Exodus 14:11

“They said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us to die in the wilderness? What is this you have done to us, bringing us out of Egypt?”

Exodus 14:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 14:11, word by word

They saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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“Is it becauseבְּלִיbeli

without; not

Without; not; nothing.

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gravesקְבָרִיםkevarim

tomb

Tomb, grave.

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in Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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that you have taken usלְקַחְתָּlekachta

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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to dieמוּתmut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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you have doneעָשִׂיתָasita

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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bringing us outהוֹצִיאָhotsia

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

10As Pharaoh drew near, the sons of Israel lifted up their eyes, and look, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were very afraid, and the sons of Israel cried out to YHWH.

11 · This verse (above)

12Is not this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave us alone and let us serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”

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