And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 20 of Numbers. Miriam dies at Kadesh, and shortly afterward the people again complain about the lack of water. God commands Moses to speak to the rock, but Moses strikes it twice. Although water comes forth, God declares that Moses and Aaron will not bring the community into the land. The episode highlights the special responsibility of leaders and shows that an apparently effective response does not make an action obedient when it violates the command received.
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Compare Numbers 20:3 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Und das Volk haderte mit Mose und sprach: Ach, daß wir umgekommen wären, da unsere Brüder umkamen vor dem HERRN!
Y regañó el pueblo con Moisés, y hablaron diciendo: ¡Ojalá que nosotros hubiéramos muerto cuando perecieron nuestros hermanos delante de Jehová!
Le peuple chercha querelle à Moïse. Ils dirent: Que n'avons-nous expiré, quand nos frères expirèrent devant l'Eternel?
E il popolo contese con Mosè e disse: Ah! fossimo pur morti, quando morirono i nostri fratelli davanti al Signore!
E o povo contendeu com Moisés, dizendo: Quem dera tivéssemos perecido quando pereceram nossos irmãos perante o SENHOR!
百姓與 摩西 爭鬧,說:「我們恨不得與我們的弟兄一同死在耶和華面前。
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