Numbers 14:36

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—”

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BSBPD

“So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land, and they turn back and cause all the company to murmur against him, by bringing out an evil account concerning the land,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 14:36 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 13:4and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
  2. Numbers 13:31But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
  3. Numbers 20:3The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!

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

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