Deuteronomy 1:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Jehovah hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּ בְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ בְּשִׂנְאַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔נוּ הוֹצִיאָ֖נוּ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לָתֵ֥ת אֹתָ֛נוּ בְּיַ֥ד הָאֱמֹרִ֖י לְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ

Transliteration

And-tērāgənû in-ʾohŏlêkem and-tōʾmrû: in-śinʾat YHWH ʾōtānû hôṣîʾānû from-ʾereṣ Miṣrāyim to-lātēt ʾōtānû in-yad the-ʾĕmōrî to-hašmîdēnû.

Grammar Details

*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'

Word Meanings

*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

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Referenced Verses

Deut 9:28 : 28 lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Jehovah was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
Ps 106:25 : 25 But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.
Num 14:3 : 3 And wherefore doth Jehovah bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
Num 21:5 : 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
Exod 16:3 : 3 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.
Exod 16:8 : 8 And Moses said, [This shall be], when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.
Matt 25:24 : 24 And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;
Luke 19:21 : 21 for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Deut 9:28
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28lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Jehovah was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
Deut 1:26
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26Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God:
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2And 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!
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Exod 17:2-3
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2Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? Wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah?
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Exod 14:11-12
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11And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt?
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Deut 1:33-34
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33who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in the cloud by day.
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Deut 1:19-20
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19And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
20And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God giveth unto us.
Ps 106:25
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25But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.
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Exod 16:2-3
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2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
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Exod 16:7-9
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7and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of Jehovah; for that he heareth your murmurings against Jehovah: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
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9And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before Jehovah; for he hath heard your murmurings.
Num 20:3-5
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3And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!
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Num 14:26-27
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26And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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Num 11:1
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1And the people were as murmurers, [speaking] evil in the ears of Jehovah: and when Jehovah heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Jehovah burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.
Num 14:29
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29your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, that have murmured against me,
Num 11:20
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20but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
Num 16:13-14
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13is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us?
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Num 16:41
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41But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.
Deut 1:28
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28Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
Deut 1:37
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37Also Jehovah was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither:
Deut 9:8
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Deut 1:43-45
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43So I spake unto you, and ye hearkened not; but ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country.
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24And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Deut 11:5
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