Numbers 20:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0chodeוַיָּ֥רֶבh7378
1And the peopleהָעָ֖םh5971
2עִםh5973
3with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הh4872
5and spakeלֵאמֹ֔רh559
5and spakeלֵאמֹ֔רh559
6Would God thatוְל֥וּh3863
8diedבִּגְוַ֥עh1478
8diedבִּגְוַ֥עh1478
9when our brethrenאַחֵ֖ינוּh251
10beforeלִפְנֵ֥יh6440
11the LORDיְהוָֽה׃h3068

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the people were angry with Moses and said, If only death had overtaken us when our brothers came to their death before the Lord!

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the people chid with Moses, and spoke, saying, O that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

World English Bible (WEB)

The people strove with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brothers died before Yahweh!

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, `And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!