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The peopleהָעָםgrumbledוַיִּלֹּנוּagainstעַלMoses,מֹשֶׁהsaying,לֵּאמֹר“Whatמַהshall we drink?”נִּשְׁתֶּה
Exodus 15:24
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Exodus 15:24, word by word
- The peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- grumbledיִּלֹּנוּyilonu
grumble
To complain in a low voice against someone, in discontent.
Where else “yilonu” appears- 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).
Where else “moshe” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- shall we drinkנִּשְׁתֶּהnishte
drink
Drink.
Where else “nishte” appears
The context
23They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water of Marah, because it was bitter; that is why it was named Marah.
24 · This verse (above)
25He cried out to YHWH, and YHWH showed him a tree; he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he tested them.