Berean Standard Bible
““If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!””
Six weeks after the exodus, the Israelites are in the wilderness of Sin, and their food is running out. The whole community complains against Moses and Aaron.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
World English Bible (WEB)
and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
King James Version (KJV)
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the children of Israel said to them, It would have been better for the Lord to have put us to death in the land of Egypt, where we were seated by the flesh-pots and had bread enough for our needs; for you have taken us out to this waste of sand, to put all this people to death through need of food.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y decíanles los hijos de Israel: Ojalá hubiéramos muerto por mano de Jehová en la tierra de Egipto, cuando nos sentábamos á las ollas de las carnes, cuando comíamos pan en hartura; pues nos habéis sacado á este desierto, para matar de hambre á toda esta multitud.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Les dijeron: ―¡Ojalá el Señor nos hubiera quitado la vida en Egipto! Allí nos sentábamos junto a las ollas llenas de carne y comíamos hasta quedar satisfechos. Pero ustedes nos han traído hasta este desierto para matarnos de hambre.
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