Numbers 11:5

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“We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.”

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BSBPD

“We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“We have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 11:5 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 16:3“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
  2. Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
  3. Jeremiah 42:14and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
  4. Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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