Numbers 20:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 20:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 20:3 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 20:3 — KJV
“And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!”
— Numbers 20:3 (KJV)
Numbers 20:3 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 20:3
“Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:3: people, moses, spake
“And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:3: people, moses, spake
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:3: spake, saying, god
“And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:3: moses, spake, saying
“And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:3: people, saying, would
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