Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn`t it be better for us to return into Egypt?

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land...? — Better, And why does the Lord bring us into this land?

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And why has the Lord brought us into this land? The pride, and even the madness of their impiety, is more fully revealed here when they ac…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Wherefore has the Lord brought us unto this land
Unto the borders of it: their murmuring did not cease at Moses and Aaron, the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who do not trust God continually vex themselves. The sorrow of the world worketh death. The Israelites murmured against Moses and Aa…

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