Numbers 10:31
What does Numbers 10:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 10:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he saith, `I pray thee, forsake us not, because thou hast known our encamping in the wilderness, and thou hast been to us for eyes;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he said: Do not leave us: for thou knowest in what places we should encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be our guide.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said, Leave me not, I pray thee, because thou knowest where we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou wilt be to us for eyes.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Galatians 6:2
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
- Job 29:15
I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.
- 1 Corinthians 12:14
For the body is not one member, but many.
- Psalms 32:8
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
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