The Meaning of Numbers 11:15 Explained

Numbers 11:15

KJV: And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

YLT: and if thus Thou art doing to me -- slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.'

Darby: And if thou deal thus with me, slay me, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, that I may not behold my wretchedness.

ASV: And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

Discover Numbers 11:15

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 11:15?

MEANING: What does Numbers 11:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 11:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 11:15?

What is the context of Numbers 11:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

What does Numbers 11:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 11:1-15 - The Murmuring Flesh-Lovers

We cannot wonder at the people's murmuring. They were unaccustomed to the fatigues of the desert, and had not realized the length of the journey. Let us beware of querulous complaints. See 1 Corinthians 10:10. Let us also guard against familiarity with those who have never known God's regenerating grace. "The mixed multitude" was largely composed of Egyptians, whose evil example spread to the chosen people, Exodus 12:38. When our religious life is low, we tire of angels' food, and our hearts turn back to the world we have left.

Moses' outcry is hardly to be wondered at. He was thoroughly overstrained by the immense demands of his life. But he ought not to have spoken as though the entire weight of the pilgrimage rested on him. His Almighty Friend was bearing and carrying them during "all the days of old." See Isaiah 63:9. We must never look at our responsibilities apart from Him who makes all grace abound, 2 Corinthians 9:8. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 11

¹ The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer
⁴ The people crave meat, and loathe manna
¹⁰ Moses complains of his charge
¹⁶ God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders,
¹⁸ and to give the people meat for a month
²¹ Moses' faith is staggered
³¹ Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah

What do the individual words in Numbers 11:15 mean?

And if like this You treat me kill me please here now if I have found favor in Your sight and not do let me see my wretchedness -

וְאִם־ כָּ֣כָה ׀ אַתְּ־ עֹ֣שֶׂה לִּ֗י הָרְגֵ֤נִי נָא֙ הָרֹ֔ג אִם־ מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְאַל־ אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּרָעָתִֽי פ

וְאִם־	And if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
כָּ֣כָה ׀	like this
Parse: Adverb Root: כָּכָה Sense: like this, thus.
עֹ֣שֶׂה	treat
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לִּ֗י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
הָרְגֵ֤נִי	kill me
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular Root: הָרַג Sense: to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand.
נָא֙	please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
הָרֹ֔ג	here now
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: הָרַג Sense: to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand.
מָצָ֥אתִי	I have found
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
חֵ֖ן	favor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵן Sense: favour, grace, charm.
בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ	in Your sight
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
וְאַל־	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: אַל Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference).
אֶרְאֶ֖ה	do let me see
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
בְּרָעָתִֽי	my wretchedness
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: רַע Sense: bad, evil.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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