Numbers 14:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וְלָמָ֣ה	h4100
1	And wherefore hath the LORD	יְ֠הוָה	h3068
2	brought	מֵבִ֨יא	h935
3		אֹתָ֜נוּ	h853
4		אֶל	h413
5	us unto this land	הָאָ֤רֶץ	h776
6		הַזֹּאת֙	h2063
7	to fall	לִנְפֹּ֣ל	h5307
8	by the sword	בַּחֶ֔רֶב	h2719
9	that our wives	נָשֵׁ֥ינוּ	h802
10	and our children	וְטַפֵּ֖נוּ	h2945
11		יִֽהְי֣וּ	h1961
12	should be a prey	לָבַ֑ז	h957
13		הֲל֧וֹא	h3808
14	were it not better	ט֦וֹב	h2896
15		לָ֖נוּ	h0
16	for us to return	שׁ֥וּב	h7725
17	into Egypt	מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃	h4714

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Why is the Lord taking us into this land to come to our death by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will get into strange hands: would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And why is Jehovah bringing us to this land that we may fall by the sword, that our wives and our little ones may become a prey? Is it not better for us to return to Egypt?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And why hath the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

World English Bible (WEB)

Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and why is Jehovah bringing us in unto this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our infants are become a prey; is it not good for us to turn back to Egypt?'