Good News TranslationThey made him so bitter that he spoke without stopping to think.
New Revised Standard Version
for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash.
Contemporary English Version
Then Moses got into trouble for speaking in anger.
New American Bible
They so embittered his spirit that rash words crossed his lips.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because they exasperated his spirit. And he distinguished with his lips.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Because they exasperated his spirit. And he distinguished with his lips.
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Numbers 20:10,11 And having gathered together the multitude before the rock, he said to them: Hear, ye rebellious and incredulous: Can we bring you forth water out of this rock? . . .
he spake
Psalm 39:1 Unto the end, for Idithun himself, a canticle of David. [2] I said: I will take heed to my ways: that I sin not with my tongue. I have set a guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me.
Psalm 141:3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.
Genesis 30:1 And Rachel seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.
Genesis 35:16-18 And going forth from thence, he came in the spring time to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail, . . .
Job 2:10 And he said to her: Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women: If we have received good things at the hand of God, why should we not receive evil? In all these things Job did not sin with his lips.
Job 38:2 Who is this that wrappeth up sentences in unskilful words?
Job 40:4,5 What can I answer, who hath spoken inconsiderately? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. . . .
Job 42:7,8 And after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Themanite: My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends, because you have not spoken the thing that is right before me, as my servant Job hath. . . .
James 3:2 For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man. He is able also with a bridle to lead about the whole body.