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And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. (KJV)
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand it spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 1
הָעָ֗םha.'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 21:5 word 2
בֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.Himagainst God
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 3
וּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.Shehand against Moses
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 21:5 word 4
לָמָ֤הla.Mah<to> why?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 5
הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuhave you brought up us
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhp2mp)
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 21:5 word 6
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 7
לָמ֖וּתla.Mutto die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 21:5 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 21:5 word 9
כִּ֣יkifor
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 21:5 word 10
אֵ֥ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 11
לֶ֙חֶם֙le.chem[is] food
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 43:31, Genesis 43:32, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899G; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 12
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 13
מַ֔יִםMa.yim[is] water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 14
וְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuand self our
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: myself
Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 15
קָ֔צָהKa.tzahit loathes
Lemma: קוּץ (quts) · Strong's: H6973
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to loathe
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 27:46, Exodus 1:12, Leviticus 20:23, Numbers 22:3, 1 Kings 11:25, Proverbs 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6973; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 16
בַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chem<in> the food
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 43:31, Genesis 43:32, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899G; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 17
הַקְּלֹקֵֽל\׃ha.ke.lo.Kel<the> worthless
Lemma: קְלֹקֵל (qe.lo.qel) · Strong's: H7052
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: worthless
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7052; TAHOT Numbers 21:5 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and spoke | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| against God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| and against Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| Why | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| have you led us up | → | עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish |
| out of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| to die | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| There is no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| bread | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899G food |
| . . . | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| or water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| and we | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself |
| detest | → | קוּץ H6973 to loathe |
| this wretched | → | קְלֹקֵל H7052 worthless |
| food | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899G food |
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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