Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
Parallel translations
- WEB You will not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days,
- BSB You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days,
- NKJV You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,
- NASB You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,
- NLT And it won’t be for just a day or two, or for five or ten or even twenty.
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Quick answer
The meat will come not for a day or a few days but far longer. The abundance itself is part of the warning.
Overview
God declares the meat will last beyond any normal feast. The mounting list of days builds toward the loathing that overindulgence will bring. The verse underscores that God's answer to sinful craving can be a heavy and excessive measure.
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