Numbers 11:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Tell the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat. The LORD heard you when you wailed, ‘If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!’ Now the LORD will give you meat to eat, and you will eat it.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And say to the people, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us meat to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt; therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And saye vnto ye people: halowe youre selues agenst to morow that ye maye eate flesh for ye haue whyned in the eares of the Lorde saynge: who shall geue vs flesh to eate for we were happie when we were in Egipte? therfore the Lorde will geue you flesh and ye shall eate:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And vnto ye people thou shalt saye: Sactifye yor selues agaynst tomorow, yt ye maye eate flesh: for youre wepynge is come into the eares of the LORDE, ye that saye: Who shal geue vs flesh to eate? for we were well at ease in Egipte. Therfore shal the LORDE geue you flesh to eate,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Furthermore thou shalt saye vnto the people, Bee sanctified against to morowe, and yee shall eate flesh: for you haue wept in the eares of the Lord, saying, Who shall giue vs flesh to eate? For we were better in Egypt: therefore the Lorde will giue you flesh, and ye shall eate.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And say thou vnto the people, Be halowed agaynst to morowe, and ye shall eate fleshe: for your whyning is in the eares of the Lorde, seyng ye sayd, Who shall geue vs fleshe to eate? we were happy in Egypt: Therefore the Lorde wyll geue you fleshe, and ye shall eate.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for [it was] well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Say you to the people, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow, and you shall eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Yahweh will give you flesh, and you shall eat.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And unto the people thou dost say, Sanctify yourselves for to-morrow, and ye have eaten flesh (for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who doth give us flesh? for we `had' good in Egypt) -- and Jehovah hath given to you flesh, and ye have eaten.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And say to the people, Make yourselves clean before tomorrow and you will have flesh for your food: for in the ears of the Lord you have been weeping and saying, Who will give us flesh for food? for we were well off in Egypt: and so the Lord will give you flesh, and it will be your food;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Say to the people, 'Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow, and you will eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, "Who will give us flesh to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt." Therefore Yahweh will give you flesh, and you will eat.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “And say to the people,‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the LORD, saying,“Who will give us meat to eat, for life was good for us in Egypt?” Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 19:10 : 10 The LORD said to Moses, 'Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their garments.
  • Num 11:1 : 1 Now the people began to complain bitterly in the hearing of the LORD, and when the LORD heard this, His anger burned, and fire from the LORD consumed the outskirts of the camp.
  • Acts 7:39 : 39 But our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
  • Num 11:4-6 : 4 The rabble among them began to crave other food, and the Israelites also started to weep again, saying, 'Who will give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. 6 But now our appetite is gone; there’s nothing to see but this manna!
  • Num 14:2-3 : 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness! 3 Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?
  • Josh 7:13 : 13 Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.’
  • Judg 21:2 : 2 The people went to Bethel, where they stayed until evening weeping loudly before God.
  • Exod 19:15 : 15 He said to the people, 'Be ready by the third day; do not go near a woman.'
  • Gen 35:2 : 2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your clothes."
  • Exod 16:3-7 : 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger." 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am going to rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way, I will test them to see whether they will follow my instructions or not. 5 On the sixth day, they are to prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather on other days. 6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening, you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7 and in the morning, you will see the glory of the LORD, because He has heard your complaints against Him. Who are we that you complain against us?"

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 11:13
    83%

    13Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep crying to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’

  • Exod 16:11-13
    3 verses
    81%

    11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    12"I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, 'At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'"

    13That evening, quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning, there was a layer of dew around the camp.

  • Num 11:19-22
    4 verses
    81%

    19You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten, or twenty days,

    20but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have wailed before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’

    21But Moses said, 'Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and You say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month’?

    22Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Or if all the fish in the sea were gathered for them, would that be enough?'

  • Num 11:4
    80%

    4The rabble among them began to crave other food, and the Israelites also started to weep again, saying, 'Who will give us meat to eat?

  • Exod 16:3-9
    7 verses
    78%

    3The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger."

    4Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am going to rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way, I will test them to see whether they will follow my instructions or not.

    5On the sixth day, they are to prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.

    6So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening, you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

    7and in the morning, you will see the glory of the LORD, because He has heard your complaints against Him. Who are we that you complain against us?"

    8And Moses added, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because He has heard your complaints against Him. But who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD."

    9Then Moses said to Aaron, "Tell the entire assembly of the Israelites, 'Come before the LORD, for He has heard your complaints.'"

  • Exod 16:32
    74%

    32Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Let an omer of it be kept for future generations so that they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'"

  • Num 11:31-33
    3 verses
    74%

    31Now a wind sent by the LORD drove in quail from the sea and scattered them around the camp to a depth of about two cubits over the ground, as far as a day's walk in any direction around the camp.

    32All that day, night, and the following day, the people went out and gathered quail. The one who gathered the least still collected ten homers. Then they spread them out all around the camp.

    33But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it was consumed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and He struck them with a severe plague.

  • Exod 16:23
    73%

    23He said to them, "This is what the LORD has said: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil today, and save whatever is left over to keep until morning.'"

  • Exod 16:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

    16This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each person is to gather as much as they need to eat. Take an omer for each person according to the number of people in your tent.'

  • Lev 11:1
    73%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,

  • Exod 16:25
    72%

    25Moses said, "Eat it today, because today is a sabbath to the LORD. You will not find any of it in the field today.

  • Num 21:5
    72%

    5The people spoke against God and Moses: 'Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, no water, and we detest this miserable food!'

  • Num 14:26
    72%

    26Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

  • Num 11:17
    72%

    17I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it alone.

  • Num 11:6
    71%

    6But now our appetite is gone; there’s nothing to see but this manna!

  • Num 15:18
    71%

    18Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you come into the land to which I am bringing you,

  • Deut 12:20
    71%

    20When the Lord your God enlarges your territory as He has promised, and you say, 'I want to eat meat,' because you desire to eat it, you may eat it whenever you desire.

  • Exod 8:27
    71%

    27And the LORD did as Moses asked: He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people; not a single fly remained.

  • Exod 3:18
    71%

    18The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you, along with the elders, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'

  • Deut 16:7
    71%

    7Roast it and eat it in the place the Lord your God chooses. Then in the morning, return to your tents.

  • Exod 17:3
    71%

    3But the people were very thirsty for water there, and they complained against Moses, saying, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?"

  • Num 11:9
    71%

    9When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

  • Lev 18:1
    71%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Josh 22:18
    71%

    18And now you are turning away from the LORD today! If you rebel against the LORD today, tomorrow He will be angry with the entire assembly of Israel.

  • Jer 7:21
    71%

    21This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!

  • Exod 10:25
    70%

    25But Moses said, "You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.

  • Num 14:13
    70%

    13But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

  • Lev 22:17
    70%

    17The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Ps 105:40
    70%

    40They asked, and he brought quail; he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

  • Ps 78:27
    70%

    27He rained meat on them like dust, birds like the sand of the sea.

  • Neh 9:15
    70%

    15You provided bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water out of a rock for their thirst. You told them to go in and take possession of the land You had sworn to give them.

  • Num 11:1
    70%

    1Now the people began to complain bitterly in the hearing of the LORD, and when the LORD heard this, His anger burned, and fire from the LORD consumed the outskirts of the camp.

  • Num 14:1
    70%

    1Then the entire assembly raised their voices and cried, and the people wept throughout that night.

  • Exod 14:11
    70%

    11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?