Then the people argued with Moses and spoke, saying,“ If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!

百姓向摩西争闹说：“我们的弟兄曾死在耶和华面前，我们恨不得与他们同死。

百姓与摩西争闹，说：“我们恨不得与我们的弟兄一同死在耶和华面前。

百姓与摩西争闹，说：“我们恨不得与我们的弟兄一同死在耶和华面前。

他们埋怨说：“还不如当初跟我们的弟兄一起死在耶和华面前！

人民与摩西争闹，说：“但愿我们的兄弟在耶和华面前死去的时候，我们也一同死去！

百姓向摩西爭鬧說：「我們的弟兄曾死在耶和華面前，我們恨不得與他們同死。

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。

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。

他們埋怨說：「還不如當初跟我們的弟兄一起死在耶和華面前！

人民與摩西爭鬧，說：“但願我們的兄弟在耶和華面前死去的時候，我們也一同死去！

人民和摩西吵鬧，條陳說：『我們的族弟兄曾死在永恆主面前，我們巴不得那時候也死好啦！

與摩西爭曰、昔我兄弟死於耶和華前、我儕甚願與之偕亡、

與摩西爭曰、昔我兄弟死於耶和華前、我儕願偕亡為幸。

民與摩西爭曰、昔我兄弟死於主前、我儕恨不與之偕亡、

They quarreled with Moses and said,“ If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord!

They argued with Moses. They said,“ We wish we had died when our people fell dead in front of the Lord.

And the people quarreled with Moses and said,“ Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!

The people blamed Moses and said,“ If only we had died in the Lord’s presence with our brothers!

The people quarreled with Moses and said,“ If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD.

And the people contended with Moses and spoke, saying:“ If only we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

The people quarreled with Moses and said,“ If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord.

And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

The people contended with Moses, saying,“ If only we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!

The people quarreled with Moses, and spoke, saying,“ We wish that we had died when our brothers died before Yahweh!

So the people quarreled with Moses and said,“ Give us water so that we may drink!” And Moses said to them,“ Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, and all the people who belonged to Korah with all their possessions.So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said,“ The earth might swallow us!”Fire also came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

Then all the congregation raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept that night.And all the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the entire congregation said to them,“ If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or even if we had died in this wilderness!

But those who died by the plague were 14,700 in number, besides those who died on account of Korah.

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the ears of the Lord; and the Lord heard them and His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some at the outskirts of the camp.

As for the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, and who returned and led all the congregation to grumble against him by bringing a bad report about the land,those men who brought the bad report of the land also died by a plague in the presence of the Lord.

While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very severe plague.So that place was named Kibroth hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy.

But the whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.The sons of Israel said to them,“ If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread until we were full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger!”

Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb, Or hide trouble from my eyes.“ Why did I not die at birth, Come out of the womb and pass away?

Better off are those killed by the sword Than those killed by hunger; For they waste away, stricken By the lack of the produce of the field.