New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
New International Version NIV
1 Then all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night.
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That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud.
2 All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!
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All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness!
3 "Why is the LORD bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?"
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Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?”
4 So they said to one another, "Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt."
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And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”
5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in the presence of all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel.
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Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there.
6 Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;
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Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes
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