Numbers 11:18
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18 “Tell the people: ‘Consecrate yourselves(A) in preparation for tomorrow, when you will eat meat. The Lord heard you when you wailed,(B) “If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!”(C) Now the Lord will give you meat,(D) and you will eat it.
Exodus 19:10
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10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate(A) them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes(B)
Acts 7:39
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39 “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.(A)
Numbers 11:1
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Exodus 16:3-7
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3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt!(A) There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food(B) we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”(C)
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven(D) for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test(E) them and see whether they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice(F) as much as they gather on the other days.”
6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt,(G) 7 and in the morning you will see the glory(H) of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling(I) against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?”(J)
Judges 21:2
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2 The people went to Bethel,[a] where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly.
Footnotes
- Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God
Joshua 7:13
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13 “Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves(A) in preparation for tomorrow; for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
Numbers 14:2-3
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2 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) 3 Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword?(D) Our wives and children(E) will be taken as plunder.(F) Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?(G)”
Numbers 11:4-6
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Quail From the Lord
4 The rabble with them began to crave other food,(A) and again the Israelites started wailing(B) and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.(C) 6 But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!(D)”
Exodus 19:15
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15 Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain(A) from sexual relations.”
Genesis 35:2
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2 So Jacob said to his household(A) and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods(B) you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.(C)
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