Numbers 11:23
And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
Numbers 11:23 in other translations
| BSB | The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.” |
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| WEB | The LORD said to Moses, “Has the LORD’s hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not.” |
| ASV | And Jehovah said unto Moses, Is Jehovah’s hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not. |
| YLT | And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Is the hand of Jehovah become short? now thou dost see whether My word meeteth thee or not.' |
| DARBY | And Jehovah said to Moses, Hath Jehovah's hand become short? Now shalt thou see whether my word will come to pass unto thee or not. |
| BBE | And the Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord's hand become short? Now you will see if my word comes true for you or not. |
| Webster | And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD'S hand shortened? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass to thee, or not. |
What does Numbers 11:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:21-23
21-23. Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand ... Shall the flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them?--The great leader, struck with a promise so astonishing as that of suddenly furnishing, in the midst of the desert, more than two millions of people with flesh for a whole month, betrayed an incredulous spirit, surprising in one who had witnessed so many stupendous miracles. But…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 11:16-23
Moses is to choose such as he knew to be elders, that is, wise and experienced men. God promises to qualify them. If they were not found fit for the employ, they should be made fit. Even the discontented people shall be gratified too, that every mouth may be stopped. See here, I. The vanity of all the delights of sense; they will cloy, but they will not satisfy. Spiritual pleasures alone will satisfy and last. As…
Numbers 11:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 11:23
- Isaiah 59:1
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
- Isaiah 50:2
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
- Genesis 18:14
Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
- Luke 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- Matthew 19:26
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
- Ezekiel 12:25
For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.
- Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- Ezekiel 24:14
I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.
- Micah 2:7
O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
- Jeremiah 44:28-29
Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
- Psalms 78:41
Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 18:14; Ps 78:41; Isa 50:2; 59:1; Mic 2:7; Mt 19:26; Lu 1:37
thou shalt.
23:19; 2Ki 7:2,17-19; Jer 44:28,29; Eze 12:25; 24:14; Mt 24:35
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Context
- Numbers 11:22
Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
- Numbers 11:23
And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
- Numbers 11:24
And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
Numbers 11:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Jehová respondió á Moisés: ¿Hase acortado la mano de Jehová? ahora verás si te sucede mi dicho, ó no. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel dit à Moïse: La main de l’ Éternel est-elle devenue courte? Tu verras maintenant si ce que j’ai dit t’arrivera ou non. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova sprach zu Mose: Ist die Hand Jehovas zu kurz? Jetzt sollst du sehen, ob mein Wort dir eintrifft oder nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui respondit Dominus: Numquid manus Domini invalida est? jam nunc videbis utrum meus sermo opere compleatur. |