Numbers 20:5

“And why have you brought us up from Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink.””

Numbers 20:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 20:5, word by word

have you brought us upהֶעֱלִיתֻheelitu

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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from Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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to bringהָבִיאhavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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of grainזֶרַעzera

seed

What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.

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or figsתְאֵנָהteena

fig

The fruit of the fig tree, eaten fresh or pressed into cakes.

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vinesגֶפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

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pomegranatesרִמּוֹןrimon

pomegranate

The red many-seeded fruit, or an ornament shaped like it.

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waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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to drinkשְׁתּוֹתshetot

drink

Drink.

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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

4And why have you brought the assembly of YHWH into this wilderness, to die there, we and our livestock?

5 · This verse (above)

6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces; and the glory of YHWH appeared to them.

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