Verse List for NUM 14:3

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OET (OET-RV) Why did Yahweh bring us to this place only to be slaughtered in battle with our wives and children being taken as plunder? Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”

OET-LV And_why is_YHWH bringing us into the_earth/land (the)_this to_fall by_sword wives _of_our and_our _little _of_one[s] they _will _become (into)_plunder am_not good to/for_us is_to _return towards_Miʦrayim.

ULT And why is Yahweh bringing us to this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and our children will be for plunder. Is it not good for us to return to Egypt?”

UST Yahweh has taken us to this land only so that the people who live here can slaughter us men. Then, they will capture our wives and children. It is best for us to go back to Egypt!”

BSB & MSB Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE & WMBB Why does the LORD 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?”

NET Why has the Lord brought us into this land only to be killed by the sword, that our wives and our children should become plunder? Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”

LSV And why is YHWH bringing us to this land to fall by the sword, [that] our wives and our infants become a prey? Is it not good for us to return to Egypt?”

FBV Why is the Lord taking us to this country only to get us killed? Our wives and children will be captured and taken away as slaves! Wouldn't we be better off going back to Egypt?”

T4T Why is Yahweh bringing us to this land, where we men will be killed with swords? And our wives and children will be taken away to be slaves. Instead of going to Canaan. It would be better for us to return to Egypt!”

LEB Why did Yahweh bring us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little children will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”

BBE Why is the Lord taking us into this land to come to our death by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will get into strange hands: would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS And wherefore doth the LORD 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?'

ASV 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?

DRA Would God that we had died in Egypt and would God we may die in this vast wilderness, and that the Lord may not bring us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives and children be led away captives. Is it not better to return into Egypt?

YLT 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?'

Drby 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?

RV And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones shall be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
(And wherefore doeth/does the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones shall be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?)

SLT And wherefore does Jehovah bring us to this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our little ones shall be for a prey. Would it not be good for us to turn back to Egypt?

Wbstr And why hath the LORD brought us to 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?

KJB-1769 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?
(And wherefore hath/has 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?)

KJB-1611 And wherefore hath the LORD brought vs vnto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wiues, and our children should be a pray? Were it not better for vs to returne into Egypt?
(And wherefore hath/has the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives, and our children should be a pray? Were it not better for us to return into Egypt?)

Bshps Wherfore hath the Lorde brought vs vnto this lande to fall vpon the sworde, and that our wyues and our chyldren should be a pray? Were it not better that we returne vnto Egypt agayne?
(Wherefore hath/has the Lord brought us unto this land to fall upon the sword, and that our wives and our children should be a pray? Were it not better that we return unto Egypt again?)

Gnva 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?
(Wherefore now hath/has the Lord brought us into this land to fall upon the sword? our wives, and our children shall be a pray: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?)

Cvdl Wherfore bryngeth the LORDE vs in to this lande, that oure wyues shulde fall thorow the swerde, and ouer children be a praye? Is it not better, that we go agayne in to Egipte?
(Wherefore bringeth/brings the LORD us in to this land, that our wives should fall through the sword, and over children be a pray? Is it not better, that we go again in to Egypt?)

Wycl We wolden that we hadden be deed in Egipt, and not in this waast wildirnesse; we wolden that we perischen, and that the Lord lede vs not in to this lond, lest we fallen bi swerd, and oure wyues and fre children ben led prisoneris; whether it is not betere to turne ayen in to Egipt?
(We wanted that we had be deed in Egypt, and not in this waast wilderness; we wanted that we perishing, and that the Lord lead us not in to this land, lest we fallen by sword, and our wives and free children been led prisoners; whether it is not better to turn again in to Egypt?)

Luth führet uns der HErr in dies Land, daß unsere Weiber durchs Schwert fallen und unsere Kinder ein Raub werden? Ist‘s nicht besser, wir ziehen wieder nach Ägypten?
(leads us/to_us/ourselves the/of_the LORD in this/these country, that our women through sword fall/drop and our children a plunder become? Is_it not better, we/us pull again after Egypt?)

ClVg Utinam mortui essemus in Ægypto: et in hac vasta solitudine utinam pereamus, et non inducat nos Dominus in terram istam, ne cadamus gladio, et uxores ac liberi nostri ducantur captivi. Nonne melius est reverti in Ægyptum?
(Utinam dead we_would_be in/into/on to_Egypt: and in/into/on this_way vasta solitude I_wish let_us_perish, and not/no inducat us Master in/into/on the_earth/land that_(one), not cadamus with_a_sword, and wives and children our ducantur captivi. Isn’t_it better it_is to_return in/into/on Egypt?)

UHB וְ⁠לָ⁠מָ֣ה יְ֠הוָה מֵבִ֨יא אֹתָ֜⁠נוּ אֶל־הָ⁠אָ֤רֶץ הַ⁠זֹּאת֙ לִ⁠נְפֹּ֣ל בַּ⁠חֶ֔רֶב נָשֵׁ֥י⁠נוּ וְ⁠טַפֵּ֖⁠נוּ יִהְי֣וּ לָ⁠בַ֑ז הֲ⁠ל֧וֹא ט֦וֹב לָ֖⁠נוּ שׁ֥וּב מִצְרָֽיְמָ⁠ה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὄφελον ἀπεθάνομεν ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, ἢ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ταύτῃ, εἰ ἀπεθάνομεν· καὶ ἱνατί Κύριος εἰσάγει ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν γῆν ταύτην πεσεῖν ἐν πολέμῳ; αἱ γυναῖκες ἡμῶν καὶ τὰ παιδία ἔσονται εἰς διαρπαγήν· νῦν οὖν βέλτιόν ἐστιν ἀποστραφῆναι εἰς Αἴγυπτον.

BrTr Would we had died in the land of Egypt! or in this wilderness, would we had died! and why does the Lord bring us into this land to fall in war? our wives and our children shall be for a prey: now then it is better to return into Egypt.