Numbers
Numbers 20:5
5Why have you led us up out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates — and there is no water to drink!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | וְלָמָ֤ה | wə·lā·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have you led us up | הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙ | he·‘ĕ·lî·ṯu·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural; first person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| to bring | לְהָבִ֣יא | lə·hā·ḇî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| us | אֹתָ֔נוּ | ’ō·ṯā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| wretched | הָרָ֖ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| place | הַמָּק֥וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| It is not | לֹ֣א׀ | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a place | מְק֣וֹם | mə·qō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| of grain | זֶ֗רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| figs | וּתְאֵנָ֤ה | ū·ṯə·’ê·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8384 fig |
| vines | וְגֶ֙פֶן֙ | wə·ḡe·p̄en | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H1612 vine |
| or pomegranates | וְרִמּ֔וֹן | wə·rim·mō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7416 pomegranate |
| and there is no | אַ֖יִן | ’a·yin | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| water | וּמַ֥יִם | ū·ma·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| to drink | לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ | liš·tō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.