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Exodus 16:3

“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
Exodus 16:3
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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)

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֲלֵהֶ֜ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מִֽי־יִתֵּ֨ן מוּתֵ֤נוּ בְיַד־יְהוָה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ עַל־סִ֣יר הַבָּשָׂ֔ר בְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּ לֶ֖חֶם לָשֹׂ֑בַע כִּֽי־הוֹצֵאתֶ֤ם אֹתָ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לְהָמִ֛ית אֶת־כָּל־הַקָּהָ֥ל הַזֶּ֖ה בָּרָעָֽב׃ ס

  1. וַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. מִֽי־mi-“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  6. יִתֵּ֨ןyi.Ten“will he give”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “if only[wishing]” · Strong's H5414Q
  7. מוּתֵ֤נוּmu.Te.nu“died we”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  8. בְיַד־ve.yad-“by [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  9. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz“in [the] land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  11. מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  12. בְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙be.shiv.Te.nu“when sat we”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  13. עַל־'al-“at”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  14. סִ֣ירsir“[the] pot of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from סִיר · “pot” · Strong's H5518A
  15. הַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.Sar“the meat”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
  16. בְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּbe.'a.khe.Le.nu“when ate we”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  17. לֶ֖חֶםLe.chem“food”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  18. לָשֹׂ֑בַעla.Soa'“to abundance”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֹׂ֫בַע · “satiety” · Strong's H7648
  19. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  20. הוֹצֵאתֶ֤םho.tze.Tem“you have brought out”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from יָצָא · “send” · Strong's H3318H
  21. אֹתָ֙נוּ֙'o.Ta.nu“<obj.> us”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  22. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  23. הַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.Bar“the wilderness”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  24. הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  25. לְהָמִ֛יתle.ha.Mit“to put to death”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  26. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  27. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  28. הַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.Hal“the assembly”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָהָל · “assembly” · Strong's H6951
  29. הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  30. בָּרָעָֽב׃ סba.ra.'Av“by <the> hunger”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
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)