Numbers 14:3
“And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Numbers 14:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And wherefore doth Jehovah bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und warum bringt uns Jehova in dieses Land, daß wir durchs Schwert fallen und unsere Weiber und unsere Kindlein zur Beute werden? Wäre es nicht besser für uns, nach Ägypten zurückzukehren?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Y por qué nos trae Jehová á esta tierra para caer á cuchillo, y que nuestras mujeres y nuestros chiquitos sean por presa? ¿no nos sería mejor volvernos á Egipto?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E por que nos traze o SENHOR a esta terra para cair à espada e que nossas mulheres e nossos meninos sejam por presa? não nos seria melhor voltarmos ao Egito?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Por que Yahweh nos trouxe a esta terra para morrermos pela espada? Nossas esposas e nossos pequeninos se tornarão vítimas. Não seria melhor voltarmos para o Egito?".
📖 Numbers 14:3 in Context
1And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
2And 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!
3And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
4And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
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