Numbers 20:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?”

Numbers 20:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 20:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 20:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Why have you brought Yahweh’s assembly into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals?”

Numbers 20:4 — World English Bible

Numbers 20:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?”

Numbers 20:4 — American Standard Version

Numbers 20:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and why have ye brought in the assembly of Jehovah unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?”

Numbers 20:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 20:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And why have ye brought the congregation of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?”

Numbers 20:4 — Darby Translation

Numbers 20:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Why haue ye thus brought the Congregation of the Lord vnto his wildernesse, that both we, and our cattell should die there?”

Numbers 20:4 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 20:4 in Context — Numbers 20

2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

5 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.

6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them.

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What Does Numbers 20:4 Mean?

Numbers 20:4 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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