Catholic Public Domain Version
"From where would I obtain the flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying, ‘Give us flesh, so that we may eat.’ "
— Numbers 11:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.”
“Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. ”
“Where could I get meat to give to all this people? For they weep to me, saying, 'Give us meat, that we may eat.'”
“From where shall I get meat to give to this entire people, for they cry to me,‘Give us meat, that we may eat!’”
“Whence should I have flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying: Give us flesh that we may eat.”
“Where am I to get flesh to give to all this people? For they are weeping to me and saying, Give us flesh for our food.”
“Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.”
And so, Moses heard the people weeping by their families, each one at the door of his tent. And the fury of the Lord was greatly enflamed. And to Moses also the matter seemed intolerable.
And so he said to the Lord: “Why have you afflicted your servant? Why do I not find favor before you? And why have you imposed the weight of this entire people upon me?
Could I have conceived this entire multitude, or have given birth to them, so that you might say to me: Carry them in your bosom, as a nursemaid usually carries a little infant, and bring them into the land, about which you have sworn to their fathers?
From where would I obtain the flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying, ‘Give us flesh, so that we may eat.’
I alone am unable to sustain this entire people, because it is too heavy for me.
But if it seems to you otherwise, I beg you to put me to death, and so may I find grace in your eyes, lest I be afflicted with such evils.”
And the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be elders, as well as teachers, of the people. And you shall lead them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and you shall cause them to stand there with you,