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“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
World English Bible (WEB)
And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Would to God{H4310}{H5414}{(H8799)} we had died{H4191}{(H8800)} by the hand{H3027} of the LORD{H3068} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, when we sat{H3427}{(H8800)} by the flesh{H1320} pots{H5518}, and when we did eat{H398}{(H8800)} bread{H3899} to the full{H7648}; for ye have brought us forth{H3318}{(H8689)} into this wilderness{H4057}, to kill{H4191}{(H8687)} this whole assembly{H6951} with hunger{H7458}.
Strong's King James
and the sons of Israel say unto them, ‘Oh that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, in our sitting by the flesh-pot, in our eating bread to satiety—for ye have brought us out unto this wilderness to put all this assembly to death with hunger.’
Young's Literal Translation
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