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KJV Lexicon And the people`am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. chode riyb (reeb) to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend with Moses Mosheh (mo-sheh') drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses. and spake 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) saying 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Would God that luw' (loo) a conditional particle; if;; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that! -- if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that). we had died gava` (gaw-vah') to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire -- die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish. when our brethren 'ach (awkh) a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. died gava` (gaw-vah') to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire -- die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish. before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, "If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD! King James Bible And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! Holman Christian Standard Bible The people quarreled with Moses and said, "If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD. International Standard Version As the people argued with Moses, they told him, "We wish that we had died when our relatives died in the LORD's presence! NET Bible The people contended with Moses, saying, "If only we had died when our brothers died before the LORD! GOD'S WORD® Translation The people complained to Moses and said, "If only we had died when the other Israelites died in the LORD's presence! King James 2000 Bible And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! Links Numbers 20:3Numbers 20:3 NIV Numbers 20:3 NLT Numbers 20:3 ESV Numbers 20:3 NASB Numbers 20:3 KJV |
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