KJV: And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
YLT: and why is Jehovah bringing us in unto this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our infants are become a prey; is it not good for us to turn back to Egypt?'
Darby: And why is Jehovah bringing us to this land that we may fall by the sword, that our wives and our little ones may become a prey? Is it not better for us to return to Egypt?
ASV: And wherefore doth Jehovah bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
| וְלָמָ֣ה | And why |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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| יְ֠הוָה | Yahweh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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| מֵבִ֨יא | has brought |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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| אֹתָ֜נוּ | us |
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Parse: Direct object marker, first person common plural Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| הָאָ֤רֶץ | land |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| הַזֹּאת֙ | this |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such. |
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| לִנְפֹּ֣ל | to fall |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: נָפַל Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail. |
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| בַּחֶ֔רֶב | by the sword |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶרֶב Sense: sword, knife. |
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| נָשֵׁ֥ינוּ | our wives |
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Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common plural Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female. |
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| וְטַפֵּ֖נוּ | and children |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common plural Root: טַף Sense: children, little children, little ones. |
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| יִהְי֣וּ | that should become |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| ؟ לָבַ֑ז | victims |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּז Sense: spoil, booty, robbery, spoiling. |
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| הֲל֧וֹא | would not |
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Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| ט֦וֹב | it be better |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| לָ֖נוּ | for us |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common plural |
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| שׁ֥וּב | to return |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back. |
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| ؟ מִצְרָֽיְמָה | to Egypt |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”. |
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