Numbers
Numbers 17:12
12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| declared | וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Look | הֵ֥ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| we are perishing | גָּוַ֛עְנוּ | gā·wa‘·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1478 expire perish, die |
| We are lost | אָבַ֖דְנוּ | ’ā·ḇaḏ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H6 perish |
| we are all | כֻּלָּ֥נוּ | kul·lā·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| lost | אָבָֽדְנוּ׃ | ’ā·ḇaḏ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H6 perish |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.