Exodus 16:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0saidוַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּh559
1אֲלֵהֶ֜םh413
2And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יh1121
3of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לh3478
4unto them Would to Godמִֽיh4310
5יִתֵּ֨ןh5414
24to killלְהָמִ֛יתh4191
7by the handבְיַדh3027
8of the LORDיְהוָה֙h3068
9in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץh776
10of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםh4714
11when we satבְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙h3427
12עַלh5921
13potsסִ֣ירh5518
14by the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רh1320
15and when we did eatבְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּh398
16breadלֶ֖חֶםh3899
17to the fullלָשֹׂ֑בַעh7648
18כִּֽיh3588
19for ye have brought us forthהוֹצֵאתֶ֤םh3318
20אֹתָ֙נוּ֙h853
21אֶלh413
22into this wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רh4057
23הַזֶּ֔הh2088
24to killלְהָמִ֛יתh4191
25אֶתh853
26כָּלh3605
27this whole assemblyהַקָּהָ֥לh6951
28הַזֶּ֖הh2088
29with hungerבָּֽרָעָֽב׃h7458

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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 (BBE)

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.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the children of Israel said to 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 ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole congregation with hunger!

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the children of Israel said to them, O that 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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 (YLT)

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.'