Numbers 20:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?”
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“Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and why have ye brought in the assembly of Jehovah unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 20:4 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 5:21“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
- Exodus 14:11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
- 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!”
- Exodus 17:3But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”
- Numbers 11:5We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.
- Numbers 11:20but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”
- Numbers 16:13Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?
- Numbers 16:41The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”
- Psalms 106:21They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
- Acts 7:35This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- Acts 7:39But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).