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Exodus

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And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָם֙ ha·'am
thirsted be thirsty Verb H6770 וַיִּצְמָ֨א vai·yitz·ma
there in it Adverb H8033 שָׁ֤ם sham
there for water waste Noun H4325 לַמַּ֔יִם lam·ma·yim,
murmured abide Verb H3885 וַיָּ֥לֶן vai·ya·len
against above Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
against Moses Moses Noun H4872 מֹשֶׁ֑ה mo·sheh;
Analysis:
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and said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Why how long Pronoun H4100 לָ֤מָּה lam·mah
now he Pronoun H2088 זֶּה֙ zeh
Wherefore [is] this [that] thou hast brought arise Verb H5927 הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ he·'e·li·ta·nu
us up out of Egypt Egypt 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 kill crying Verb H4191 לְהָמִ֥ית le·ha·mit
us and our children afflicted Noun H1121 בָּנַ֥י ba·nai
and our cattle cattle Noun H4735 מִקְנַ֖י mik·nai
thirst thirst Noun H6772 בַּצָּמָֽא׃ ba·tza·ma.

Locations

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

People

Moses

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

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King James Bible And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
Hebrew Greek English And But the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured they grumbled against Moses, Moses and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast "Why, now, have you brought us up out of from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle livestock with thirst?thirst?"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And But the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured they grumbled against Moses, Moses and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast "Why, now, have you brought us up out of from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle livestock with thirst?thirst?"