Numbers 11:19
What does Numbers 11:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 11:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Not for one day only, or even for five or ten or twenty days;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Ye do not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days; --
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not for one day, nor two, nor five, nor ten, no nor for twenty.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Not one day shall ye eat, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
Context
v.18And 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.
v.19This passage
v.20but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
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