Numbers 14:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַד־מָתַ֗י לָעֵדָ֤ה הָֽרָעָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה מַלִּינִ֖ים עָלָ֑י אֶת־תְּלֻנּ֞וֹת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֧מָּה מַלִּינִ֛ים עָלַ֖י שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃

Transliteration

ʿad-mātay lāʿēdāh hārāʿāh hazzōʾt ʾăšer hēmmāh mallînîm ʿālāy ʾet-təlunnôt bənê yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer hēmmāh mallînîm ʿālay šāmāʿtî

Grammar Details

*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
*ʿālay*: preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me
*šāmāʿtî*: perfect, 1st singular, Qal form of *šmʿ* - I have heard

Word Meanings

*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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 16:12 : 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
Num 14:11 : 11 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
Mark 9:19 : 19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
1 Cor 10:10 : 10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Exod 16:28 : 28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

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