Exodus 14:12 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | | הֲלֹא | h3808 |
| 1 | | זֶ֣ה | h2088 |
| 2 | Is not this the word | הַדָּבָ֗ר | h1697 |
| 3 | | אֲשֶׁר֩ | h834 |
| 4 | that we did tell | דִּבַּ֨רְנוּ | h1696 |
| 5 | | אֵלֶ֤יךָ | h413 |
| 18 | the Egyptians | מִצְרַ֔יִם | h4714 |
| 7 | saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | h559 |
| 8 | Let us alone | חֲדַ֥ל | h2308 |
| 9 | | מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | h4480 |
| 16 | for us to serve | עֲבֹ֣ד | h5647 |
| 11 | | אֶת | h853 |
| 18 | the Egyptians | מִצְרַ֔יִם | h4714 |
| 13 | | כִּ֣י | h3588 |
| 14 | For it had been better | ט֥וֹב | h2896 |
| 15 | | לָ֙נוּ֙ | h0 |
| 16 | for us to serve | עֲבֹ֣ד | h5647 |
| 17 | | אֶת | h853 |
| 18 | the Egyptians | מִצְרַ֔יִם | h4714 |
| 19 | than that we should die | מִמֻּתֵ֖נוּ | h4191 |
| 20 | in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | h4057 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Did we not say to you in Egypt, Let us be as we are, working for the Egyptians? for it is better to be the servants of the Egyptians than to come to our death in the waste land.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Is not this what we told thee in Egypt, when we said, Let us alone, and we will serve the Egyptians? For [it had been] better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Is not this the word that we told thee in Egypt, Saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
World English Bible (WEB)
Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Is not this the word which we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Cease from us, and we serve the Egyptians; for better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in a wilderness?'