? why have you taken us out of Egypt?

    12 Did we not say to you in Egypt, Let us be as we are, working for the Egyptians? for it is better to be the servants of the Egyptians than to come to our death in the waste land.

  • Num 16:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11 So you and all your band have come together against the Lord; and Aaron, who is he, that you are crying out against him?

    12 Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: and they said, We will not come up:

  • Exod 17:2-4
    3 verses
    78%

    2 So the people were angry with Moses, and said, Give us water for drinking. And Moses said, Why are you angry with me? and why do you put God to the test?

    3 And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water?

    4 And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.

  • Num 20:3-5
    3 verses
    77%

    3 And the people were angry with Moses and said, If only death had overtaken us when our brothers came to their death before the Lord!

    4 Why have you taken the Lord's people into this waste, for death to come to us and to our cattle there?

    5 Why have you made us come out of Egypt into this evil place? This is no place of seed or figs or vines or other fruits, and there is no water for drinking.

  • Exod 16:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 And all the children of Israel were crying out against Moses and Aaron in the waste land:

    3 And the children of Israel said to them, It would have been better for the Lord to have put us to death in the land of Egypt, where we were seated by the flesh-pots and had bread enough for our needs; for you have taken us out to this waste of sand, to put all this people to death through need of food.

  • Deut 1:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26 But going against the order of the Lord your God, you would not go up:

    27 And you made an angry outcry in your tents, and said, In his hate for us the Lord has taken us out of the land of Egypt, to give us up into the hands of the Amorites for our destruction.

  • Num 14:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2 And all the children of Israel, crying out against Moses and Aaron, said, If only we had come to our death in the land of Egypt, or even in this waste land!

    3 Why is the Lord taking us into this land to come to our death by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will get into strange hands: would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?

    4 And they said to one another, Let us make a captain over us, and go back to Egypt.

  • Num 21:5
    76%

    5 And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

  • Deut 9:28
    75%

    28 Or it may be said in the land from which you have taken them, Because the Lord was not able to take them into the land which he said he would give them, and because of his hate for them, he has taken them out to put them to death in the waste land.

  • Num 14:13
    75%

    13 And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;

  • Exod 2:14
    74%

    14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.

  • Jer 2:6
    73%

    6 And they never said, Where is the Lord, who took us up out of the land of Egypt; who was our guide through the waste of sand, through an unplanted land full of deep holes, through a dry land of deep shade, which no one went through and where no man was living?

  • Deut 26:9
    73%

    9 And he has been our guide to this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Num 20:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14 Then Moses sent men from Kadesh to the king of Edom to say to him, Your brother Israel says, You have knowledge of all the things we have been through;

    15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we were living in Egypt for a long time; and the Egyptians were cruel to us and to our fathers:

    16 And the Lord gave ear to the voice of our cry, and sent an angel and took us out of Egypt: and now we are in Kadesh, a town on the edge of your land;

    17 Let us now go through your land: we will not go into field or vine-garden, or take the water of the springs; we will go by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, till we have gone past the limits of your land.

  • Exod 5:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.

    22 And Moses went back to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you done evil to this people? why have you sent me?

  • Num 14:8
    73%

    8 And if the Lord has delight in us, he will take us into this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Exod 16:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 And in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord; for your angry words against the Lord have come to his ears: and what are we that you are crying out against us?

    8 And Moses said, The Lord will give you meat for your food at evening, and in the morning bread in full measure; for your outcry against the Lord has come to his ears: for what are we? your outcry is not against us but against the Lord.

  • Exod 32:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 But Moses made prayer to God, saying, Lord, why is your wrath burning against your people whom you took out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with the strength of your hand?

    12 Why let the Egyptians say, He took them out to an evil fate, to put them to death on the mountains, cutting them off from the earth? Let your wrath be turned away from them, and send not this evil on your people.

  • Num 16:3
    72%

    3 They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?

  • Jer 42:13
    72%

    13 But if you say, We have no desire to go on living in this land; and do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God,

  • Deut 11:5
    72%

    5 And what he did for you in the waste land, till you came to this place;

  • Exod 15:24
    72%

    24 And the people, crying out against Moses, said, What are we to have for drink?

  • Num 11:20
    71%

    20 But every day for a month, till you are tired of it, turning from it in disgust: because you have gone against the Lord who is with you, and have been weeping before him saying, Why did we come out of Egypt?

  • Num 11:11
    71%

    11 And Moses said to the Lord, Why have you done me this evil? and why have I not grace in your eyes, that you have put on me the care of all this people?

  • Num 11:6
    71%

    6 But now our soul is wasted away; there is nothing at all: we have nothing but this manna before our eyes.

  • Acts 7:28
    71%

    28 Will you put me to death as you did the Egyptian yesterday?

  • Num 11:15
    71%

    15 If this is to be my fate, put me to death now in answer to my prayer, if I have grace in your eyes; and let me not see my shame.

  • Exod 33:3
    71%

    3 Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, for fear that I send destruction on you while you are on the way.

  • Deut 8:15
    71%

    15 Who was your guide through that great and cruel waste, where there were poison-snakes and scorpions and a dry land without water; who made water come out of the hard rock for you;

  • Num 16:41
    71%

    41 But on the day after, all the children of Israel made an outcry against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have put to death the Lord's people.

  • Num 14:41
    71%

    41 And Moses said, Why are you now acting against the Lord's order, seeing that no good will come of it?

  • Num 14:27
    70%

    27 How long am I to put up with this evil people and their outcries against me? The words which they say against me have come to my ears.