Numbers

Numbers 11:11–15

11So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people? 12Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?

13Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’

14I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me. 15If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now — if I have found favor in Your eyes — and let me not see my own wretchedness.”

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Numbers 11:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Whyלָמָ֤הlā·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have You brought this troubleהֲרֵעֹ֙תָ֙hă·rê·‘ō·ṯāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7489 be evil, bad
on Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָlə·‘aḇ·de·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
Whyוְלָ֛מָּהwə·lām·māhConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have I notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
foundמָצָ֥תִיmā·ṣā·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH4672 attain to, find
favorחֵ֖ןḥênNoun - masculine singularH2580 favour, grace
in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbə·‘ê·ne·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
that You have laidלָשׂ֗וּםlā·śūmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7760 put, place, set
upon meעָלָֽי׃‘ā·lāyPreposition; first person common singularH5921 height
the burdenמַשָּׂ֛אmaś·śāNoun - masculine singular constructH4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
theseהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֥םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people

Numbers 11:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Did Iהֶאָנֹכִ֣יhe·’ā·nō·ḵîArticle; Pronoun - first person common singularH595 I
conceiveהָרִ֗יתִיhā·rî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2029 conceive, become pregnant
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
theseהַזֶּ֔הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
Did Iאָנֹכִ֖י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
give them birthיְלִדְתִּ֑יהוּyə·liḏ·tî·hūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
so thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
You should tellתֹאמַ֨רṯō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
meאֵלַ֜י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
Carry themשָׂאֵ֣הוּśā·’ê·hūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
in your bosomבְחֵיקֶ֗ךָḇə·ḥê·qe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2436 bosom
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
a nurseהָאֹמֵן֙hā·’ō·mênArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH539 confirm, support
carriesיִשָּׂ֤אyiś·śāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
an infantהַיֹּנֵ֔קhay·yō·nêqArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3243 suck
toעַ֚ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הhā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
You swore to giveנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּniš·ba‘·tāVerb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7650 swear
their fathersלַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃la·’ă·ḇō·ṯāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1 father

Numbers 11:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whereמֵאַ֤יִןmê·’a·yinPreposition-m; AdverbH370 whence?
can I get meatבָּשָׂ֔רbā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
forלָתֵ֖תlā·ṯêṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5414 give, put, set
allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
theseהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they keep crying outיִבְכּ֤וּyiḇ·kūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1058 weep, bewail
to meעָלַי֙‘ā·layPreposition; first person common singularH5921 height
Giveתְּנָה־tə·nāh-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
usלָּ֥נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
meatבָשָׂ֖רḇā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
to eatוְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃wə·nō·ḵê·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH398 eat

Numbers 11:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iאָנֹכִי֙’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
cannotלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
carryלָשֵׂ֖אתlā·śêṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5375 lift, take, carry
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
theseהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
by myselfלְבַדִּ֔יlə·ḇad·dîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH905 separation
too burdensomeכָבֵ֖דḵā·ḇêḏAdjective - masculine singularH3515 heavy
for meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Numbers 11:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
this is howכָּ֣כָה׀kā·ḵāhAdverbH3602 thus
Youאַתְּ־’at-Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are going to treatעֹ֣שֶׂה‘ō·śehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6213 do, make
meלִּ֗יlîPreposition; first person common singular
pleaseנָא֙nāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
kill me right nowהָרֹ֔גhā·rōḡVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH2026 kill, slay
ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיmā·ṣā·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH4672 attain to, find
favorחֵ֖ןḥênNoun - masculine singularH2580 favour, grace
in Your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbə·‘ê·ne·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
and let me notוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה’er·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularH7200 see
my own wretchednessבְּרָעָתִֽי׃פbə·rā·‘ā·ṯîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH7451 bad, evil

Cross-references

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Numbers 11:11 Deuteronomy 1:12 · Exodus 5:22

Numbers 11:12 Isaiah 40:11 · Isaiah 49:23 · 1 Thessalonians 2:7 · Exodus 13:5 · Genesis 50:24 · Genesis 26:3

Numbers 11:13 Matthew 15:33 · Mark 8:4

Numbers 11:14 Exodus 18:18 · Deuteronomy 1:9–12

Numbers 11:15 Jonah 4:3 · Philippians 1:20–24 · Jeremiah 20:18 · 1 Kings 19:4 · Jonah 4:8–9 · Exodus 32:32 · Zephaniah 3:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.