Numbers 14:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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!

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And all the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} murmured{H3885} against Moses{H4872} and against Aaron:{H175} and the whole congregation{H5712} said{H559} unto them, Would{H3863} that we had died{H4191} in the land{H776} of Egypt!{H4714} or would{H3863} that we had died{H4191} in this wilderness!{H4057}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And all the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} murmured{H3885}{(H8735)} against Moses{H4872} and against Aaron{H175}: and the whole congregation{H5712} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Would God{H3863} that we had died{H4191}{(H8804)} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}! or would God{H3863} we had died{H4191}{(H8804)} in this wilderness{H4057}!

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and all the childern of Ysrael murmured agenst Moses and Aaron. And the hole congregacion sayed vnto them: wolde god that we had dyed in the lond of Egipte ether we wolde that we had dyed in thys wildernesse.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And all the childre of Israel murmured agaynst Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregacion sayde vnto them: Oh that we had dyed in the lande of Egipte, or that we might dye yet in this wyldernesse.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron: and the whole assemblie said vnto them, Would God we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wildernesse: would God we were dead.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And all the chyldren of Israel murmured agaynst Moyses and Aaron, and the whole congregation sayde vnto them: Woulde God that we had dyed in the lande of Egypt, either that we had dyed in this wyldernesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and all the sons of Israel murmur against Moses, and against Aaron, and all the company say unto them, `O that we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wilderness, O that we had died!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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!

  • World English Bible (2000)

    All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And all the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them,“If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had perished in this wilderness!

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 15:24 : 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, 'What are we to drink?'
  • 1 Cor 10:10 : 10 Do not grumble, as some of them did, and they were destroyed by the destroyer.
  • Phil 2:14-15 : 14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world,
  • Jude 1:16 : 16 These people are grumblers and complainers, living according to their own desires. Their mouths speak arrogant words, flattering others for their own advantage.
  • Ps 106:24 : 24 But they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.
  • Exod 17:3 : 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?"
  • 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.
  • Num 11:15 : 15 If this is how You are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and do not let me see my misery.
  • Num 14:27-29 : 27 How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites, who are murmuring against me. 28 Say to them: 'As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say in my hearing.' 29 In this wilderness, your dead bodies will fall—every one of you who was numbered in the census, twenty years old or more, who grumbled against me.
  • Deut 1:27 : 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.'
  • 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 He went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom tree, sat under it, and prayed that he might die. 'Enough, LORD,' he said. 'Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.'
  • Job 3:11 : 11 Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire?
  • Job 7:15-16 : 15 I prefer strangling and death rather than this body of mine. 16 I despise my life; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
  • Ps 106:45 : 45 He remembered His covenant with them and relented according to the abundance of His lovingkindness.
  • Jonah 4:3 : 3 Now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.
  • Jonah 4:8 : 8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wished to die and said, 'It is better for me to die than to live.'
  • Exod 16:2-3 : 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."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 16:2-3
    2 verses
    88%

    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."

  • Num 20:2-5
    4 verses
    87%

    2 There was no water for the community, so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron.

    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?

    5 Why did you bring us up from Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink!

  • Exod 14:10-12
    3 verses
    84%

    10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them! They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

    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?

    12 Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone so we can serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.

  • Exod 17:2-4
    3 verses
    82%

    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!"

  • Num 14:1
    82%

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

  • Num 14:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    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.

    5 Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the entire assembly of the Israelite community.

  • Num 21:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4 They journeyed from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient along the way.

    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!'

  • Deut 1:27
    80%

    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 17:12
    80%

    12 So Aaron did as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the assembly, and the plague had already begun among the people. He put the incense in and made atonement for the people.

  • Num 14:26-27
    2 verses
    80%

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

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

  • Exod 15:24
    79%

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

  • Exod 16:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    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?"

    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."

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

  • Num 14:39-40
    2 verses
    76%

    39 When Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned greatly.

    40 Early the next morning they set out toward the top of the hill and said, 'Here we are! We are ready to go up to the place the LORD promised, for we have sinned.'

  • Num 16:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13 Isn't it enough that you brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also lord it over us?

    14 What's more, you haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you intend to gouge out the eyes of these men? We will not come!"

  • Jer 2:6
    74%

    6 They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and deep darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

  • Num 14:29
    74%

    29 In this wilderness, your dead bodies will fall—every one of you who was numbered in the census, twenty years old or more, who grumbled against me.

  • Num 14:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10 But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites.

    11 The LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

  • Num 11:4
    74%

    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?

  • Num 14:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35 I, the LORD, have spoken. I will surely do this to this entire wicked community who conspired against me; they will meet their end in this wilderness, and here they will die.

    36 The men whom Moses had sent to explore the land, and who returned and caused the whole assembly to complain by spreading a bad report about the land—

  • Exod 20:19
    73%

    19 They said to Moses, 'Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.'

  • Num 11:1
    73%

    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.

  • Exod 6:9
    73%

    9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh slavery.

  • Num 11:20
    73%

    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?’

  • Num 20:15
    73%

    15 Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there for a long time. But the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.

  • Acts 7:40
    73%

    40 They said to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will lead us, for we do not know what has happened to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt.'

  • Ps 106:25
    72%

    25 They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

  • Num 11:10
    72%

    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.

  • Num 27:15
    72%

    15 Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

  • Num 16:11
    72%

    11 Therefore, it is against the Lord that you and all your followers have gathered. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him?"