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Exodus 14:11

They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
Exodus 14:11
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֒ הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־קְבָרִים֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם לְקַחְתָּ֖נוּ לָמ֣וּת בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר מַה־זֹּאת֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ לָּ֔נוּ לְהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

  1. וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. מֹשֶׁה֒mo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  4. הַֽמִבְּלִ֤יha.mi.be.Li“¿ because not”
    Particle, interrogative + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּלִי · “without” · Strong's H1097
  5. אֵין־'ein-“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  6. קְבָרִים֙ke.va.Rim“[were] graves”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from קֶ֫בֶר · “grave” · Strong's H6913
  7. בְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yim“in Egypt”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  8. לְקַחְתָּ֖נוּle.kach.Ta.nu“you brought us”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  9. לָמ֣וּתla.Mut“to die”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  10. בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  11. מַה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  12. זֹּאת֙zoT“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  13. עָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.ta“have you done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  14. לָּ֔נוּLa.nu“to us”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  15. לְהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּle.ho.tzi.'A.nu“by bringing out us”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from יָצָא · “send” · Strong's H3318H
  16. מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yim“from Egypt”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)