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The people spoke against God and Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The people people Noun H5971 הָעָ֗ם ha·'am
spoke to speak Verb H1696 וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay·dab·ber
against God God, god Noun H430 בֵּֽאלֹהִים֮ be·lo·him
and Moses, a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver Noun H4872 וּבְמֹשֶׁה֒ u·ve·mo·sheh
Analysis:
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"Why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 לָמָ֤ה la·mah
have you brought to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙ he·'e·li·tu·nu
us up out of 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 die to die Verb H4191 לָמ֨וּת la·mut
in the wilderness? wilderness Noun H4057 בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר bam·mid·bar;
For there nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵ֥ין ein
is no nothing, nought Particle H369 וְאֵ֣ין ve·'ein
food bread, food Noun H3899 לֶ֙חֶם֙ le·chem
and no nothing, nought Particle H369    
water, waters, water Noun H4325 מַ֔יִם ma·yim,
and we loathe to feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread Verb H6973 קָ֔צָה ka·tzah,
this miserable contemptible, worthless Adjective H7052 הַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ hak·ke·lo·kel.
food." bread, food Noun H3899 בַּלֶּ֖חֶם bal·le·chem

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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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Moses

Moses, a leader of Israel who led the Israelites out of Egypt.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The people spoke against God and Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food."
King James Bible The And the people spoke spake against God God, and against Moses, "Why Wherefore have you ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For for there is no food bread, neither is there any water; and no water, and we loathe our soul loatheth this miserable food."light bread.
Hebrew Greek English The people spoke against God and Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food."