Numbers

Numbers 20:15

¹⁵how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how our fathers	אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
went down	וַיֵּרְד֤וּ	way·yê·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יְמָה	miṣ·ray·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
where we lived	וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב	wan·nê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
many	רַבִּ֑ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
years	יָמִ֣ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
The Egyptians	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
mistreated	וַיָּרֵ֥עוּ	way·yā·rê·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
us	לָ֛נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
and our fathers	וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃	wə·la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.