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Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Why how long Pronoun H4100 לָ֧מָּה lam·mah
Wherefore shall we die crying Verb H4191 נָמ֣וּת na·mut
before thine eyes affliction Noun H5869 לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ le·'ei·nei·cha
both again Adverb H1571 גַּם־ gam-
us and our land country Noun H127 אַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ ad·ma·te·nu,
attain attain Verb H7069 קְנֵֽה־ ke·neh-
and we and our land country Noun H127 אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ ad·ma·te·nu
for bread bread Noun H3899 בַּלָּ֑חֶם bal·la·chem;
that the land country Noun H127 וְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ ve·'ad·ma·te·nu
will be servants bondage Noun H5650 עֲבָדִ֣ים a·va·dim
unto Pharaoh Pharaoh Noun H6547 לְפַרְעֹ֔ה le·far·'oh,
and give add Verb H5414 וְתֶן־ ve·ten-
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[us] seed child Noun H2233 זֶ֗רַע ze·ra
that we may live keep leave Verb H2421 וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ ve·nich·yeh
and not die crying Verb H4191 נָמ֔וּת na·mut,
and our land country Noun H127 וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה ve·ha·'a·da·mah
be not desolate be desolate Verb H3456 תֵשָֽׁם׃ te·sham.

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King James Bible Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
Hebrew Greek English Wherefore shall "Why should we die before thine your eyes, both we and our land? buy Buy us and our land for bread, food, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and slaves to Pharaoh. So give us seed, that we may live, live and not die, and that the land be may not be desolate."
New American Standard Bible 1995 Wherefore shall "Why should we die before thine your eyes, both we and our land? buy Buy us and our land for bread, food, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and slaves to Pharaoh. So give us seed, that we may live, live and not die, and that the land be may not be desolate."