Verse Comparison: Numbers 20:3
American Standard Version
And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!
Amplified® Bible
And the people contended with Moses, and said, Would that we had died when our brethren died [in the plague] before the Lord!
Contemporary English Version
and complained, "Moses, we'd be better off if we had died along with the others in front of the LORD's sacred tent.
Darby English Version
And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!
Good News Bible
and complained: "It would have been better if we had died in front of the LORD's Tent along with the other Israelites.
King James Version
And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
New American Standard Bible
The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, "If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD!
New International Version
They quarreled with Moses and said, "If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the LORD!
New King James Version
And the people contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, " If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD!
Revised Standard Version
And the people contended with Moses, and said, "Would that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
Young's Literal Translation
and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, `And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!