New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
1 So 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 And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, "If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only 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 has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? 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 select 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.”
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