Numbers 20:3-5

King James Version

³And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

⁴And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

⁵And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

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Numbers 20:3-5

New International Version

³They quarreled^(A) with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead^(B) before the Lord!^(C) ⁴Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness,^(D) that we and our livestock should die here?^(E) ⁵Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates.^(F) And there is no water to drink!^(G)”

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Numbers 20:3-5

New King James Version

³And the people ^(A)contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died ^(B)when our brethren died before the Lord! ⁴^(C)Why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here? ⁵And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink.”