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Numbers 20

Num. 20:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
chode
riyb (Hebrew #7378)
a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
KJV usage: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, X ever, X lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, X thoroughly.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or ruwb {roob}
with Moses
Mosheh (Hebrew #4872)
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
KJV usage: Moses.
Pronounce: mo-sheh'
Origin: from 4871
, and spake
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, saying
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Wouldj God that
luw' (Hebrew #3863)
or luw {loo}; a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!
KJV usage: if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that).
Pronounce: loo
Origin: or lu {loo}
we had died
gava` (Hebrew #1478)
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
KJV usage: die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
Pronounce: gaw-vah'
Origin: a primitive root
when our brethren
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
died
gava` (Hebrew #1478)
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
KJV usage: die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
Pronounce: gaw-vah'
Origin: a primitive root
before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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Num. 14:2• 2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole assembly said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or in this wilderness would that we had died! (Num. 14:2)
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Num. 14:1‑2• 1And the whole assembly lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
 2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole assembly said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or in this wilderness would that we had died! (Num. 14:1‑2)
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Ex. 16:2‑3• 2And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
 3And the children of Israel said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole congregation with hunger! (Ex. 16:2‑3)
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Ex. 17:2• 2And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah? (Ex. 17:2)
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Job 3:10‑11• 10Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, and hid not trouble from mine eyes.
 11Wherefore did I not die from the womb,--come forth from the belly and expire? (Job 3:10‑11)
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Num. 11:1,33‑34• 1And it came to pass that when the people murmured, it was evil in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the fire of Jehovah burned among them, and consumed some in the extremity of the camp.
 33The flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, when the wrath of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
 34And they called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah; because there they buried the people who lusted. (Num. 11:1,33‑34)
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Num. 14:36‑37• 36And the men whom Moses had sent to search out the land, who returned, and made the whole assembly to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report upon the land,
 37even those men who had brought up an evil report upon the land, died by a plague before Jehovah. (Num. 14:36‑37)
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Num. 16:31‑35,49• 31And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.
 32And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their property.
 33And they went down, they and all that they had, alive into Sheol, and the earth covered them; and they perished from among the congregation.
 34And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!
 35And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense.
 49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides them that had died because of the matter of Korah. (Num. 16:31‑35,49)
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Lam. 4:9• 9The slain with the sword are happier than the slain with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. (Lam. 4:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!