Numbers 11:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the mixed multitude that was among them fell to lusting, and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us meat to eat?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the mixed multitude{H628} that was among{H7130} them lusted{H183} exceedingly: and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} also wept{H1058} again,{H7725} and said,{H559} Who shall give us flesh{H1320} to eat?{H398}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the mixt multitude{H628} that was among{H7130} them fell a lusting{H183}{(H8694)}{H8378}: and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} also wept{H1058}{(H8799)} again{H7725}{(H8799)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Who shall give us flesh{H1320} to eat{H398}{(H8686)}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the rascall people that was amonge them fell a lustynge And the childern of Ysrael also went to and wepte and sayde: who shall geue us flesh to eate?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then the comon sorte of people yt was amoge them, fell a lustinge, and sat & wepte wt the children of Israel, and sayde: Who wyll geue vs flesh to eate?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And a nomber of people that was amog them, fell a lusting, and turned away, and the children of Israel also wept, and saide, Who shall giue vs flesh to eate?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And a number of people that was among them fell a lustyng, and turned them selues, and wept (euen as dyd also the chyldren of Israel) and sayd: who shall geue vs fleshe to eate?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And the mixt multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the rabble who `are' in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, `Who doth give us flesh?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who will give us flesh to eat?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Complaints about Food Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said,“If only we had meat to eat!

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 12:38 : 38 A mixed multitude also went up with them, along with flocks, herds, and a great deal of livestock.
  • 1 Cor 10:6 : 6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not desire evil things as they did.
  • Ps 106:14 : 14 In the wilderness, they craved intensely and tested God in the wasteland.
  • Rom 13:14 : 14 But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.
  • 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Do not be deceived: 'Bad company corrupts good morals.'
  • Lev 24:10-11 : 10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and a man of Israel. 11 The Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the Name and cursed it, so they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
  • Neh 13:3 : 3 When they heard the Law, they separated all those of foreign descent from Israel.
  • Ps 78:18-20 : 18 They tested God in their hearts by demanding the food they craved. 19 They spoke against God, saying, 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?' 20 True, He struck the rock, and water gushed out, and streams overflowed. But can He also give us bread or provide meat for His people?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 11:13-14
    2 verses
    80%

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

    14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.

  • Num 11:18
    80%

    18 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.

  • Exod 16:2-4
    3 verses
    78%

    2 The entire assembly of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

    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.

  • Num 11:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    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 11:20-22
    3 verses
    76%

    20 but 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?’

    21 But 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’?

    22 Would 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 14:1-4
    4 verses
    74%

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

    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?

    4 And they said to each other, "Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.

  • Num 21:5
    73%

    5 The 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!'

  • Ps 78:18
    73%

    18 They tested God in their hearts by demanding the food they craved.

  • Num 11:31-34
    4 verses
    73%

    31 Now 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.

    32 All 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.

    33 But 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.

    34 So they named that place Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved meat.

  • Exod 17:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2 So the people quarreled with Moses, saying, "Give us water to drink." Moses replied to them, "Why are you quarreling with me? Why are you testing the LORD?"

    3 But 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?"

    4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me!"

  • Exod 16:8
    72%

    8 And 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."

  • Exod 16:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 The 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.'"

  • Ps 78:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 They ate and were filled abundantly, for He gave them what they craved.

    30 But while the food was still in their mouths, they were not yet free of their craving.

  • Exod 12:38
    72%

    38 A mixed multitude also went up with them, along with flocks, herds, and a great deal of livestock.

  • Num 20:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 The people quarreled with Moses, saying, "If only we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!

    4 Why have you brought the LORD's assembly into this wilderness, for us and our livestock to die here?

  • Ps 106:14
    71%

    14 In the wilderness, they craved intensely and tested God in the wasteland.

  • Exod 16:15
    71%

    15 When 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.

  • Exod 14:11
    70%

    11 They 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?

  • Num 11:1
    70%

    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.

  • Ps 78:20
    70%

    20 True, He struck the rock, and water gushed out, and streams overflowed. But can He also give us bread or provide meat for His people?

  • Job 31:31
    69%

    31 if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been satisfied with Job’s meat?’

  • Exod 15:24
    69%

    24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, 'What are we to drink?'

  • Num 11:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

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

    10 Moses heard the people weeping throughout their clans, each at the entry of his tent. The anger of the LORD burned greatly, and Moses was very displeased.

  • Ps 105:40
    68%

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

  • Deut 1:27
    68%

    27 You grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.'

  • Num 14:27
    68%

    27 How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites, who are murmuring against me.

  • Exod 16:32
    67%

    32 Moses 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.'"