Verse 3

And the children of Israel said to them, If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, and when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Israels barn sa til dem: «Hadde vi bare dødd for Herren i Egypt, mens vi satt rundt kjøttgrytene og spiste oss mette på brød! Men dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å la hele menigheten dø av sult.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Israels barn sa til dem: 'Om vi bare hadde dødd for Herrens hånd i Egyptens land, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og når vi spiste brød til vi ble mette. For dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å drepe hele denne forsamlingen med sult.'

• Norsk King James

  Og Israels barn sa til dem: «Om bare Herren hadde latt oss dø i Egypt! Der vi satt ved grytene med kjøtt og spiste oss mette med brød! For dere har ført oss ut til denne ørkenen for å drepe hele folket med sult.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Israels barn sa til dem: "Hadde vi bare dødd for Herrens hånd i Egypt, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste brød til vi var mette! For dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å la hele menigheten dø av sult."

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Israels barn sa til dem: "Om vi bare hadde dødd for Herrens hånd i Egypts land da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste brød til vi var mette! For dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å la hele denne forsamlingen dø av sult."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Israels barn sa til dem: Måtte vi bare ha dødd for Herrens hånd i Egypts land, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste oss mette på brød! For dere har ført oss ut i denne ødemarken for å drepe hele forsamlingen med sult.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Israels barn sa til dem: «Å, om vi hadde dødd ved Herrens hånd i Egypt, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste oss mette! For dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å slakte hele denne forsamlingen med sult.»

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

  Israels barn sa til dem: Måtte vi bare ha dødd for Herrens hånd i Egypts land, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste oss mette på brød! For dere har ført oss ut i denne ødemarken for å drepe hele forsamlingen med sult.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og Israels barn sa til dem: «Hadde vi bare dødd for Herrens hånd i Egypt, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste oss mette på brød! Men nå har dere ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å la hele menigheten dø av sult.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger."

• biblecontext

  { "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" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Israels barn sa til dem: ‘Hadde vi bare dødd for Herrens hånd i Egyptens land da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste brød til vi var mette. For dere har ført oss ut hit i ørkenen for å la hele menigheten dø av sult.’

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Israels Børn sagde til dem: Gid vi havde døet ved Herrens Haand i Ægypti Land, da vi sadde ved Kjødgryden, da vi aade Brød, til vi vare mætte; thi I have udført os i denne Ørk, at lade al denne Menighed døe af Hunger.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Israels barn sa til dem: «Hadde vi bare fått dø ved Herrens hånd i Egypt, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste oss mette på brød. Men dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å la hele forsamlingen dø av sult!»

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og Israels barn sa til dem: "Vi skulle ønske at vi hadde dødd for Herrens hånd i Egypt, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste oss mette med brød! Men dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å la hele folket dø av sult."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og Israels barn sa til dem: 'Å, hadde vi bare dødd for Herrens hånd i Egyptens land, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste brød til vi var mette. For dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å drepe hele menigheten av sult.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Israels barn sa til dem: «Om vi bare hadde dødd for Herrens hånd i landet Egypt, da vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og spiste oss mette på brød! For dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å drepe hele menigheten med sult.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Israels barn sa til dem: Det hadde vært bedre om Herren hadde latt oss dø i Egypt, der vi satt ved kjøttgrytene og hadde nok brød å spise; for dere har ført oss ut i denne ørkenen for å la hele folket dø av sult.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and sayde vnto them: wold to God we had dyed by the hande of the Lorde in the lande of Egipte, when we satt by the flessh pottes and ate bred oure belies full for ye haue broughte vs out in to this wildernesse to kyll this hole multitude for honger.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and saide vnto them: Wolde God we had dyed in the londe of Egipte by the hande of the LORDE, whan we sat by ye flesh pottes, and had bred ynough to eate: for ye haue brought vs out in to this wyldernes, to cause this whole multitude dye of honger.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the children of Israel sayde to them, Oh that we had dyed by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when wee sate by the flesh pots, when wee ate bread our bellies full: for yee haue brought vs out into this wildernesse, to kill this whole company with famine.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the chyldren of Israel sayde vnto them: Woulde to God we had dyed by the hande of the Lorde in the lande of Egypt, whe we sate by the fleshe pottes, and when we dyd eate bread our bellies full: for ye haue brought vs out into this wildernesse, to kyl this whole multitude with hunger.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and the children of Israel said to them, "We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the children of Israel said to them, It would have been better for the Lord to have put us to death in the land of Egypt, where we were seated by the flesh-pots and had bread enough for our needs; for you have taken us out to this waste of sand, to put all this people to death through need of food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and the children of Israel said to them, "We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Israelites said to them,“If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger!”

Referenced Verses

• Lam 4:9 : 9 Those slain by the sword are better than those who die by hunger; for these waste away, stricken for want of the fruits of the field.
• Exod 17:3 : 3 And the people were thirsty there for water; and the people grumbled against Moses, and said, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
• Num 11:4-5 : 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them fell to lusting, and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic:
• Num 20:3-5 : 3 And the people argued with Moses and spoke, saying, "Would God that we had died when our brothers died before the LORD! 4 And why have you brought the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness so that we and our livestock should die here? 5 And why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain, or figs, or vines, or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink."
• Num 14:2 : 2 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!
• Num 16:13 : 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land that flows with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, unless you make yourself altogether a prince over us?
• Num 16:41 : 41 But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the LORD.
• Deut 8:3 : 3 And he humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you did not know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of the LORD does man live.
• Deut 28:67 : 67 In the morning you shall say, Would God it were evening! and at evening you shall say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of your heart with which you shall fear, and for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.
• Josh 7:7 : 7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, why have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of Jordan!
• 2 Sam 18:33 : 33 And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died for you, O Absalom, my son, my son!
• Job 3:1 : 1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.
• Job 3:10 : 10 Because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb, nor hide sorrow from my eyes.
• Job 3:20 : 20 Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;
• Jer 2:6 : 6 Neither did they say, Where is the LORD who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no one passed through, and where no one lived?
• Jer 20:14-18 : 14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bore me be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born to you; making him very glad. 16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and did not repent: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontime; 17 Because he did not slay me from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb always great with me. 18 Why did I come forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
• Num 11:15 : 15 And if You deal thus with me, kill me, I pray You, out of hand, if I have found favor in Your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
• Exod 2:23 : 23 Now it happened, in the process of time, that the king of Egypt died. The children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
• Exod 5:21 : 21 And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge; because you have made our odor to be loathed in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.
• Jonah 4:8-9 : 8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a scorching east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted and wished to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. 9 And God said to Jonah, Do you do well to be angry for the plant? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
• Acts 26:29 : 29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only you, but also all who hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.
• 1 Cor 4:8 : 8 Now you are full, now you are rich! You have reigned as kings without us—and indeed, I wish you did reign, that we also might reign with you!
• 2 Cor 11:1 : 1 I wish you would bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.