Numbers
Numbers 21:5–6
5and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
6So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Numbers 21:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and spoke | וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| against God | בֵּֽאלֹהִים֮ | bê·lō·hîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and against Moses | וּבְמֹשֶׁה֒ | ū·ḇə·mō·šeh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Why | לָמָ֤ה | lā·māh | 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 die | לָמ֖וּת | lā·mūṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| There is no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| bread | לֶ֙חֶם֙ | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| or water | מַ֔יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| and we | וְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּ | wə·nap̄·šê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| detest | קָ֔צָה | qā·ṣāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6973 feel a loathing, abhorrence, sickening dread |
| this wretched | הַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ | haq·qə·lō·qêl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7052 insubstantial |
| food | בַּלֶּ֖חֶם | bal·le·ḥem | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
Numbers 21:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| sent | וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח | way·šal·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| venomous | הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים | haś·śə·rā·p̄îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8314 a serpent |
| snakes | הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים | han·nə·ḥā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5175 serpent |
| among | בָּעָ֗ם | bā·‘ām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and many | רָ֖ב | rāḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| of the Israelites | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| were bitten | וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ | way·naš·šə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5391 bite |
| and died | וַיָּ֥מָת | way·yā·māṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 21:5 Psalm 78:19 · Exodus 17:2–3 · Numbers 16:13–14 · Numbers 16:41 · Numbers 11:1–9 · Exodus 16:2–3 · Numbers 17:12 · Numbers 14:1–4 · Exodus 14:11
Numbers 21:6 1 Corinthians 10:9 · Jeremiah 8:17 · Deuteronomy 8:15 · Amos 9:3–4 · Isaiah 30:6 · Isaiah 14:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.