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Numbers 11:18

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And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for [it was] well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

And say {H559} thou unto the people {H5971}, Sanctify {H6942} yourselves against to morrow {H4279}, and ye shall eat {H398} flesh {H1320}: for ye have wept {H1058} in the ears {H241} of the LORD {H3068}, saying {H559}, Who shall give us flesh {H1320} to eat {H398}? for it was well {H2895} with us in Egypt {H4714}: therefore the LORD {H3068} will give {H5414} you flesh {H1320}, and ye shall eat {H398}.

"Tell the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat; because you cried in the ears of ADONAI, "If only we had meat to eat! We had the good life in Egypt!" All right, ADONAI is going to give you meat, and you will eat it.

And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.

And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 19:10 (5 votes)

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

  • Acts 7:39 (3 votes)

    To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

  • Numbers 11:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ And [when] the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.

  • Exodus 16:3 (3 votes)

    And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

  • Exodus 16:7 (3 votes)

    And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what [are] we, that ye murmur against us?

  • Exodus 19:15 (2 votes)

    And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at [your] wives.

  • Judges 21:2 (2 votes)

    And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;