Numbers 20:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whyוְלָמָ֤ה
(ve·la·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
have you made us comeהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙
(he·'e·li·tu·nu)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up from Egypt,מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם
(mim·mitz·ra·yim,)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
to bringלְהָבִ֣יא
(le·ha·vi)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
us in to thisהַזֶּ֑ה
(haz·zeh;)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
wretchedהָרָ֖ע
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
place?הַמָּקֹ֥ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
It is not a placeמְקֹ֣ום
(me·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
of grainזֶ֗רַע
(ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
or figsוּתְאֵנָ֤ה
(u·te·'e·nah)
8384: fig treeof uncertain derivation
or vinesוְגֶ֙פֶן֙
(ve·ge·fen)
1612: a vineof uncertain derivation
or pomegranates,וְרִמֹּ֔ון
(ve·rim·mo·vn,)
7416: a pomegranateof foreign origin
nor is thereאַ֖יִן
(a·yin)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
waterוּמַ֥יִם
(u·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
to drink."לִשְׁתֹּֽות׃
(lish·to·vt.)
8354: to drinka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And wherefore have ye made us to come up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
out of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
to bring
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
us in unto this evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
it is no place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
of seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
or of figs
t'en  (teh-ane')
the fig (tree or fruit) -- fig (tree).
or of vines
gephen  (gheh'-fen)
a vine (as twining), especially the grape -- vine, tree.
or of pomegranates
rimmown  (rim-mone')
a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament) -- pomegranate.
neither is there any water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
to drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink."

King James Bible
And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why have you led us up from Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It's not a place of grain, figs, vines, and pomegranates, and there is no water to drink!"

International Standard Version
Why did you take us out of Egypt and bring us to this terrible place? There's no place to plant seeds, fig trees, vines, or pomegranates! And there's no water to drink!"

NET Bible
Why have you brought us up from Egypt only to bring us to this dreadful place? It is no place for grain, or figs, or vines, or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us into this terrible place? This is no place to plant crops. Even figs, grapes, and pomegranates won't grow here. And there's no water to drink!"

King James 2000 Bible
And why have you made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
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