Numbers
Numbers 14:2
2All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| grumbled | וַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙ | way·yil·lō·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| and Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| and the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| congregation | הָעֵדָ֗ה | hā·‘ê·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5712 congregation |
| said | וַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵהֶ֜ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| If only | לוּ־ | lū- | Preposition | H3863 if |
| we had died | מַ֙תְנוּ֙ | maṯ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H4191 die |
| 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 |
| or | א֛וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| if only | לוּ־ | lū- | Preposition | H3863 if |
| we had died | מָֽתְנוּ׃ | mā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H4191 die |
| in this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
Cross-references
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Exodus 15:24 · Exodus 17:3 · Numbers 16:41 · Exodus 16:2–3 · Philippians 2:14–15 · 1 Corinthians 10:10 · Jude 1:16 · Numbers 14:27–29 · Numbers 11:1 · Psalm 106:24 · Jonah 4:3 · Deuteronomy 1:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.