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Numbers 11:29-31
English Standard Version
Numbers 11:29-31
English Standard Version
29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? (A)Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” 30 And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
Quail and a Plague
31 Then a (B)wind from the Lord sprang up, and it brought quail from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits[a] above the ground.
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- Numbers 11:31 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Numbers 11:29-31
New International Version
Numbers 11:29-31
New International Version
29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets(A) and that the Lord would put his Spirit(B) on them!”(C) 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
31 Now a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail(D) in from the sea. It scattered them up to two cubits[a] deep all around the camp, as far as a day’s walk in any direction.
Footnotes
- Numbers 11:31 That is, about 3 feet or about 90 centimeters
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