Numbers 14:3

And why has the Lord (Yahweh) brought us to this land to die by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become spoil [spoils of war]; is it not better for us to return to Egypt?"

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְלָמָה   יְהוָה   מֵבִיא   אֹתָנוּ   אֶל   הָאָרֶץ   הַזֹּאת   לִנְפֹּל   בַּחֶרֶב   נָשֵׁינוּ   וְטַפֵּנוּ   יִהְיוּ   לָבַז   הֲלוֹא   טוֹב   לָנוּ   שׁוּב   מִצְרָיְמָה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἵνα τί κύριος εἰσάγει ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν γῆν ταύτην πεσεῖν ἐν πολέμῳ αἱ γυναῖκες ἡμῶν καὶ τὰ παιδία ἔσονται εἰς διαρπαγήν νῦν οὖν βέλτιον ἡμῖν ἐστιν ἀποστραφῆναι εἰς Αἴγυπτον


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H9005
H4100
וְ (ve)
לָ (la)
מָ֣ה (mah)
and
to
what?
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition


C
R
Ti
H3068
יְ֠הוָה (jehvah)
YHWH
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H0935
מֵבִ֨יא (mevi)
to come (in)
Verb Verb
hiphil participle active sing. hiphil participle active masculine singular

Vhrmsa
H0853
H9035
אֹתָ֜ (óta)
נוּ (no)
obj.
us
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

To
Sp1bp
H0413
H9014
אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H9009
H0776
הָ (ha)
אָ֤רֶץ (aretz)
the
land
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9009
H2063
הַ (ha)
זֹּאת֙ (zót)
the
this
Particle Particle (Definite Article)


Td
Tm
H9005
H5307
לִ (li)
נְפֹּ֣ל (nepól)
to
to fall
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9003
H2719
בַּ (ba)
חֶ֔רֶב (cherev)
in
sword
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa
H0802
H9025
נָשֵׁ֥י (nashei)
נוּ (no)
woman
our
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Ncmpc
Sp1bp
H9002
H2945
H9025
וְ (ve)
טַפֵּ֖ (tape)
נוּ (no)
and
child
our
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

C
Ncbsc
Sp1bp
H1961
יִהְי֣וּ (jihejo)
to be
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H9005
H0957
לָ (la)
בַ֑ז (vaz)
to
plunder
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H9008
H3808
הֲ (ha)
ל֧וֹא (lvó)
?
not

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Ti
Tn
H2896a
ט֦וֹב (tvóv)
pleasant
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Aabsa
H9005
H9035
לָ֖ (la)
נוּ (no)
to
us
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Rd
Sp1bp
H7725
שׁ֥וּב (shov)
to return
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqcc
H4714
H9011
H9016
מִצְרָֽיְמָ (mitzerajema)
ה (h)
׃
Egypt
to
verseEnd
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Suffix Suffix

Npl
Sd

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