And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land to fall by the sword that our wives and our children should be a prey were it not better for us to return into Egypt
And wherefore hath the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
brought
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
us unto this land
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
to fall
naphal (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
by the sword
chereb (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
that our wives
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and our children
taph (taf)
a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) -- (little) children (ones), families.
should be a prey
baz (baz)
plunder -- booty, prey, spoil(-ed).
were it not better
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
for us to return
shuwb (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
into Egypt
Mitsrayim (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Why is the LORD bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?"King James Bible
And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? American King James Version
And why has the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? American Standard Version
And wherefore doth Jehovah bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt? Douay-Rheims Bible
Would God that we had died in Egypt and would God we may die in this vast wilderness, and that the Lord may not bring us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives and children be led away captives. Is it not better to return into Egypt? Darby Bible Translation
And why is Jehovah bringing us to this land that we may fall by the sword, that our wives and our little ones may become a prey? Is it not better for us to return to Egypt? English Revised Version
And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones shall be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt? Webster's Bible Translation
And why hath the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? World English Bible
Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?" Young's Literal Translation
and why is Jehovah bringing us in unto this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our infants are become a prey; is it not good for us to turn back to Egypt?' Apocalypsis 22:21 Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
utinam mortui essemus in Aegypto et non in hac vasta solitudine utinam pereamus et non inducat nos Dominus in terram istam ne cadamus gladio et uxores ac liberi nostri ducantur captivi nonne melius est reverti in Aegyptum Números 14:3 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
¿Y por qué nos trae el SEÑOR a esta tierra para caer a espada? Nuestras mujeres y nuestros hijos vendrán a ser presa. ¿No sería mejor que nos volviéramos a Egipto? Números 14:3 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos (©2005)
"¿Por qué nos trae el SEÑOR a esta tierra para caer a espada? Nuestras mujeres y nuestros hijos van a caer cautivos. ¿No sería mejor que nos volviéramos a Egipto?" Números 14:3 Spanish: Reina Valera (1909)
¿Y por qué nos trae Jehová á esta tierra para caer á cuchillo y que nuestras mujeres y nuestros chiquitos sean por presa? ¿no nos sería mejor volvernos á Egipto? Números 14:3 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
¿Y por qué nos trae el SEÑOR a esta tierra para caer a cuchillo y que nuestras mujeres y nuestros chiquitos sean por presa? ¿No nos sería mejor volvernos a Egipto? Números 14:3 Spanish: Modern
¿Por qué nos trae Jehovah a esta tierra para caer a espada? ¿Para que nuestras mujeres y nuestros pequeños sean una presa? ¿No nos sería mejor volver a Egipto? Nombres 14:3 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Pourquoi l'Eternel nous fait-il aller dans ce pays, où nous tomberons par l'épée, où nos femmes et nos petits enfants deviendront une proie? Ne vaut-il pas mieux pour nous retourner en Egypte? Nombres 14:3 French: Darby
Et pourquoi l'Éternel nous fait-il venir dans ce pays, pour y tomber par l'épée, pour que nos femmes et nos petits enfants deviennent une proie? Ne serait-il pas bon pour nous de retourner en Égypte? Nombres 14:3 French: Martin (1744)
Et pourquoi l'Eternel nous conduit-il vers ce pays-là, pour y tomber par l'épée; nos femmes et nos petits enfants seront en proie. Ne nous vaudrait-il pas mieux retourner en Egypte? Nombres 14:3 French: Ostervald (1744)
Et pourquoi l'Éternel nous conduit-il vers ce pays, pour y tomber par l'épée? Nos femmes et nos petits enfants y seront une proie. Ne vaudrait-il pas mieux pour nous, de retourner en Égypte? 4 Mose 14:3 German: Luther (1912)
Warum führt uns der HERR in dies Land, daß wir durchs Schwert fallen und unsere Weiber und unsere Kinder ein Raub werden? Ist's nicht besser, wir ziehen wieder nach Ägypten? 4 Mose 14:3 German: Luther (1545)
führet uns der HERR in dies Land, daß unsere Weiber durchs Schwert fallen und unsere Kinder ein Raub werden? Ist's nicht besser, wir ziehen wieder nach Ägypten? 4 Mose 14:3 German: Elberfelder (1871)
Und warum bringt uns Jehova in dieses Land, daß wir durchs Schwert fallen und unsere Weiber und unsere Kindlein zur Beute werden? Wäre es nicht besser für uns, nach Ägypten zurückzukehren? 民 數 記 14:3 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
耶 和 華 為 甚 麼 把 我 們 領 到 那 地 ， 使 我 們 倒 在 刀 下 呢 ？ 我 們 的 妻 子 和 孩 子 必 被 擄 掠 。 我 們 回 埃 及 去 豈 不 好 麼 ？ 民 數 記 14:3 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
耶 和 华 为 甚 麽 把 我 们 领 到 那 地 ， 使 我 们 倒 在 刀 下 呢 ？ 我 们 的 妻 子 和 孩 子 必 被 掳 掠 。 我 们 回 埃 及 去 岂 不 好 麽 ？ 民 數 記 14:3 Chinese Bible: NCV (Simplified)
耶和华为什么把我们领到这地来，死在刀剑之下呢？我们的妻子和孩子要被掳掠。我们回埃及去，岂不更好吗？” 民 數 記 14:3 Chinese Bible: NCV (Traditional)
耶和華為甚麼把我們領到這地來，死在刀劍之下呢？我們的妻子和孩子要被擄掠。我們回埃及去，豈不更好嗎？” 
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