KJV King James Version
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
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Numbers 11:2
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.
WEB World English Bible
The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated.
ASV American Standard Version
And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched;
Surrounding context — Numbers 11
1 And [when] the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.
2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
4 And the mixt multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
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Numbers 21:7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.James 5:16Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.Numbers 16:45-48Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.Jeremiah 15:1Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, [yet] my mind [could] not [be] toward this people: cast [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth.Psalm 78:34-35When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.Psalm 106:23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy [them].Acts 8:24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.Exodus 32:31-32And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.1 John 5:16If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.Hebrews 7:26For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;Exodus 34:9And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it [is] a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.Genesis 18:23-33And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?Deuteronomy 9:19-20For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.1 John 2:1-2My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:Exodus 32:10-14Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.Jeremiah 42:2And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, [even] for all this remnant; (for we are left [but] a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)Numbers 14:13-20And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear [it], (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)Amos 7:2-6And it came to pass, [that] when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.
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