Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Numbers.14.2", "source": "וַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן כֹּ֖ל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֲלֵהֶ֜ם כָּל־הָעֵדָ֗ה לוּ־מַ֙תְנוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם א֛וֹ בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה לוּ־מָֽתְנוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyillōnû* against *mōšeh* and against *ʾahărōn* all *bĕnê* *yiśrāʾēl* and *wayyōʾmĕrû* to them all the *hāʿēdâ* if only *matnû* in *ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* or in the *miḏbār* the this if only *mātnû*.", "grammar": { "*wayyillōnû*": "niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they murmured/grumbled", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʾahărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*bĕnê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wayyōʾmĕrû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they said", "*hāʿēdâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the congregation", "*matnû*": "qal perfect, 1st plural - we had died", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*miḏbār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the wilderness", "*mātnû*": "qal perfect, 1st plural - we had died" }, "variants": { "*wayyillōnû*": "murmured/grumbled/complained", "*bĕnê*": "sons/children/descendants", "*hāʿēdâ*": "congregation/assembly/community", "*matnû*": "died/perished", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/country/territory", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uncultivated land" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Alle Israels barn klaget høylytt på Moses og Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: «Hadde vi bare dødd i Egypt eller i denne ørkenen!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Alle Israels barn klaget mot Moses og Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: «Hadde vi bare dødd i Egyptens land! Eller i denne ørkenen, hadde vi bare dødd!»

• Norsk King James

  Folkene i Israel protesterte mot Moses og Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: «Ville det ikke vært bedre om vi hadde dødd i Egypt, eller om vi hadde dødd her i ørkenen!»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Alle Israels barn klaget mot Moses og Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: Om vi bare hadde dødd i Egyptens land! Eller om vi bare kunne dø her i ørkenen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Alle Israels barn klaget mot Moses og Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: "Hadde vi bare dødd i Egyptens land, eller i denne ørkenen."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og hele Israels barn knurret mot Moses og mot Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: Om vi bare hadde dødd i Egyptens land! Eller om vi bare hadde dødd i denne ørkenen!

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og alle Israels barn sutret mot Moses og Aaron, og hele forsamlingen sa til dem: «Å, om vi hadde dødd i Egypts land! Eller om vi hadde dødd i denne ørkenen!»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og hele Israels barn knurret mot Moses og mot Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: Om vi bare hadde dødd i Egyptens land! Eller om vi bare hadde dødd i denne ørkenen!

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og Israels barn klaget mot Moses og Aron. Hele menigheten sa til dem: «Om vi bare hadde dødd i Egypt eller i denne ørkenen!»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness!

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og alle Israels barn klaget mot Moses og Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: 'Om vi bare hadde dødd i Egyptens land, eller om vi bare hadde dødd i denne ørkenen!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og alle Israels Børn knurrede imod Mose og imod Aron, og al Menigheden sagde til dem: Gid vi havde døet i Ægypti Land! eller gid vi maatte døe i denne Ørk!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Alle Israels barn mumlet mot Moses og mot Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: Om vi bare hadde dødd i Egypt, eller om vi bare hadde dødd i denne ørkenen!

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Alle Israels barn knurret mot Moses og mot Aron, og hele menigheten sa til dem: Hadde vi bare dødd i Egyptens land, eller her i ørkenen!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og alle Israels barn knurret mot Moses og Aron, og hele forsamlingen sa til dem: "Bare vi hadde dødd i Egypt eller i denne ørkenen, om vi bare hadde dødd!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og alle Israels barn klaget mot Moses og Aron: Hele menigheten sa til dem: Om vi bare hadde dødd i Egyptens land, eller om vi bare hadde dødd i denne ørkenen!

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Alle Israels barn ropte mot Moses og Aron og sa: Hadde vi bare dødd i Egypt, eller til og med her i denne ørkenen!

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and all the childern of Ysrael murmured agenst Moses and Aaron. And the hole congregacion sayed vnto them: wolde god that we had dyed in the lond of Egipte ether we wolde that we had dyed in thys wildernesse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And all the childre of Israel murmured agaynst Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregacion sayde vnto them: Oh that we had dyed in the lande of Egipte, or that we might dye yet in this wyldernesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron: and the whole assemblie said vnto them, Would God we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wildernesse: would God we were dead.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And all the chyldren of Israel murmured agaynst Moyses and Aaron, and the whole congregation sayde vnto them: Woulde God that we had dyed in the lande of Egypt, either that we had dyed in this wyldernesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and all the sons of Israel murmur against Moses, and against Aaron, and all the company say unto them, `O that we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wilderness, O that we had died!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And all the children of Israel, crying out against Moses and Aaron, said, If only we had come to our death in the land of Egypt, or even in this waste land!

• World English Bible (2000)

  All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And all the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them,“If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had perished in this wilderness!

Referenced Verses

• Exod 15:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Exodus.15.24", "source": "וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ הָעָ֛ם עַל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹ֖ר מַה־נִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃", "text": "*wayyillōnū* *hāʿām* *ʿal*-*Mōšeh* *lēʾmōr* *mah*-*ništeh*", "grammar": { "*wayyillōnū*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they murmured", "*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*ʿal*": "preposition - against", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ništeh*": "qal imperfect 1st common plural - we will drink" }, "variants": { "*wayyillōnū*": "murmured/grumbled/complained", "*hāʿām*": "the people/the nation/the folk" } }
• 1 Cor 10:10 : 10 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.10.10", "source": "Μηδὲ γογγύζετε, καθὼς καὶ τινὲς αὐτῶν ἐγόγγυσαν, καὶ ἀπώλοντο ὑπὸ τοῦ ὀλοθρευτοῦ.", "text": "Neither *gogguzetē*, *kathōs* *kai* some of them *egoggusan*, and *apōlonto* by the *olothreutou*", "grammar": { "*gogguzetē*": "present imperative, 2nd person plural - grumble/complain/murmur", "*kathōs*": "comparative adverb - just as/even as", "*kai*": "conjunction - also/even", "*egoggusan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd person plural - they grumbled/complained/murmured", "*apōlonto*": "aorist middle, 3rd person plural - they perished/were destroyed", "*olothreutou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - destroyer" }, "variants": { "*gogguzetē*": "grumble/complain/murmur", "*egoggusan*": "grumbled/complained/murmured", "*apōlonto*": "perished/were destroyed/died", "*olothreutou*": "destroyer/one who destroys/angel of destruction" } }
• Phil 2:14-15 : 14 { "verseID": "Philippians.2.14", "source": "Πάντα ποιεῖτε χωρὶς γογγυσμῶν καὶ διαλογισμῶν:", "text": "All things *poieite* without *gongysmon* and *dialogismon*:", "grammar": { "*poieite*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - do/make/perform", "*gongysmon*": "genitive, masculine, plural - murmurings/grumblings/complaints", "*dialogismon*": "genitive, masculine, plural - disputings/arguments/doubts" }, "variants": { "*poieite*": "do/make/perform/accomplish", "*gongysmon*": "murmurings/grumblings/complaints/discontent", "*dialogismon*": "disputings/arguments/doubts/questionings" } } 15 { "verseID": "Philippians.2.15", "source": "Ἵνα γένησθε ἄμεμπτοι καὶ ἀκέραιοι, τέκνα Θεοῦ, ἀμώμητα, ἐν μέσῳ γενεᾶς σκολιᾶς καὶ διεστραμμένης, ἐν οἷς φαίνεσθε ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν κόσμῳ·", "text": "That you may *genēsthe amemptoi* and *akeraioi*, *tekna Theou*, *amōmēta*, in midst of *geneas skolias* and *diestrammenēs*, among whom you *phainesthe* as *phōstēres* in *kosmō*;", "grammar": { "*genēsthe*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural - may become/be", "*amemptoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - blameless/without fault", "*akeraioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - innocent/pure/unmixed", "*tekna*": "nominative, neuter, plural - children", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*amōmēta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - without blemish/unblemished", "*geneas*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of generation/race", "*skolias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - crooked/perverse", "*diestrammenēs*": "perfect passive participle, genitive, feminine, singular - distorted/perverted", "*phainesthe*": "present middle indicative, 2nd person plural - shine/appear", "*phōstēres*": "nominative, masculine, plural - luminaries/light-bearers/stars", "*kosmō*": "dative, masculine, singular - in world/universe" }, "variants": { "*genēsthe*": "may become/be/prove to be", "*amemptoi*": "blameless/without fault/irreproachable", "*akeraioi*": "innocent/pure/harmless/unmixed", "*amōmēta*": "without blemish/unblemished/faultless", "*geneas skolias*": "crooked/perverse/twisted generation", "*diestrammenēs*": "distorted/perverted/corrupted", "*phainesthe*": "shine/appear/are visible", "*phōstēres*": "luminaries/light-bearers/stars/lights", "*kosmō*": "world/universe/ordered system" } }
• Jude 1:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Jude.1.16", "source": "Οὗτοί εἰσιν γογγυσταί, μεμψίμοιροι, κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας αὐτῶν πορευόμενοι· καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν λαλεῖ ὑπέρογκα, θαυμάζοντες πρόσωπα ὠφελείας χάριν.", "text": "*Houtoi eisin gongystai*, *mempsimοιroi*, *kata tas epithymias autōn poreuomenoi*; and the *stoma autōn lalei hyperogka*, *thaumazontes prosōpa ōpheleias charin*.", "grammar": { "*Houtoi eisin*": "demonstrative pronoun with present active indicative, 3rd person plural - these are", "*gongystai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - grumblers", "*mempsimοιroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - fault-finders/complainers", "*kata tas epithymias autōn poreuomenoi*": "prepositional phrase with present middle participle - walking according to their lusts", "*stoma autōn*": "nominative, neuter, singular with genitive - their mouth", "*lalei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - speaks", "*hyperogka*": "accusative, neuter, plural - arrogant words", "*thaumazontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - admiring", "*prosōpa*": "accusative, neuter, plural - faces/persons", "*ōpheleias charin*": "genitive, feminine, singular with accusative - for the sake of advantage" }, "variants": { "*gongystai*": "grumblers/murmurers/complainers", "*mempsimοιroi*": "fault-finders/complainers/discontented", "*epithymias*": "lusts/desires/cravings", "*poreuomenoi*": "walking/proceeding/going", "*stoma*": "mouth/speech", "*lalei*": "speaks/utters", "*hyperogka*": "arrogant/bombastic/swelling", "*thaumazontes*": "admiring/marveling at/showing respect to", "*prosōpa*": "faces/persons/appearances", "*ōpheleias*": "advantage/gain/profit", "*charin*": "for the sake of/because of" } }
• Ps 106:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Psalms.106.24", "source": "וַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֶמְדָּ֑ה לֹֽא־הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּ לִדְבָרֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wayyim'ăsū* in-*'ereṣ* *ḥemdāh* not-*he'ĕmînū* to-*dəbārō*", "grammar": { "*wayyim'ăsū*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they despised", "*'ereṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - land of", "*ḥemdāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - desirability/pleasant", "*he'ĕmînū*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they believed", "*dəbārō*": "noun + 3rd person suffix, masculine, singular - his word" }, "variants": { "*wayyim'ăsū*": "and they despised/rejected/spurned", "*'ereṣ*": "land/country/territory", "*ḥemdāh*": "desirable/pleasant/delightful", "*he'ĕmînū*": "they believed/trusted/had faith in", "*dəbārō*": "his word/promise/command" } }
• Exod 17:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Exodus.17.3", "source": "וַיִּצְמָ֨א שָׁ֤ם הָעָם֙ לַמַּ֔יִם וַיָּ֥לֶן הָעָ֖ם עַל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לְהָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֛י וְאֶת־בָּנַ֥י וְאֶת־מִקְנַ֖י בַּצָּמָֽא׃", "text": "And *wa-yitsmāʾ* there the-*ʿām* for-the-*mayim* and-*wa-yālen* the-*ʿām* against-*mōsheh* and-*wa-yōʾmer* why this *heʿĕlîtānû* from-*mitsrayim* to-*lehāmît* *ʾōtî* and-*wəʾet*-*bānay* and-*wəʾet*-*miqnay* with-the-*tsāmāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yitsmāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he/it thirsted", "*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the water", "*wa-yālen*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he/it complained/murmured", "*mōsheh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*heʿĕlîtānû*": "hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - you brought us up", "*mitsrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*lehāmît*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to kill/cause to die", "*ʾōtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*wəʾet*": "and + direct object marker", "*bānay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my children/sons", "*miqnay*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my livestock/cattle", "*tsāmāʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the thirst" }, "variants": { "*wa-yitsmāʾ*": "thirsted/was thirsty", "*wa-yālen*": "complained/murmured/grumbled", "*heʿĕlîtānû*": "brought us up/made us ascend", "*lehāmît*": "to kill/cause to die/put to death", "*tsāmāʾ*": "thirst/thirstiness/drought" } }
• Num 11:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Numbers.11.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים רַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ וַיִּ֣חַר אַפּ֔וֹ וַתִּבְעַר־בָּם֙ אֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה וַתֹּ֖אכַל בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* the *hā'ām* as *kəmit'ōnnîm* *ra'* in *'āznê* *YHWH*; and *wayyišma'* *YHWH* and *wayyiḥar* his *'appô*, and *wattiḇ'ar-bām* *'ēš* of *YHWH*, and *wattō'ḵal* in *qəṣê* the *maḥăneh*.", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/became", "*hā'ām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people", "*kəmit'ōnnîm*": "preposition k- (as/like) + hitpael participle masculine plural - as those complaining/murmuring", "*ra'*": "masculine singular adjective - evil/bad", "*'āznê*": "construct plural of 'ōzen - ears of", "*YHWH*": "proper name - Yahweh/LORD", "*wayyišma'*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he heard", "*wayyiḥar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and kindled/burned", "*'appô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his nose/anger", "*wattiḇ'ar-bām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and burned among them", "*'ēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire", "*wattō'ḵal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and consumed/devoured", "*qəṣê*": "construct masculine singular - edge/outskirts of", "*maḥăneh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the camp" }, "variants": { "*kəmit'ōnnîm*": "as complainers/as those murmuring/as grumblers", "*ra'*": "evil/wickedness/misfortune/disaster", "*'āznê*": "ears/hearing/perception", "*wayyiḥar 'appô*": "his anger was kindled/his nose burned/he became furious" } }
• Num 11:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Numbers.11.15", "source": "וְאִם־כָּ֣כָה ׀ אַתְּ־עֹ֣שֶׂה לִּ֗י הָרְגֵ֤נִי נָא֙ הָרֹ֔ג אִם־מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְאַל־אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּרָעָתִֽי׃ פ", "text": "And if *kāḵāh* you *'att*-*'ōśeh* to me, *hārgēnî* *nā'* *hārōg*, if *māṣā'tî* *ḥēn* in your *'êneyḵā*; and not *'er'eh* in my *bərā'ātî*.", "grammar": { "*kāḵāh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*'att*": "2nd masculine singular independent pronoun - you", "*'ōśeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - doing", "*hārgēnî*": "qal imperative masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - kill me", "*nā'*": "particle - please/now", "*hārōg*": "qal infinitive absolute - kill", "*māṣā'tî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I have found", "*ḥēn*": "masculine singular noun - favor/grace", "*'êneyḵā*": "common dual noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*'er'eh*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will see", "*bərā'ātî*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 1st common singular suffix - in my misery/evil" }, "variants": { "*'im-kāḵāh 'att-'ōśeh lî*": "if thus you are doing to me/if this is how you will treat me", "*hārgēnî nā' hārōg*": "please kill me indeed/please utterly kill me (emphatic construction)", "*māṣā'tî ḥēn bə'êneyḵā*": "I have found favor in your eyes/I have found grace with you", "*'al-'er'eh bərā'ātî*": "let me not see my misery/that I may not look on my wretchedness" } }
• Num 14:27-29 : 27 { "verseID": "Numbers.14.27", "source": "עַד־מָתַ֗י לָעֵדָ֤ה הָֽרָעָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה מַלִּינִ֖ים עָלָ֑י אֶת־תְּלֻנּ֞וֹת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֧מָּה מַלִּינִ֛ים עָלַ֖י שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃", "text": "*ʿad-mātay lāʿēdāh hārāʿāh hazzōʾt ʾăšer hēmmāh mallînîm ʿālāy ʾet-təlunnôt bənê yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer hēmmāh mallînîm ʿālay šāmāʿtî*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-mātay*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*lāʿēdāh*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - to the congregation", "*hārāʿāh*": "definite article + feminine singular adjective - the evil/wicked", "*hazzōʾt*": "definite article + feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*hēmmāh*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*mallînîm*": "Hiphil participle, masculine plural of *lwn* - causing to complain/murmuring", "*ʿālāy*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*təlunnôt*": "feminine plural construct - complaints of", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*hēmmāh*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*mallînîm*": "Hiphil participle, masculine plural of *lwn* - causing to complain/murmuring", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*šāmāʿtî*": "perfect, 1st singular, Qal form of *šmʿ* - I have heard" }, "variants": { "*ʿad-mātay*": "how long/until when", "*lāʿēdāh hārāʿāh*": "for this evil congregation/regarding this wicked assembly", "*mallînîm*": "murmur/complain/grumble", "*təlunnôt*": "complaints/murmurings/grumblings", "*šāmāʿtî*": "I have heard/I listen to/I have heeded" } } 28 { "verseID": "Numbers.14.28", "source": "אֱמֹ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם חַי־אָ֙נִי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אִם־לֹ֕א כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּרְתֶּ֖ם בְּאָזְנָ֑י כֵּ֖ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃", "text": "*ʾĕmōr ʾălēhem ḥay-ʾănî nəʾum-YHWH ʾim-lōʾ kaʾăšer dibbartem bəʾoznāy kēn ʾeʿĕśeh lākem*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕmōr*": "imperative, masculine singular, Qal form of *ʾmr* - say", "*ʾălēhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*ḥay*": "masculine singular adjective - living/alive", "*ʾănî*": "1st singular personal pronoun - I", "*nəʾum*": "masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conditional particle + negative (oath formula for affirmative statement) - surely", "*kaʾăšer*": "compound preposition - according to what/as", "*dibbartem*": "perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Piel form of *dbr* - you have spoken", "*bəʾoznāy*": "preposition + feminine dual noun + 1st singular suffix - in my ears", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "imperfect, 1st singular, Qal form of *ʿśh* - I will do", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕmōr ʾălēhem*": "say to them/tell them", "*ḥay-ʾănî nəʾum-YHWH*": "as I live, says YHWH/as surely as I live, declaration of YHWH", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "surely/certainly/indeed (oath formula)", "*kaʾăšer dibbartem bəʾoznāy*": "as you have spoken in my ears/just as you have said in my hearing", "*kēn ʾeʿĕśeh lākem*": "so will I do to you/thus I will act toward you" } } 29 { "verseID": "Numbers.14.29", "source": "בַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר הַ֠זֶּה יִפְּל֨וּ פִגְרֵיכֶ֜ם וְכָל־פְּקֻדֵיכֶם֙ לְכָל־מִסְפַּרְכֶ֔ם מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲלִֽינֹתֶ֖ם עָלָֽי׃", "text": "*bammidbār hazzeh yippəlû pigrêkem wə-kol-pəqudêkem lə-kol-misparkem mibben ʿeśrîm šānāh wāmāʿlāh ʾăšer hălînōtem ʿālāy*", "grammar": { "*bammidbār*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the wilderness", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*yippəlû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, Qal form of *npl* - they will fall", "*pigrêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your corpses", "*wə-kol*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and all of", "*pəqudêkem*": "masculine plural passive participle + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your numbered ones", "*lə-kol*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - according to all of", "*misparkem*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your count/number", "*mibben*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - from son of", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*wāmāʿlāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and upward", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that", "*hălînōtem*": "perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Hiphil form of *lwn* - you have murmured", "*ʿālāy*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me" }, "variants": { "*yippəlû pigrêkem*": "your carcasses shall fall/your dead bodies will fall/your corpses will drop", "*pəqudêkem*": "your numbered ones/those who were counted/those registered", "*lə-kol-misparkem*": "according to your whole number/by your full count", "*mibben ʿeśrîm šānāh wāmāʿlāh*": "from twenty years old and upward/from the age of twenty and above", "*hălînōtem ʿālāy*": "you have murmured against me/you have complained against me" } }
• Deut 1:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.1.27", "source": "וַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּ בְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ בְּשִׂנְאַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔נוּ הוֹצִיאָ֖נוּ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לָתֵ֥ת אֹתָ֛נוּ בְּיַ֥ד הָאֱמֹרִ֖י לְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ", "text": "And-*tērāgənû* in-*ʾohŏlêkem* and-*tōʾmrû*: in-*śinʾat* *YHWH* *ʾōtānû* *hôṣîʾānû* from-*ʾereṣ* *Miṣrāyim* to-*lātēt* *ʾōtānû* in-*yad* the-*ʾĕmōrî* to-*hašmîdēnû*.", "grammar": { "*tērāgənû*": "2nd person masculine plural imperfect consecutive, niphal form of *rgn* - 'murmur/complain'", "*ʾohŏlêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - 'your tents'", "*tōʾmrû*": "2nd person masculine plural imperfect consecutive, qal form of *ʾmr* - 'say'", "*śinʾat*": "feminine singular construct - 'hatred of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾōtānû*": "direct object marker with 1st person plural suffix - 'us'", "*hôṣîʾānû*": "3rd person masculine singular perfect, hiphil form of *yṣʾ* with 1st person plural suffix - 'brought us out'", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct - 'land of'", "*Miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - 'Egypt'", "*lātēt*": "qal infinitive construct of *ntn* - 'to give'", "*yad*": "feminine singular construct - 'hand of'", "*ʾĕmōrî*": "proper noun with definite article - 'the Amorite'", "*hašmîdēnû*": "hiphil infinitive construct of *šmd* with 1st person plural suffix - 'to destroy us'" }, "variants": { "*tērāgənû*": "murmured/complained/grumbled", "*ʾohŏlêkem*": "your tents/dwellings", "*śinʾat*": "hatred/enmity/hostility", "*hôṣîʾānû*": "brought us out/led us out", "*ʾereṣ Miṣrāyim*": "land of Egypt", "*lātēt*": "to give/to deliver", "*yad*": "hand/power/control", "*ʾĕmōrî*": "Amorite/Amorites (people group)", "*hašmîdēnû*": "to destroy us/annihilate us" } }
• 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 { "verseID": "1_Kings.19.4", "source": "וְהֽוּא־הָלַ֤ךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ י֔וֹם וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב תַּ֖חַת רֹ֣תֶם *אחת **אֶחָ֑ד וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ לָמ֔וּת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ רַ֗ב עַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ קַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֔י כִּֽי־לֹא־ט֥וֹב אָנֹכִ֖י מֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃", "text": "And he *hālaḵ* in the *midbār* *dereḵ* day and *wayyāḇōʾ* and *wayyēšeḇ* under *rōtem* one and *wayyišʾal* *ʾet*-*napšô* to die and *wayyōʾmer* enough now *YHWH* take *napšî* for not good *ʾānōḵî* than my *ʾăḇōtāy*.", "grammar": { "*hālaḵ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he went/walked", "*midbār*": "noun masculine singular + definite article - the wilderness/desert", "*dereḵ*": "noun masculine construct - journey/way/road of", "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came", "*wayyēšeḇ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sat", "*rōtem*": "noun masculine singular - broom tree/juniper", "*wayyišʾal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he requested", "*napšô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life/soul", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*napšî*": "noun feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - my life/soul", "*ʾānōḵî*": "personal pronoun 1st common singular - I", "*ʾăḇōtāy*": "noun masculine plural construct + 1st common singular suffix - my fathers/ancestors" }, "variants": { "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert", "*dereḵ yôm*": "a day's journey", "*rōtem*": "broom tree/juniper/desert bush", "*wayyišʾal ʾet-napšô lāmût*": "he asked for his life to die/he requested to die" } }
• Job 3:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Job.3.11", "source": "לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע׃", "text": "*lāmmâ lōʾ mēreḥem ʾāmût mibbeṭen yāṣāʾtî wəʾegwāʿ*", "grammar": { "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*mēreḥem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from womb", "*ʾāmût*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I die", "*mibbeṭen*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from belly", "*yāṣāʾtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I came out", "*wəʾegwāʿ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - and expire" }, "variants": { "*lāmmâ*": "why/for what reason", "*mēreḥem*": "from womb/from birth", "*ʾāmût*": "I die/I would die", "*mibbeṭen*": "from belly/from womb", "*yāṣāʾtî*": "I came out/I emerged/I was delivered", "*wəʾegwāʿ*": "and expire/and perish/and die" } }
• Job 7:15-16 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.7.15", "source": "וַתִּבְחַ֣ר מַחֲנָ֣ק נַפְשִׁ֑י מָ֝֗וֶת מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי", "text": "And *wattiḇḥar* *maḥănāq* my *nafshî* *māweṯ* than my *mê'atsmôṯāy*", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ttiḇḥar*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it chooses", "*maḥănāq*": "noun, masculine singular - strangling/suffocation", "*nafshî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*mê*": "preposition - from/than", "*'atsmôṯāy*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my bones" }, "variants": { "*ttiḇḥar*": "chooses/prefers/desires", "*maḥănāq*": "strangling/suffocation/choking", "*nafshî*": "my soul/my self/my life", "*māweṯ*": "death/dying", "*'atsmôṯāy*": "my bones/my body/my skeleton" } } 16 { "verseID": "Job.7.16", "source": "מָ֭אַסְתִּי לֹא־לְעֹלָ֣ם אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה חֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי כִּי־הֶ֥בֶל יָמָֽי", "text": "*Mā'astî* not-forever *'eḥyeh* *ḥăḏal* from me for-*heḇel* my *yāmāy*", "grammar": { "*mā'astî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I refuse/despise", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*lĕ'ōlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever/eternally", "*'eḥyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will live", "*ḥăḏal*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - leave/cease", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*heḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vapor/breath/vanity", "*yāmāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days" }, "variants": { "*mā'astî*": "I refuse/I despise/I loathe/I am weary of", "*'eḥyeh*": "I will live/I would live", "*ḥăḏal*": "leave/cease/desist/let be", "*heḇel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*yāmāy*": "my days/my lifetime" } }
• Ps 106:45 : 45 { "verseID": "Psalms.106.45", "source": "וַיִּזְכֹּ֣ר לָהֶ֣ם בְּרִית֑וֹ וַ֝יִּנָּחֵ֗ם כְּרֹ֣ב חֲסָדָֽיו׃", "text": "*wayyizkōr* for-them *bərîtō* *wayyinnāḥēm* according-to-abundance-of *ḥăsādāyw*", "grammar": { "*wayyizkōr*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he remembered", "*bərîtō*": "noun + 3rd person suffix, feminine, singular - his covenant", "*wayyinnāḥēm*": "niphal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he relented", "*ḥăsādāyw*": "noun + 3rd person suffix, masculine, plural - his lovingkindnesses" }, "variants": { "*wayyizkōr*": "and he remembered/recalled/was mindful of", "*bərîtō*": "his covenant/agreement/treaty", "*wayyinnāḥēm*": "and he relented/was moved to pity/changed his mind", "*ḥăsādāyw*": "his lovingkindnesses/mercies/acts of covenant faithfulness" } }
• Jonah 4:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Jonah.4.3", "source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֛י ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃", "text": "*wə-ʿattāh* *YHWH* take-*nāʾ* *ʾet*-*napšî* from-me *kî* good *môtî* than-*ḥayyāy*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person suffix - my soul/life", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*môtî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my death", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my life" }, "variants": { "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self", "*ṭôb*": "good/better/preferable", "*ḥayyāy*": "my life/living" } }
• Jonah 4:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Jonah.4.8", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כִּזְרֹ֣חַ הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ וַיְמַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים ר֤וּחַ קָדִים֙ חֲרִישִׁ֔ית וַתַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ יוֹנָ֖ה וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ לָמ֔וּת וַיֹּ֕אמֶר ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* as-*zərōaḥ* *haššemeš* *wa-yəman* *ʾĕlōhîm* *rûaḥ* *qādîm* *ḥărîšît* *wa-tak* *haššemeš* on-*rōʾš* *yônāh* *wa-yitʿallāp* *wa-yišʾal* *ʾet*-*napšô* to-die *wa-yōʾmer* good *môtî* than-*ḥayyāy*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened", "*zərōaḥ*": "Qal infinitive construct - rising", "*haššemeš*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sun", "*wa-yəman*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he appointed/prepared", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/spirit", "*qādîm*": "noun, masculine singular - east", "*ḥărîšît*": "adjective, feminine singular - sultry/scorching/quiet", "*wa-tak*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it struck", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - head of", "*yônāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jonah", "*wa-yitʿallāp*": "conjunction + Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he fainted", "*wa-yišʾal*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he asked/requested", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine suffix - his soul/life", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*môtî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my death", "*ḥayyāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person suffix - my life" }, "variants": { "*rûaḥ qādîm*": "east wind/scorching wind", "*ḥărîšît*": "sultry/scorching/quiet/silent/burning", "*yitʿallāp*": "fainted/became faint/grew weary", "*napšô*": "his soul/life/self" } }
• Exod 16:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Exodus.16.2", "source": "*וילינו **וַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּ כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עַל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּמִּדְבָּֽר", "text": "*wə-yillônû* all-*'ădat bənê-yiśrāʾēl* against-*mōšeh* and-against-*ʾahărōn* in-the-*midbār*", "grammar": { "*wə-yillônû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they complained/murmured", "*'ădat*": "construct state, feminine singular - congregation/assembly of", "*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "construct state + proper noun - sons/children of Israel", "*midbār*": "masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness" }, "variants": { "*wə-yillônû*": "and they complained/murmured/grumbled", "*'ădat*": "congregation/assembly/community", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } } 3 { "verseID": "Exodus.16.3", "source": "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", "text": "*wə-yōʾmərû* to-them *bənê yiśrāʾēl* *mî-yittēn mûtēnû* by-hand-of-*YHWH* in-*ʾereṣ miṣrayim* in-*šibtēnû* by-*sîr ha-bāśār* in-*ʾoklēnû leḥem lāśōba'* for-*hôṣēʾtem* us to-the-*midbār* the-this to-*hāmît* all-the-*qāhāl* the-this in-the-*rā'āb*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*mî-yittēn*": "interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - who would give/if only", "*mûtēnû*": "qal infinitive construct + 1st plural suffix - our dying", "*šibtēnû*": "qal infinitive construct + 1st plural suffix - our sitting", "*ʾoklēnû*": "qal infinitive construct + 1st plural suffix - our eating", "*hôṣēʾtem*": "hiphil perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have brought out", "*hāmît*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to die/to kill", "*rā'āb*": "masculine singular - hunger/famine" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittēn*": "who would give/if only/would that", "*sîr ha-bāśār*": "pot of meat/flesh pot", "*leḥem*": "bread/food", "*lāśōba'*": "to satisfaction/to fullness", "*hôṣēʾtem*": "you brought out/led out", "*hāmît*": "to kill/to cause to die", "*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/community", "*rā'āb*": "hunger/famine/starvation" } }