Numbers 11:12
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Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?
In other translations
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?
Hebrew words
הֶאָנֹכִיhe'anokhi¿ IH595הָרִיתִיharitidid I conceiveH2029אֵת'et<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088אִם־'im-or?H518אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595יְלִדְתִּיהוּyelidtihudid I give birth to itH3205כִּי־ki-thatH3588תֹאמַרtomaryou will sayH559אֵלַי'elaito meH413שָׂאֵהוּsa'ehucarry itH5375בְחֵיקֶךָvecheikechain bosom yourH2436כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834יִשָּׂאyisa'he carriesH5375הָאֹמֵןha'omen<the> foster-fatherH539אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַיֹּנֵקhaiyonekthe suckling-childH3243עַל'alonH5921הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe landH127אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834נִשְׁבַּעְתָּnishba'tayou sworeH7650לַאֲבֹתָיו׃la'avotavto ancestors itsH1
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Related verses
- Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
- Exodus 13:5And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
- Genesis 50:24And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Genesis 26:3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
- Galatians 4:19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
- John 10:11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- Genesis 22:16-1716 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;16 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
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