KJV: And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
YLT: and the people thirst there for water, and the people murmur against Moses, and say, 'Why is this? -- thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to put us to death, also our sons and our cattle, with thirst.'
Darby: And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
ASV: And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
| וַיִּצְמָ֨א | and thirsted |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: צָמֵא Sense: (Qal) to be thirsty. |
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| הָעָם֙ | the people |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people. |
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| לַמַּ֔יִם | for water |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters. |
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| וַיָּ֥לֶן | and complained |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לוּן Sense: to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide. |
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| הָעָ֖ם | the people |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people. |
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| עַל־ | against |
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Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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| מֹשֶׁ֑ה | Moses |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus. |
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| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | and said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| לָ֤מָּה | why |
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Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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| זֶּה֙ | [is] this |
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Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such. |
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| הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ | you have brought us up |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common plural Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb. |
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| מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם | out of Egypt |
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Parse: Preposition-m, 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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| לְהָמִ֥ית | 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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| אֹתִ֛י | us |
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Parse: Direct object marker, first person common singular Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| בָּנַ֥י | our children |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| מִקְנַ֖י | our livestock |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: מִקְנֶה Sense: cattle, livestock. |
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| ؟ בַּצָּמָֽא | with thirst |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: צָמָא Sense: thirst. |
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