Numbers

Numbers 20:19

19“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
We will stayנַעֲלֶה֒na·‘ă·lehVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
on the main roadבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam·sil·lāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4546 highway
the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
repliedוַיֹּאמְר֨וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
and ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
weאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
or our herdsוּמִקְנַ֔יū·miq·nayConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH4735 cattle
drinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙niš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH8354 drink
your waterמֵימֶ֤יךָmê·me·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH4325 water, juice, urine
we will payוְנָתַתִּ֖יwə·nā·ṯat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
for itמִכְרָ֑םmiḵ·rāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH4377 merchandise, value
There will be noאֵין־’ên-AdverbH369 nothing, nought
problemדָּבָ֖רdā·ḇārNoun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
onlyרַ֥קraqAdverbH7535 thin
let us pass throughאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃’e·‘ĕ·ḇō·rāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
on footבְּרַגְלַ֥יbə·raḡ·layPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singularH7272 foot

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