Numbers

Numbers 14:3–4

³Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”

⁴So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”

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Numbers 14:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	וְלָמָ֣ה	wə·lā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is the LORD	יְ֠הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
bringing	מֵבִ֨יא	mê·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
us	אֹתָ֜נוּ	’ō·ṯā·nū	Direct object marker; first person common plural	H853 mark of the accusative
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
this	הַזֹּאת֙	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
land	הָאָ֤רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to fall	לִנְפֹּ֣ל	lin·pōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
by the sword	בַּחֶ֔רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
Our wives	נָשֵׁ֥ינוּ	nā·šê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and children	וְטַפֵּ֖נוּ	wə·ṭap·pê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H2945 children
will become	יִהְי֣וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
plunder	לָבַ֑ז	lā·ḇaz	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H957 spoiling, robbery; spoil, booty
Would it not	הֲל֧וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be better	ט֦וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
to go back	שׁ֥וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
to Egypt	מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃	miṣ·rā·yə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Numbers 14:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they said	וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	אָחִ֑יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Let us appoint	נִתְּנָ֥ה	nit·tə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
a leader	רֹ֖אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
and return	וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה	wə·nā·šū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7725 turn back, return
to Egypt	מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃	miṣ·rā·yə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Cross-references

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Numbers 14:3 Numbers 14:31–32 · Jeremiah 9:3 · Psalm 78:40

Numbers 14:4 Acts 7:39 · Nehemiah 9:16–17 · Luke 17:32 · Deuteronomy 17:16 · Deuteronomy 28:68 · Hebrews 11:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.