KJV ORIGINAL
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?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Should we kill all our flocks and herds to feed them enough? Or should we gather all the fish from the sea to satisfy them?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses is questioning God about how it would be physically possible to provide meat for over 600,000 people in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Moses' response to God's promise to provide meat for the complaining Israelites in the wilderness. The people had been eating manna but were craving meat, so God promised to give them meat for a whole month. Moses, overwhelmed by the logistics of feeding such a massive population, was expressing doubt about how this could practically be accomplished.
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