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Numbers 21:5

and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

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ASV

And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

KJV

And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand it spokeH1696 →
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
בֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.Himagainst GodH430 →
וּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.Shehand against MosesH4872 →
לָמָ֤הla.Mah<to> why?H4100 →
הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuhave you brought up usH5927 →
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714 →
לָמ֖וּתla.Mutto dieH4191 →
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369 →
לֶ֙חֶם֙le.chem[is] foodH3899 →
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
מַ֔יִםMa.yim[is] waterH4325 →
וְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuand self ourH5315 →
קָ֔צָהKa.tzahit loathesH6973 →
בַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chem<in> the foodH3899 →
הַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.Kel<the> worthlessH7052 →

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Numbers 11:1Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.Numbers 11:6But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”Psalms 78:19They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?Numbers 11:20but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”Exodus 17:2–3So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”Numbers 16:13–14Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?Numbers 16:41The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”Ezekiel 20:21But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.Deuteronomy 9:7Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”Numbers 11:1–9Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.Numbers 14:1–4Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.Exodus 14:11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?Exodus 16:2–3And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.Numbers 17:12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!Numbers 24:8God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.Deuteronomy 1:27You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.Exodus 16:31Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.

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