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Numbers 11:6

What does Numbers 11:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 11:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But now our soul is wasted away; there is nothing at all: we have nothing but this manna before our eyes.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and now our soul <FI>is<Fi> dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Our soul is dry, our eyes behold nothing else but manna.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and now our soul is dried up: there is nothing at all but the manna before our eyes.

Context

v.5We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

v.6This passage

v.7And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Samuel 13:4

    And he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

  • Numbers 21:5

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

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