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Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? (KJV)
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הַמְעַ֗טham.'At¿ [is it] small
Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: little
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 1
כִּ֤יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 2
הֶֽעֱלִיתָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Ta.nuyou have brought up us
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)
Meaning: to ascend: establish
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 3
מֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzfrom a land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 4
זָבַ֤תza.Vatflowing of
Lemma: זוּב (zuv) · Strong's: H2100G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVqrfsc)
Meaning: to flow: flowing
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 33:3, Leviticus 20:24, Numbers 13:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2100G; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 5
חָלָב֙cha.Lavmilk
Lemma: חָלָב (cha.lav) · Strong's: H2461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: milk
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2461; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 6
וּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.Vashand honey
Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: honey
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 7
לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּla.ha.mi.Te.nuto kill us
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 8
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.Barin the wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 9
כִּֽי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 10
תִשְׂתָּרֵ֥רtis.ta.Reryou will make yourself ruler
Lemma: שָׂרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H8323A
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)
Meaning: to rule
Used 5 times. Also: Esther 1:22, Proverbs 8:16, Isaiah 32:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8323A; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 11
עָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuover us
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 12
גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 13
הִשְׂתָּרֵֽר\׃his.ta.Rerreally <make yourself ruler>
Lemma: שָׂרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H8323A
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)
Meaning: to rule
Used 5 times. Also: Esther 1:22, Proverbs 8:16, Isaiah 32:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8323A; TAHOT Numbers 16:13 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Is it not enough | → | מְעַט H4592 little |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you have brought us up | → | עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish |
| out of a land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| flowing | → | זוּב H2100G to flow: flowing |
| with milk | → | חָלָב H2461 milk |
| and honey | → | דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey |
| to kill us | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Must you also | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| appoint yourself as ruler | → | שָׂרַר H8323A to rule |
| . . . | → | שָׂרַר H8323A to rule |
| over us | → | עַל H5921A upon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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