Numbers 14:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 14:2 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 →
וַיִּלֹּ֨נוּ֙
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֹשֶׁ֣ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
וְעַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַהֲרֹ֔ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֜ם
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעֵדָ֗ה
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
לוּ
lûwʼ
H3863
if only
מַ֨תְנוּ֙
mûwth
H4191
to die
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
א֛וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
לוּ
lûwʼ
H3863
if only
מָֽתְנוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!
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King James Version Public Domain
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. And all the congregation said to them, “If only we died in the land of Egypt, or if only we died in this wilderness!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).