Verse
Numbers 11:23 — And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou…
“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.”
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The verses around Numbers 11:23.
21And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
22Shall 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?
23And 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.
24And 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.
25And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
Verse explanation
The Lord answers Moses’s doubt with a direct question: is the Lord’s power limited? And He promises that Moses will soon see whether His word comes to pass.
From the Numbers 11 study in Bible in Stories.
Numbers 11:23 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porém o Senhor disse a Moysés: Seria pois encurtada a mão do Senhor? agora verás se a minha palavra te acontecerá ou não.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porém o SENHOR respondeu a Moisés: Por acaso o poder do SENHOR é curto? Agora verás se a minha palavra te acontecerá ou não.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¿No tiene el Señor el poder de hacer eso?” , respondió el Señor. “¡Ahora vas a ver con tus ojos si lo que he dicho sucederá o no!
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