Verse List for NUM 21:5

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OET (OET-RV) and they started to grumble against God and against Mosheh, “Why did you two bring us out of Egypt just to die in the wilderness, because there’s no bread and no water, and our insides detest that tasteless ‘stuff’?”

OET-LV And_he/it _spoke the_people against_god and_against_Mosheh why have_you(pl)_brought _us _up from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to_die in_wilderness if/because there_is_not food and_there_is_not water and_self _of_our it _loathes (in)_food (the)_worthless.

ULT and the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread and there is no water, and our soul loathes the worthless bread.”

UST So, they criticized God and Moses. They said, “We hate this terrible manna, and there is no other food or drink here! Clearly, you led us out of Egypt only so that we will die in this desolate area!”

BSB & MSB and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE & WMBB The people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, there is no water, and our soul loathes this disgusting food!”

NET And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food.”

LSV and the people speak against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul has been weary of this light bread.”

FBV and made complaints against God and against Moses, saying, “Why did you lead us out of Egypt to die in the desert? We don't have bread or water, and we hate this awful food!”[fn]

T4T and they began to grumble/complain against God and against Moses/me. They said, “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in this desert [RHQ]? There is nothing to eat here, and nothing to drink. And we detest this lousy manna food!”

LEB The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us from Egypt to die in the desert? There is no food and no water, and our hearts detest this miserable food.”

BBE And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS And the people spoke against God, and against Moses: 'Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.'

ASV And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

DRA And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food.

YLT and the people speak against God, and against Moses, 'Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'

Drby and the people spoke against [fn]God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt that we should die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and no water, and our soul loathes this light bread.

RV And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
(And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye/you_all brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.)

SLT And the people will speak against God, and against Moses, For what brought ye us up from Egypt to die in the desert? for no bread, and no water; and our soul loathed upon this light bread.

Wbstr And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul lotheth this light bread.

KJB-1769 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
(And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye/you_all brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.)

KJB-1611 And the people spake against God and against Moses, Wherefore haue ye brought vs vp out of Egypt, to die in the wildernesse? for there is no bread, neither is there any water, and our soule loatheth this light bread.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps And the people spake agaynst God and agaynst Moyses: wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt, for to dye in the wildernesse? for here is neither bread nor water, and our soule lotheth this lyght bread.
(And the people spake against God and against Moses: wherefore have ye/you_all brought us out of Egypt, for to dye in the wilderness? for here is neither bread nor water, and our soul lotheth this light bread.)

Gnva And the people spake against God and against Moses, saying, Wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt, to die in the wildernesse? for here is neither bread nor water, and our soule lotheth this light bread.
(And the people spake against God and against Moses, saying, Wherefore have ye/you_all brought us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? for here is neither bread nor water, and our soul lotheth this light bread.)

Cvdl and they spake agaynst God and agaynst Moses: Wherfore hast thou brought vs out of the lande of Egipte, to slaye vs in the wildernesse? For here is nether bred ner water, and oure soule lotheth this lighte meate.
(and they spake against God and against Moses: Wherefore hast thou/you brought us out of the land of Egypt, to slay/kill us in the wilderness? For here is neither bread nor water, and our soul lotheth this lighte meat.)

Wycl And the puple spak ayens the Lord and Moises, and seide, Whi leddist thou vs out of Egipt, that we schulden die in wildirnesse? breed failith, watris ben not; oure soule wlatith now on this `meete moost liyt.
(And the people spake against the Lord and Moses, and said, Why leddist thou/you us out of Egypt, that we should die in wilderness? bread faileth/fails, waters been not; our soul wlatith now on this meet most light.)

Luth und redete wider GOtt und wider Mose: Warum hast du uns aus Ägypten geführet, daß wir sterben in der Wüste? Denn es ist kein Brot noch Wasser hie, und unsere SeeLE ekelt über dieser losen Speise.
(and talked against God and against Mose: Why have you(sg) us/to_us/ourselves out_of Egypt guided, that we/us die in the/of_the desert? Because it is no/not bread still water hie, and our soul disgusts above this solve/draw_lots food.)

ClVg locutusque contra Deum et Moysen, ait: Cur eduxisti nos de Ægypto, ut moreremur in solitudine? deest panis, non sunt aquæ: anima nostra jam nauseat super cibo isto levissimo.
(and_spoke on_the_contrary God and Moses, he_said: Cur you_brought_out us from/about to_Egypt, as we_would_die in/into/on solitude? is_missing bread/food, not/no are water: the_soul our already nauseat over with_food/feed to_this very_light.)

UHB וַ⁠יְדַבֵּ֣ר הָ⁠עָ֗ם בֵּֽ⁠אלֹהִים֮ וּ⁠בְ⁠מֹשֶׁה֒ לָ⁠מָ֤ה הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֨⁠נוּ֙ מִ⁠מִּצְרַ֔יִם לָ⁠מ֖וּת בַּ⁠מִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְ⁠אֵ֣ין מַ֔יִם וְ⁠נַפְשֵׁ֣⁠נוּ קָ֔צָה בַּ⁠לֶּ֖חֶם הַ⁠קְּלֹקֵֽל׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ κατελάλει ὁ λαὸς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν καὶ κατὰ Μωυσῆ, λέγοντες, ἱνατί τοῦτο; ἐξήγαγες ἡμᾶς ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἀποκτεῖναι ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ; ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἄρτος, οὐδὲ ὕδωρ· ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν προσώχθισεν ἐν τῷ ἄρτῳ τῷ διακένῳ τούτῳ.

BrTr And the people spoke against God and against Moses, saying, Why is this? Hast thou brought us ought of Egypt to slay us in the wilderness? for there is not bread nor water; and our soul loathes this light bread.