Exodus 17:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 17:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּצְמָ֨א
tsâmêʼ
H6770
to be thirsty
שָׁ֤ם
shâm
H8033
there
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
לַמַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיָּ֥לֶן
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֹשֶׁ֑ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
לְהָמִ֥ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֹתִ֛י
ʼêth
H853
-
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בָּנַ֥י
bên
H1121
son
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִקְנַ֖י
miqneh
H4735
cattle
בַּצָּמָֽא
tsâmâʼ
H6772
thirst
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World English Bible Public Domain
The people were thirsty for water there; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the people were thirsty for water there, and the people murmured against Moses. And he said, “Is this why you brought us up from Egypt? To kill me and my sons and my cattle, with thirst?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).