Numbers 20:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.”

Numbers 20:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 20:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 20:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Why have you made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in to this evil place? It is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.””

Numbers 20:5 — World English Bible

Numbers 20:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.”

Numbers 20:5 — American Standard Version

Numbers 20:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place? no place of seed, and fig, and vine, and pomegranate; and water there is none to drink.”

Numbers 20:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 20:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And why have ye made us to go up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink.”

Numbers 20:5 — Darby Translation

Numbers 20:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore nowe haue yee made vs to come vp from Egypt, to bring vs into this miserable place, which is no place of seede, nor figges, nor vines, nor pomegranates? neither is there any water to drinke.”

Numbers 20:5 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 20:5 in Context — Numbers 20

3 Le peuple chercha querelle à Moïse. Ils dirent: Que n’avons-nous expiré, quand nos frères expirèrent devant l’Éternel?

4 Pourquoi avez-vous fait venir l’assemblée de l’Éternel dans ce désert, pour que nous y mourions, nous et notre bétail?

5 Pourquoi nous avez-vous fait monter hors d’Égypte, pour nous amener dans ce méchant lieu? Ce n’est pas un lieu où l’on puisse semer, et il n’y a ni figuier, ni vigne, ni grenadier, ni d’eau à boire.

6 Moïse et Aaron s’éloignèrent de l’assemblée pour aller à l’entrée de la tente d’assignation. Ils tombèrent sur leur visage; et la gloire de l’Éternel leur apparut.

7 L’Éternel parla à Moïse, et dit:

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What Does Numbers 20:5 Mean?

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