Numbers 20:3

And as it turned into sedition, they said: “If only we had perished among our brothers in the sight of the Lord.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And when the people were in need of water, they came together against Moses and Aaron.

4Why have you led away the Church of the Lord, into the wilderness, so that both we and our cattle would die?

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Cross References

Exodus 17:2And arguing against Moses, they said, “Give us water, so that we may drink.” And Moses answered them: “Why argue against me? For what reason do you tempt the Lord?”

Numbers 11:33The flesh was still between their teeth, neither had this kind of food ceased, and behold, the fury of the Lord was provoked against the people, and he struck them with an exceedingly great scourge.

Numbers 14:36Therefore, all the men, whom Moses had sent to contemplate the land, and who, having returned, had caused the entire multitude to murmur against him, disparaging the land as if it were evil,

Numbers 16:31Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak, the earth broke open under their feet.

Job 3:10For it did not close the doors of the womb that bore me, nor take away evils from my eyes.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:2-14

The Death of Miriam; The Water of Meribah; Moses and Aaron Reproved. ( b. c. 1453.) 1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord ! 4 And why… Read the whole commentary →

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