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Christian Standard Bible ®

Numbers 20:4

Why have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel;   Moses;   Murmuring;   Trouble;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Rocks;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Kadesh or Kadesh-Barnea;   Zin;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Kadesh-barnea;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Mourning;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Beast;   Meribah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Kadesh Barnea;   Levi;   Meribah;   Numbers, the Book of;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cattle;   Kadesh-Meribah;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Provocation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Congregation, Assembly;   Jephthah;   Massah and Meribah;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Zin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Kadesh, Kadeshbarnea ;   Wanderings of the Israelites;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Balaam;   Kadesh-barnea;   Levi;   Rebels;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Kadesh;   Meribali;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Massah and Meribah;   Moses;   Pentateuch;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Exodus, Book of;   Kadesh;   Water;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle?
Update Bible Version
And why have you brought the assembly of Yahweh into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?
English Revised Version
And why have ye brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our cattle?
New Century Version
Why did you bring the Lord 's people into this desert? Are we and our animals to die here?
New English Translation
Why have you brought up the Lord 's community into this wilderness? So that we and our cattle should die here?
Webster's Bible Translation
And why have ye brought the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
World English Bible
Why have you brought the assembly of Yahweh into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals?
Amplified Bible
"Why have you brought up the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness to die here, we and our livestock?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whi han ye led out the chirche of the Lord in to wildirnesse, that bothe we and oure beestis die?
Young's Literal Translation
and why have ye brought in the assembly of Jehovah unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?
Berean Standard Bible
Why have you brought the LORD's assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
Contemporary English Version
You brought us into this desert, and now we and our livestock are going to die!
American Standard Version
And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?
Bible in Basic English
Why have you taken the Lord's people into this waste, for death to come to us and to our cattle there?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Why haue ye brought the congregation of the Lorde into this wildernesse, that both we and our cattell shoulde dye in it?
Complete Jewish Bible
Why did you bring Adonai 's community into this desert? To die there, we and our livestock?
Darby Translation
And why have ye brought the congregation of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?
Easy-to-Read Version
Why did you bring the Lord 's people into this desert? Do you want us and our animals to die here?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And why have ye brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, to die there, we and our cattle?
King James Version (1611)
And why haue yee brought vp the Congregation of the Lord into this wildernesse, that we and our cattell should die there?
New Life Bible
Why have you brought the Lord's people into this desert, for us and our animals to die here?
New Revised Standard
Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wherefore then hast thou brought the convocation of Yahweh into this desert, - to die there, we, and our cattle?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Why haue ye thus brought the Congregation of the Lorde vnto his wildernesse, that both we, and our cattell should die there?
George Lamsa Translation
Why have you brought the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die here?
Good News Translation
Why have you brought us out into this wilderness? Just so that we can die here with our animals?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Why have you brought out the church of the Lord into the wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die?
Revised Standard Version
Why have you brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And wherefore have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, to kill us and our cattle?
Hebrew Names Version
Why have you brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals?
King James Version
And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
Lexham English Bible
Why have you brought the assembly of Yahweh, us and our livestock, into this desert to die here?
Literal Translation
And, why have you brought the assembly of Jehovah to this wilderness to die there, we and our animals?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wherfore haue ye brought the congregacion of the LORDE in to this wildernesse, yt we shulde dye here with oure catell?
New American Standard Bible
"Why then have you brought the LORD'S assembly into this wilderness, for us and our livestock to die here?
New King James Version
Why have you brought up the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here?
New Living Translation
Why have you brought the congregation of the Lord 's people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Why then have you brought the LORD'S assembly into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here?
Legacy Standard Bible
Why then have you brought the assembly of Yahweh into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here?

Contextual Overview

1The entire Israelite community entered the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and they settled in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there. 2There was no water for the community, so they assembled against Moses and Aaron. 3The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord. 4Why have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? 5Why have you led us up from Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It’s not a place of grain, figs, vines, and pomegranates, and there is no water to drink!” 6Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them. 7The Lord spoke to Moses, 8“Take the staff and assemble the community. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will yield its water. You will bring out water for them from the rock and provide drink for the community and their livestock.” 9So Moses took the staff from the Lord’s presence just as he had commanded him. 10Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you?”

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

why: Numbers 11:5, Exodus 5:21, Exodus 17:3, Psalms 106:21, Acts 7:35, Acts 7:39, Acts 7:40

that we: Numbers 16:13, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 16:41, Exodus 14:11, Exodus 14:12, Exodus 16:3

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 6:16 - tempted him Joshua 7:7 - to deliver 2 Kings 3:9 - no water

Cross-References

Genesis 19:24
Then out of the sky the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah burning sulfur from the Lord.
Genesis 20:6
Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. I have also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I have not let you touch her.
Genesis 20:17
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
Genesis 20:18
for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
2 Samuel 4:11
How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house on his own bed! So now, should I not require his blood from you and purge you from the earth?”
1 Chronicles 21:17
David said to God, “Wasn’t I the one who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Lord my God, please let your hand be against me and against my father’s family, but don’t let the plague be against your people.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness,.... The wilderness of Zin, whither by various marches and journeys, and through different stations, they were at length come:

that we and our cattle should die there? with thirst; they seem to represent it, as if this was the end, design, and intention of Moses and Aaron in bringing them thither; their language is much the same with their fathers on a like occasion; which shows the bad influence of example, and how careful parents should be of their words and actions, that their posterity be not harmed by them; see Exodus 17:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The language of the murmurers is noteworthy. It has the air of a traditional remonstrance handed down from the last generation. Compare marginal references.


 
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