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Numbers 11:18

Egypt

16 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

17 And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.

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.

19 You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days,

20 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
“Say to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, and you will eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.” Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And unto the people shalt thou say, Hallow yourselves for to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who will give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt; and Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
BLB
And to the people you shall say, Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you⁺ shall eat flesh, for you⁺ have wept in the ears of YHWH, saying, ‘Who will let us eat flesh, for [it was] well with us in Egypt.’ And YHWH will give to you⁺ flesh, and you⁺ shall eat.
ÅB
Og til folket skal du si: Hellige dere til imorgen, så skal dere få kjøtt å spise, siden dere har grått for Herren og sagt: Å, om vi hadde kjøtt å spise, for i Egypt hadde vi det godt. Nå vil Herren gi dere kjøtt, så dere kan spise.
OTB
Si til folket: ‘Helliggjør dere til i morgen, og dere skal spise kjøtt, for dere har grått i Herrens hørsel og sagt: “Hvem vil gi oss kjøtt å spise? Vi hadde det bedre i Egypt!” Derfor vil Herren gi dere kjøtt, og dere skal spise.
B1930
Og til folket skal du si: Hellige eder til imorgen, så skal I få kjøtt å ete, siden I har grått for Herren og sagt: Å, om vi hadde kjøtt å ete, for i Egypten hadde vi det godt. Nu vil Herren gi eder kjøtt, så I kan ete.

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  • Exodus 19:10

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

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  • Acts 7:39

    But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

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  • Exodus 16:3–7

    “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

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  • Numbers 11:4–6

    Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?

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  • Numbers 11:1

    Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

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  • Joshua 7:13

    Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.

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  • Exodus 19:15

    “Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”

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  • Numbers 14:2–3

    All the Israelites grumbled 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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