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"Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. So give us seed, that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 לָ֧מָּה lam·mah
should we die to die Verb H4191 נָמ֣וּת na·mut
before your eyes, an eye Noun H5869 לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ le·'ei·nei·cha
both also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 גַּם־ gam-
we and our land? ground, land Noun H127 אַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ ad·ma·te·nu,
Buy to get, acquire Verb H7069 קְנֵֽה־ ke·neh-
us and our land ground, land Noun H127 אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ ad·ma·te·nu
for food, bread, food Noun H3899 בַּלָּ֑חֶם bal·la·chem;
and we and our land ground, land Noun H127 וְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ ve·'ad·ma·te·nu
will be slaves slave, servant Noun H5650 עֲבָדִ֣ים a·va·dim
to Pharaoh. a title of Eg. kings Noun H6547 לְפַרְעֹ֔ה le·far·'oh,
So give to give, put, set Verb H5414 וְתֶן־ ve·ten-
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us seed, a sowing, seed, offspring Noun H2233 זֶ֗רַע ze·ra
that we may live to live Verb H2421 וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ ve·nich·yeh
and not die, to die Verb H4191 נָמ֔וּת na·mut,
and that the land ground, land Noun H127 וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה ve·ha·'a·da·mah
may not be desolate." to be desolate Verb H3456 תֵשָֽׁם׃ te·sham.

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