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Numbers 14:2

NETBible	And all the Israelites murmured¹ against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died² in the land of Egypt, or if only we had perished³ in this wilderness!
NIV © biblegateway Num 14:2	All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this desert!
NASB © biblegateway Num 14:2	All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!
NLT © biblegateway Num 14:2	Their voices rose in a great chorus of complaint against Moses and Aaron. "We wish we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!" they wailed.
MSG © biblegateway Num 14:2	All the People of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The entire community was in on it: "Why didn't we die in Egypt? Or in this wilderness?
BBE © SABDAweb Num 14:2	And all the children of Israel, crying out against Moses and Aaron, said, If only we had come to our death in the land of Egypt, or even in this waste land!
NRSV © bibleoremus Num 14:2	And all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron; the whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!
NKJV © biblegateway Num 14:2	And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, "If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness!
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KJV	And all the children <01121> of Israel <03478> murmured <03885> (8735) against Moses <04872> and against Aaron <0175>_: and the whole congregation <05712> said <0559> (8799) unto them, Would God <03863> that we had died <04191> (8804) in the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>_! or would God <03863> we had died <04191> (8804) in this wilderness <04057>_!
NASB © biblegateway Num 14:2	All <03605> the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> grumbled <03885> against <05921> Moses <04872> and Aaron <0175> ; and the whole <03605> congregation <05712> said <0559> to them, "Would <03863> that we had died <04191> in the land <0776> of Egypt <04714> ! Or <0176> would <03863> that we had died <04191> in this <02088> wilderness <04057> !
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ diegogguzon <1234> V-IAI-3P epi <1909> PREP mwushn {N-ASM} kai <2532> CONJ aarwn <2> N-PRI pantev <3956> A-NPM oi <3588> T-NPM uioi <5207> N-NPM israhl <2474> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ eipan {V-AAI-3P} prov <4314> PREP autouv <846> D-APM pasa <3956> A-NSF h <3588> T-NSF sunagwgh <4864> N-NSF ofelon <3784> V-AAPNS apeyanomen <599> V-AAI-1P en <1722> PREP gh <1065> N-DSF aiguptw <125> N-DSF h <2228> CONJ en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF erhmw <2048> N-DSF tauth <3778> D-DSF ei <1487> CONJ apeyanomen <599> V-AAI-1P
NET [draft] ITL	And all <03605> the Israelites <03478> <01121> murmured <03885> against <05921> Moses <04872> and Aaron <0175> , and the whole <03605> congregation <05712> said <0559> to <0413> them, “If only <03863> we had died <04191> in the land <0776> of Egypt <04714> , or <0176> if only <03863> we had perished <04191> in this <02088> wilderness <04057> !
HEBREW	wntm <04191> wl <03863> hzh <02088> rbdmb <04057> wa <0176> Myrum <04714> Urab <0776> wntm <04191> wl <03863> hdeh <05712> lk <03605> Mhla <0413> wrmayw <0559> larvy <03478> ynb <01121> lk <03605> Nrha <0175> lew <05921> hsm <04872> le <05921> wnlyw (14:2) <03885>

NETBible

And all the Israelites murmured¹ against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died² in the land of Egypt, or if only we had perished³ in this wilderness!

NET Notes

¹tn The Hebrew verb “to murmur” is לוּן (lun). It is a strong word, signifying far more than complaining or grumbling, as some of the modern translations have it. The word is most often connected to the wilderness experience. It is paralleled in the literature with the word “to rebel.” The murmuring is like a parliamentary vote of no confidence, for they no longer trusted their leaders and wished to choose a new leader and return. This “return to Egypt” becomes a symbol of their lack of faith in the Lord.

²tn The optative is expressed by לוּ (lu) and then the verb, here the perfect tense מַתְנוּ (matnu) – “O that we had died….” Had they wanted to die in Egypt they should not have cried out to the Lord to deliver them from bondage. Here the people became consumed with the fear and worry of what lay ahead, and in their panic they revealed a lack of trust in God.

³tn Heb “died.”