Numbers 21:5

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And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

In other translations

And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

Hebrew words

וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaberand it spokeH1696הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971בֵּאלֹהִיםbelohimagainst GodH430וּבְמֹשֶׁהuvemoshehand against MosesH4872לָמָהlamah<to> why?H4100הֶעֱלִיתֻנוּhe'elitunuhave you brought up usH5927מִמִּצְרַיִםmimitzrayimfrom EgyptH4714לָמוּתlamutto dieH4191בַּמִּדְבָּרbamidbarin the wildernessH4057כִּיkiforH3588אֵין'einthere notH369לֶחֶםlechem[is] foodH3899וְאֵיןve'einand there notH369מַיִםmayim[is] waterH4325וְנַפְשֵׁנוּvenafshenuand self ourH5315קָצָהkatzahit loathesH6973בַּלֶּחֶםbalechem<in> the foodH3899הַקְּלֹקֵל׃hakelokel<the> worthlessH7052

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Moses

Places: Egypt

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