Numbers 11:15
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And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and let me not see my own wretchedness.”
In other translations
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and let me not see my own wretchedness.”
Hebrew words
וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518כָּכָה׀kakhahthusH3602אַתְּ־'at-youH859עֹשֶׂה'oseh[are] doingH6213לִּיlito <the> meהָרְגֵנִיharegenikill meH2026נָאna'pleaseH4994הָרֹגharogcompletely <to kill>H2026אִם־'im-ifH518מָצָאתִיmatzatiI have foundH4672חֵןchenfavorH2580בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408אֶרְאֶה'er'ehI lookH7200בְּרָעָתִי׃ פbera'ation distress myH7451
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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