Numbers 11:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.”

Numbers 11:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 11:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 11:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you don’t bear it yourself alone.”

Numbers 11:17 — World English Bible

Numbers 11:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.”

Numbers 11:17 — American Standard Version

Numbers 11:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and I have come down and spoken with thee there, and have kept back of the Spirit which <FI>is<Fi> upon thee, and have put on them, and they have borne with thee some of the burden of the people, and thou dost not bear <FI>it<Fi> thyself alone.”

Numbers 11:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 11:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I will come down and talk with thee there; and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, and thou shalt not bear it alone.”

Numbers 11:17 — Darby Translation

Numbers 11:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I will come downe, and talke with thee there, and take of the Spirite, which is vpon thee, and put vpon them, and they shall beare the burthen of the people with thee: so thou shalt not beare it alone.”

Numbers 11:17 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 11:17 in Context — Numbers 11

15 Plutôt que de me traiter ainsi, tue-moi, je te prie, si j’ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, et que je ne voie pas mon malheur.

16 L’Éternel dit à Moïse: Assemble auprès de moi soixante-dix hommes des anciens d’Israël, de ceux que tu connais comme anciens du peuple et ayant autorité sur lui; amène-les à la tente d’assignation, et qu’ils s’y présentent avec toi.

17 Je descendrai, et là je te parlerai; je prendrai de l’esprit qui est sur toi, et je le mettrai sur eux, afin qu’ils portent avec toi la charge du peuple, et que tu ne la portes pas à toi seul.

18 Tu diras au peuple: Sanctifiez-vous pour demain, et vous mangerez de la viande, puisque vous avez pleuré aux oreilles de l’Éternel, en disant: Qui nous fera manger de la viande? Car nous étions bien en Égypte. L’Éternel vous donnera de la viande, et vous en mangerez.

19 Vous en mangerez non pas un jour, ni deux jours, ni cinq jours, ni dix jours, ni vingt jours,

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