New American Standard Bible 1995

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"Why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 וְלָמָ֤ה ve·la·mah
have you made us come to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙ he·'e·li·tu·nu
up from Egypt, a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם mim·mitz·ra·yim,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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to bring to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 לְהָבִ֣יא le·ha·vi
us in to this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּ֑ה haz·zeh;
wretched bad, evil Adjective H7451 הָרָ֖ע ha·ra
place? a standing place, place Noun H4725 הַמָּקֹ֥ום ham·ma·ko·vm
It is not a place a standing place, place Noun H4725 מְקֹ֣ום me·ko·vm
of grain a sowing, seed, offspring Noun H2233 זֶ֗רַע ze·ra
or figs fig tree Noun H8384 וּתְאֵנָ֤ה u·te·'e·nah
or vines a vine Noun H1612 וְגֶ֙פֶן֙ ve·ge·fen
or pomegranates, a pomegranate Noun H7416 וְרִמֹּ֔ון ve·rim·mo·vn,
nor is there nothing, nought Particle H369 אַ֖יִן a·yin
water waters, water Noun H4325 וּמַ֥יִם u·ma·yim
to drink." to drink Verb H8354 לִשְׁתֹּֽות׃ lish·to·vt.

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Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink."
King James Bible "Why And wherefore have you ye made us to come up from out of Egypt, to bring us in to unto this wretched evil place? It it is not a no place of grain seed, or figs of figs, or vines of vines, or pomegranates, nor of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink."
Hebrew Greek English "Why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink."