Exodus
Exodus 14:11
11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They said | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁה֒ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Was it because | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| there were no | הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י | ha·mib·bə·lî | Preposition; Adverb | H1097 wearing out |
| graves | קְבָרִים֙ | qə·ḇā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| in Egypt | בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם | bə·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| that you brought us | לְקַחְתָּ֖נוּ | lə·qaḥ·tā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H3947 take |
| into the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| to die | לָמ֣וּת | lā·mūṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have you done | עָשִׂ֣יתָ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to us | לָּ֔נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| by bringing us out | לְהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּ | lə·hō·w·ṣî·’ā·nū | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| of Egypt | מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ | mim·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 106:7–8 · Numbers 14:1–4 · Exodus 15:23–24 · Exodus 17:2–3 · Exodus 16:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.