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Numbers 11:23

Moses
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21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.

25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

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BSB
The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
WEB
The LORD said to Moses, “Has the LORD’s hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not.”
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Is Jehovah`s hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
DARBY
And Jehovah said to Moses, Hath Jehovah's hand become short? Now shalt thou see whether my word will come to pass unto thee or not.
BLB
And YHWH said to Moses, “Is the arm of YHWH [too] short? Now you shall see if My word will come to pass, or not.”
ÅB
Da sa Herren til Moses: Er Herrens arm for kort? Nå skal du få se om det vil gå deg som jeg har sagt, eller ikke.
OTB
Herren sa til Moses: “Er det noen grense for Herrens makt? Nå skal du se om mitt ord vil bli oppfylt for deg eller ikke.”
B1930
Da sa Herren til Moses: Er Herrens arm for kort? Nu skal du få se om det vil gå dig som jeg har sagt, eller ikke.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 59:1

    Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

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  • Isaiah 50:2

    Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

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  • Genesis 18:14

    Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

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  • Luke 1:37

    For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

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  • Matthew 19:26

    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

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  • Ezekiel 12:25

    For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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