Numbers 20:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
that our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙
(a·vo·tei·nu)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
went downוַיֵּרְד֤וּ
(vai·ye·re·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to Egypt,מִצְרַ֔יְמָה
(mitz·ray·mah,)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
and we stayedוַנֵּ֥שֶׁב
(van·ne·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִם
(be·mitz·ra·yim)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
a longרַבִּ֑ים
(rab·bim;)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
time,יָמִ֣ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
and the Egyptians 
 
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
treatedוַיָּרֵ֥עוּ
(vai·ya·re·'u)
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra
us and our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃
(ve·la·'a·vo·tei·nu.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
badly. 
 
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra


















KJV Lexicon
How our fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
went down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
into Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
and we have dwelt
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
a long
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
time
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and the Egyptians
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
vexed
ra`a`  (raw-ah')
to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
us and our fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.

King James Bible
How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many years, but the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.

International Standard Version
Our ancestors went down to Egypt, where we lived for many years. But the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors viciously.

NET Bible
how our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Our ancestors went to Egypt, and we lived there for many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.

King James 2000 Bible
How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians afflicted us, and our fathers:
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