KJV: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
YLT: and the sons of Israel say unto them, 'Oh that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, in our sitting by the flesh-pot, in our eating bread to satiety -- for ye have brought us out unto this wilderness to put all this assembly to death with hunger.'
Darby: And the children of Israel said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole congregation with hunger!
ASV: and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
| וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ | And said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אֲלֵהֶ֜ם | to them |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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| בְּנֵ֣י | the sons |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | of Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| מִֽי־ | Oh that |
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Parse: Interjection Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever. |
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| יִתֵּ֨ן | - |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set. |
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| מוּתֵ֤נוּ | we had died |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common plural Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed. |
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| בְיַד־ | by the hand |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand. |
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| יְהוָה֙ | of Yahweh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | in the land |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| מִצְרַ֔יִם | of Egypt |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”. |
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| בְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ | when we sat |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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| סִ֣יר | pots |
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Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: סִיר Sense: pot. |
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| הַבָּשָׂ֔ר | of the meat |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh. |
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| בְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּ | [and] when we ate |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common plural Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed. |
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| לֶ֖חֶם | bread |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain. |
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| לָשֹׂ֑בַע | to the full |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֹׂבַע Sense: satiety, abundance, fullness. |
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| הוֹצֵאתֶ֤ם | you have brought out |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth. |
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| אֹתָ֙נוּ֙ | us |
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Parse: Direct object marker, first person common plural Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| אֶל־ | into |
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Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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| הַמִּדְבָּ֣ר | wilderness |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִדְבָּר Sense: wilderness. |
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| הַזֶּ֔ה | this |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such. |
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| לְהָמִ֛ית | to kill |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| כָּל־ | whole |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| הַקָּהָ֥ל | assembly |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: קָהָל Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation. |
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| הַזֶּ֖ה | this |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such. |
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| בָּרָעָֽב | with hunger |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: רָעָב Sense: famine, hunger. |
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| ס | - |
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Parse: Punctuation |
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