Numbers 11:22

Even if all our flocks and herds were slaughtered, would that be enough for them? Even if all the fish in the sea were caught, would that be enough for them?”

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

21But Moses replied, “Here I am with 600,000 people and you're telling me, ‘I'm going to give them meat and they'll eat it for a month’?

23“Doesn't the Lord have the power to do that?” the Lord responded. “Now you're going to find out whether what I've said will happen or not!”

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Cross References

Numbers 11:13Where am I supposed to get meat for all of them? They keep on complaining to me, ‘Get us some meat to eat!’

Matthew 15:33“Where could we find enough bread here in this desert to feed such a huge crowd?” the disciples responded.

Mark 8:4“Where could anybody find enough bread to feed them here in this wilderness?” answered his disciples.

Luke 1:34“How is this possible?” Mary asked. “I'm still a virgin.”

John 6:9“There's a boy here who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish, but what good is that when there are so many people?”

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:17-24

Assistance Provided for Moses. ( b. c. 1490.) 16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.… Read the whole commentary →

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