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And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD ! (KJV)

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וַיָּ֥רֶבvai.Ya.revand it quarreled

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to contend

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 1

הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 2

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 3

מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 4

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 5

לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 6

וְל֥וּve.Luand if

Lemma: לוּ (lu) · Strong's: H3863

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 17:18, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 30:34, Genesis 50:15, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 22:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3863; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 7

גָוַ֛עְנוּga.Va'.nuwe had died

Lemma: גָּוַע (ga.va) · Strong's: H1478

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to die

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 49:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1478; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 8

בִּגְוַ֥עbig.Va'when died

Lemma: גָּוַע (ga.va) · Strong's: H1478

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to die

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 49:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1478; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 9

אַחֵ֖ינוּ'a.Chei.nubrothers our

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: brother: compatriot

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 10

לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 11

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Numbers 20:3 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The people	→	עַם H5971A people
quarreled	→	רִיב H7378 to contend
with	→	עִם H5973A with
Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
If only	→	לוּ H3863 if
we had perished	→	גָּוַע H1478 to die
. . .	→	גָּוַע H1478 to die
with our brothers	→	אָח H0251I brother: compatriot
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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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