21 (A)And they said to them, “Let the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made [a]us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

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  1. Exodus 5:21 Lit. our scent to stink before

21 and they said, “May the Lord look on you and judge(A) you! You have made us obnoxious(B) to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword(C) in their hand to kill us.”(D)

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24 And the people (A)complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

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24 So the people grumbled(A) against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”(B)

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Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel (A)complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

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In the desert the whole community grumbled(A) against Moses and Aaron.

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And the people thirsted there for water, and the people (A)complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our (B)livestock with thirst?”

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But the people were thirsty(A) for water there, and they grumbled(B) against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die(C) of thirst?”

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(A)And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness!

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All the Israelites grumbled(A) against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt!(B) Or in this wilderness!(C)

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Why has the Lord brought us to this land to [a]fall by the sword, that our wives and (A)children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”

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  1. Numbers 14:3 be killed in battle

Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword?(A) Our wives and children(B) will be taken as plunder.(C) Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?(D)

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And the people (A)contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died (B)when our brethren died before the Lord!

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They quarreled(A) with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead(B) before the Lord!(C)

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Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;
They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies,
(A)But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.

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When our ancestors were in Egypt,
    they gave no thought(A) to your miracles;
they did not remember(B) your many kindnesses,
    and they rebelled by the sea,(C) the Red Sea.[a]

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  1. Psalm 106:7 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22

Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,
(A)That He might make His mighty power known.

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Yet he saved them(A) for his name’s sake,(B)
    to make his mighty power(C) known.

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