Numbers 14:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Numbers 14:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 14:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 14:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be captured or killed! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return into Egypt?””
Numbers 14:3 — World English Bible
Numbers 14:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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?”
Numbers 14:3 — American Standard Version
Numbers 14:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and why is Jehovah bringing us in unto this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our infants are become a prey; is it not good for us to turn back to Egypt?'”
Numbers 14:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 14:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And why is Jehovah bringing us to this land that we may fall by the sword, that our wives and our little ones may become a prey? Is it not better for us to return to Egypt?”
Numbers 14:3 — Darby Translation
Numbers 14:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore nowe hath the Lord brought vs into this lande to fall vpon the sworde? our wiues, and our children shall be a pray: were it not better for vs to returne into Egypt?”
Numbers 14:3 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 14:3 in Context — Numbers 14
1 ENTONCES toda la congregación alzaron [grita], y dieron voces: y el pueblo lloró aquella noche.
2 Y quejáronse contra Moisés y contra Aarón todos los hijos de Israel; y díjoles toda la multitud: ¡Ojalá muriéramos en la tierra de Egipto; ó en este desierto ojalá muriéramos!
3 ¿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?
4 Y decían el uno al otro: Hagamos un capitán, y volvámonos á Egipto.
5 Entonces Moisés y Aarón cayeron sobre sus rostros delante de toda la multitud de la congregación de los hijos de Israel.
What Does Numbers 14:3 Mean?
Numbers 14:3 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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