Numbers
Numbers 14:4
4So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
Word by word
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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.