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JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
הן הכה-צור ויזובו מים-- ונחלים ישטפו הגם-לחם יוכל תת אם-יכין שאר לעמו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
hn hkh-TSvr vyzvbv mym-- vnKHlym ySHtpv hgm-lKHm yvkl tt Am-ykyn SHAr l`mv

Intermediate language

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Behold, he struck the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide meat for his people?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Authorized (King James) Version   
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
New King James Version   
Behold, He struck the rock, So that the waters gushed out, And the streams overflowed. Can He give bread also? Can He provide meat for His people?”
21st Century King James Version   
Behold, He smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed. Can He give bread also? Can He provide flesh for His people?”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“If he struck the flint and the waters flowed and he made torrents flow, can he not also give bread to us, or food prepared for his people?”
Darby Bible Translation   
Behold, he smote the rock, and waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; is he able to give bread also, or provide flesh for his people?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Because he struck the rock, and the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed. Can he also give bread, or provide a table for his people?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Behold, he smote the rock, that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; can he give bread also? will he provide flesh for his people?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?”
God's Word   
True, he did strike a rock, and water did gush out, and the streams did overflow. But can he also give us bread or provide us, his people, with meat?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out; torrents overflowed. But can He also provide bread or furnish meat for His people?"
International Standard Version   
It's true that Moses struck the rock so that water flowed forth and torrents of water gushed out, but is he also able to give bread or to supply meat for his people?"
NET Bible   
Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?"
New American Standard Bible   
"Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He give bread also? Will He provide meat for His people?"
New International Version   
True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, streams flowed abundantly, but can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?"
New Living Translation   
Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, but he can't give his people bread and meat."
Webster's Bible Translation   
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
The World English Bible   
Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?"
EasyEnglish Bible   
Yes, water did come out when he hit the rock. There were streams of water that poured out like a river. But can he also give us food to eat? Can he supply meat for his people?’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. `Also -- bread [is] He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?'
New Life Version   
See, He hit the rock and water poured out and rivers flowed over. Can He give bread also? Will He give meat to His people?”
The Voice Bible   
He split open the rock, and water gushed out; streams and rivers were overflowing! But can He also provide us with bread? Can He supply meat to His sons and daughters?”
Living Bible   
They even spoke against God himself. “Why can’t he give us decent food as well as water?” they grumbled.
New Catholic Bible   
Certainly when he struck the rock, water gushed forth and the streams overflowed. But can he also give us bread or provide meat for his people?”
Legacy Standard Bible   
Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He give bread also? Will He prepare meat for His people?”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Behold, he smote the rock that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Christian Standard Bible   
Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out; torrents overflowed. But can he also provide bread or furnish meat for his people?”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Behold, He did smite the rock so that waters gushed out and the streams overflowed; but can He give bread also? Can He provide flesh for His people?
New Century Version   
When he hit the rock, water poured out and rivers flowed down. But can he give us bread also? Will he provide his people with meat?”
The Message   
All they did was sin even more, rebel in the desert against the High God. They tried to get their own way with God, clamored for favors, for special attention. They whined like spoiled children, “Why can’t God give us a decent meal in this desert? Sure, he struck the rock and the water flowed, creeks cascaded from the rock. But how about some fresh-baked bread? How about a nice cut of meat?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Sure, he struck the rock and water flowed out, and stream beds overflowed, but can he really give us bread? Can he really supply meat for his people?”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Even though he struck the rock so that water gushed out and torrents overflowed, can he also give bread, or provide meat for his people?”
Good News Translation®   
It is true that he struck the rock, and water flowed out in a torrent; but can he also provide us with bread and give his people meat?”
Wycliffe Bible   
For he smote a stone, and waters flowed; and streams went out in abundance. Whether also he may give bread; either make ready a board to his people? (For he struck a stone, and waters flowed; yea, streams went out in abundance. But can he also give bread, or food, to us? can he also prepare a table here in the wilderness for his people?)
Contemporary English Version   
It's true God struck the rock and water gushed out like a river, but can he give his people bread and meat?”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He smote the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread, or provide meat for his people?”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Even though he struck the rock so that water gushed out and torrents overflowed, can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Even though he struck the rock so that water gushed out and torrents overflowed, can he also give bread, or provide meat for his people?’
Common English Bible © 2011   
“True, God struck the rock and water gushed and streams flowed, but can he give bread too? Can he provide meat for his people?”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out And the streams overflowed; Can He give bread also? Or will He provide meat for His people?”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
True, when he struck the rock, water gushed forth, the wadies flooded. But can he also give bread, or provide meat to his people?”
New American Standard Bible   
Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He also provide bread? Will He prepare meat for His people?”
The Expanded Bible   
When he ·hit [L struck] the rock, water ·poured out [gushed] and rivers flowed down. But can he give us bread also? Will he provide his people with meat [Ex. 16]?”
Tree of Life Version   
See, He struck the rock, waters gushed out, streams overflowed. But can He give bread? Will He provide meat for His people?”
Revised Standard Version   
He smote the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread, or provide meat for his people?”
New International Reader's Version   
It is true that he struck the rock, and streams of water poured out. Huge amounts of water flowed down. But can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?”
BRG Bible   
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Complete Jewish Bible   
True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, until the vadis overflowed; but what about bread? Can he give that? Can he provide meat for his people?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Even though he struck the rock so that water gushed out and torrents overflowed, can he also give bread, or provide meat for his people?’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Behold, He struck the Tzur, that the mayim gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can He give lechem also? Can He provide meat for His people?
Names of God Bible   
True, he did strike a rock, and water did gush out, and the streams did overflow. But can he also give us bread or provide us, his people, with meat?”
Modern English Version   
Behold, He struck the rock, so that the waters gushed out and the streams overflowed. Can He give bread or provide meat for His people?”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Yes, he struck the rock and a flood of water came out. But can he give us bread and meat?”
International Children’s Bible   
When he hit the rock, water poured out. Rivers flowed down. But can he give us bread also? Will he provide his people with meat?”
Lexham English Bible   
Yes, he struck the rock and water flowed and streams gushed out, but can he also give food or provide meat for his people?”
New International Version - UK   
True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, streams flowed abundantly, but can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?’