We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

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  • WEB World English Bible

    We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

  • KJV King James Version

    We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

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Cross-references (3)

Passages linked to Numbers 11:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Exodus 16:3 and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
  • Psalms 17:14 from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.
  • Philippians 3:19 whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

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Explain this verse (14 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For a small price, or good cheap.

For a small price, or good cheap.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Num 11:5 We remember the fish, which we did…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Freely; either without price, for fish was very plentiful,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain We remember the fish which we did eat in…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Freely - Either without price, for fish was very…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 5. We remember, c.] The choice aliments which…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 11:5-6. The fish which we did eat freely…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Fish. The Nile abounds in fish, which they might…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain We remember the fish, which we did eat in…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. The fish… freely — Hebrew, for nothing. So…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. the fish] These were very plentiful in Egypt.…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) We remember the fish . . . —Classical…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain We remember the fish, which we did eat in…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain There is nothing at all, beside this manna.

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