Exodus

Exodus 16:3

³“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If only	מִֽי־	mî-	Interjection	H4310 who?
we had died	מוּתֵ֤נוּ	mū·ṯê·nū	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H4191 die
by the LORD’s	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
hand	בְיַד־	ḇə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
There we sat	בְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙	bə·šiḇ·tê·nū	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
pots	סִ֣יר	sîr	Noun - common singular construct	H5518 pot
of meat	הַבָּשָׂ֔ר	hab·bā·śār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and ate	בְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּ	bə·’ā·ḵə·lê·nū	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H398 eat
our fill	לָשֹׂ֑בַע	lā·śō·ḇa‘	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7648 satiety, abundance
of bread	לֶ֖חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
but	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have brought	הוֹצֵאתֶ֤ם	hō·w·ṣê·ṯem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
us	אֹתָ֙נוּ֙	’ō·ṯā·nū	Direct object marker; first person common plural	H853 mark of the accusative
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
desert	הַמִּדְבָּ֣ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
to starve	בָּרָעָֽב׃ס	bā·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
assembly	הַקָּהָ֥ל	haq·qā·hāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
to death	לְהָמִ֛ית	lə·hā·mîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die

Cross-references

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Numbers 11:4–5 · Exodus 17:3 · Numbers 20:3–5 · Lamentations 4:9 · Deuteronomy 28:67 · Jeremiah 2:6 · Numbers 14:2 · Joshua 7:7 · 1 Corinthians 4:8 · Exodus 2:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.