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Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Has my arm lost its power? Now you will see whether or not my word comes true!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “Is the LORD’s hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “Has the LORD’s arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Is the LORD’S power too little? Now you shall see whether My word will come true for you or not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, &#8220Is the LORD&#8217S power limited? Now you shall see whether My word will come true for you or not.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “Is the LORD’S power limited? Now you shall see whether My word will come true for you or not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh said to Moses, “Is Yahweh’s power limited? Now you shall see whether My word will happen for you or not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, “Is the LORD’S hand (ability, power) limited (short, inadequate)? You shall see now whether My word will come to pass for you or not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm weak? Now you will see whether or not what I have promised will happen to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, &#8220Is the LORD&#8217s power limited? You will see whether or not what I have promised will happen to you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said unto Moses, Is Jehovah's hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD answered, "I can do anything! Watch and you'll see my words come true." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD asked Moses, "Is there a limit to the LORD's power? Now you will see whether or not my words come true."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Is there a limit to my power?" the LORD answered. "You will soon see whether what I have said will happen or not!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But the LORD responded to Moses, "Is the LORD short on power? You're now going to witness whether what I say will come to pass or not."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, ?Is the LORD?s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, "Is the LORD's hand shortened? Now you will see whether my word to you will come true or not!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, "Has the LORD's hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD'S hand shortened? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass to thee, or not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses, “Has Yahweh’s hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says to Moses, “Has the hand of YHWH become short? Now you see whether My word meets you or not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Is the hand of Jehovah become short? now thou dost see whether My word meeteth thee or not.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say to Moses, Shall the hand of Jehovah be cut off? Now shalt thou see my word shall be precious to thee or not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord answered him: Is the hand of the Lord unable? Thou shalt presently see whether my word shall come to pass or no. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord answered him: “Can the hand of the Lord be ineffective? Soon now, you shall see whether my word will be fulfilled in this work.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses: Is this beyond the LORD’s reach? You shall see now whether or not what I have said to you takes place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, “Is the LORD’s power limited? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, The LORD'S hand is full; now you shall see whether my word shall come true to you or not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe: “The hand of LORD JEHOVAH is full; now you shall see if My word comes to pass or not.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether My word shall come to pass unto thee or not.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Moses, Shall not the hand of the Lord be fully sufficient? now shalt thou know whether my word shall come to pass to thee or not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/11-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3734" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">Seventy Elders Anointed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?” <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">answered</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“Is the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: hă·yaḏ (Art:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">arm</a> <a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: tiq·ṣār (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest.">too short?</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ṯir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">you will see</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">whether or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇā·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">My word</a> <a href="/hebrew/7136.htm" title="7136: hă·yiq·rə·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to light upon; causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers.">will come to pass.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></span><br />Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a></span><br />“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Jeremiah 32:27</a></span><br />“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></span><br />Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1</a></span><br />Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">2 Kings 7:2</a></span><br />But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19</a></span><br />And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a></span><br />“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19-20</a></span><br />They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Psalm 135:6</a></span><br />The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a></span><br />Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-37.htm">Luke 1:37</a></span><br />For no word from God will ever fail.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-27.htm">Luke 18:27</a></span><br />But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a></span><br />Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-21.htm">Romans 4:21</a></span><br />being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD's hand waxed short? you shall see now whether my word shall come to pass to you or not.</p><p class="hdg">Is the Lord's.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></b></br> Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-41.htm">Psalm 78:41</a></b></br> Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></b></br> Wherefore, when I came, <i>was there</i> no man? when I called, <i>was there</i> none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because <i>there is</i> no water, and dieth for thirst.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <i>it</i>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">2 Kings 7:2,17-19</a></b></br> Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, <i>if</i> the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see <i>it</i> with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28,29</a></b></br> Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-37.htm">Power</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-52.htm">Short</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-36.htm">True.</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/numbers/9-21.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/numbers/9-23.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/numbers/11-26.htm">Power</a> <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Short</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/numbers/12-7.htm">True.</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/numbers/13-18.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">The people crave meat, and loathe manna</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Moses complains of his charge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">and to give the people meat for a month</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Moses' faith is staggered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD answered Moses</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct communication between God and Moses, highlighting the unique relationship Moses had with God as a prophet and leader of Israel. In the context of <a href="/numbers/11.htm">Numbers 11</a>, Moses is overwhelmed by the burden of leading the Israelites and their complaints about the lack of meat. This divine response underscores God's attentiveness to Moses' concerns and His willingness to engage with him directly. This interaction is reminiscent of other instances where God speaks directly to His chosen leaders, such as with Abraham (Genesis 18) and Elijah (1 Kings 19).<p><b>“Is the LORD’s arm too short?</b><br>This rhetorical question challenges any doubt about God's power and ability to fulfill His promises. The "arm" of the LORD is a metaphor for His strength and might, often used in the Old Testament to describe His ability to deliver and protect His people (<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>, <a href="/isaiah/59.htm">Isaiah 59:1</a>). The question implies that nothing is beyond God's capability, reinforcing His omnipotence. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus performs miracles that demonstrate God's power, such as feeding the 5,000 (<a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Matthew 14:13-21</a>), which parallels the provision of quail in <a href="/numbers/11.htm">Numbers 11</a>.<p><b>Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”</b><br>This statement serves as a promise and a test of faith for Moses and the Israelites. It emphasizes the certainty and reliability of God's word, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture (<a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, <a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a>). The fulfillment of God's promise to provide meat for the Israelites is a tangible demonstration of His faithfulness and serves as a precursor to the ultimate fulfillment of His promises through Jesus Christ. In the broader biblical narrative, this assurance of God's word coming to pass is a cornerstone of faith, encouraging believers to trust in God's promises despite present circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who demonstrates His power and faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who intercedes for the people and communicates with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who are in the wilderness and express dissatisfaction with their circumstances.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites are journeying from Egypt to the Promised Land, a place of testing and reliance on God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/q/quail_event.htm">Quail Event</a></b><br>The specific event where God promises to provide meat for the Israelites, demonstrating His provision and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omnipotence.htm">God's Omnipotence</a></b><br>God's rhetorical question to Moses, "Is the LORD’s arm too short?" challenges us to trust in His unlimited power. We should remember that no situation is beyond His ability to intervene.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The assurance that God's word will come to pass encourages believers to have faith in His promises. We are called to trust that what God has spoken, He will fulfill.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_provision.htm">God's Faithfulness in Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness, He is faithful to provide for our needs. We should rely on His provision rather than our own understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/testing_and_growth.htm">Testing and Growth</a></b><br>The wilderness experience was a time of testing for the Israelites. Similarly, our trials can be opportunities for spiritual growth and deeper reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_leadership.htm">Intercession and Leadership</a></b><br>Moses' role as an intercessor highlights the importance of prayer and leadership. We are encouraged to pray for others and lead with faith, trusting in God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_600,000_men_eat_quail_for_a_month.htm">In Numbers 11:21–22, how feasible is it that enough quail could be provided to feed 600,000 men for a month? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_moses'_despair_consistent_with_his_faith.htm">Numbers 11:14-15 describes Moses' despair; how consistent is this with the idea of Moses as a faith-driven leader elsewhere in the Torah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_numbers_31's_warfare_approach_unique.htm">Numbers 31 compared to earlier laws in Exodus and Leviticus: Why does this narrative's approach to warfare seem inconsistent with other divine commandments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_change_his_mind.htm">Does God change His mind? (Numbers 23:19 vs. Exodus 32:14)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Is</span> <span class="cmt_word">the Lord's hand waxed short?</span> So that it cannot reach far enough to fulfill his purposes. This simple and expressive figure of speech is adopted by Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/11-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Is the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arm</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too short?</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְצָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·ṣār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7114.htm">Strong's 7114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dock off, curtail, to harvest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Now</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will see</span><br /><span class="heb">תִרְאֶ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whether or</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבָרִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇā·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall come to pass.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיִקְרְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yiq·rə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7136.htm">Strong's 7136: </a> </span><span class="str2">To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">OT Law: Numbers 11:23 Yahweh said to Moses Has Yahweh's hand (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/11-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 11:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/11-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 11:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>