| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 16:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֨וּvayomru{And They} said Exodus 16:3:2 ⧉אֲלֵהֶ֜םalehemto them Exodus 16:3:3 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbeneisons of Exodus 16:3:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyisraelIsrael Exodus 16:3:5 ⧉מִֽי־יִתֵּ֨ןmiyittenif only Exodus 16:3:6 ⧉מוּתֵ֤נוּmootenoowe had died Exodus 16:3:7 ⧉בְיַד־יְהוָה֙veyadyahwehby the hand of the LORD Exodus 16:3:8 ⧉בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin the land of Exodus 16:3:9 ⧉מִצְרַ֔יִםmitsrayimEgypt Exodus 16:3:10 ⧉בְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙beshivtenoowhen we sat Exodus 16:3:11 ⧉עַל־סִ֣ירalsirby the pot of Exodus 16:3:12 ⧉הַבָּשָׂ֔רhabasarthe meat Exodus 16:3:13 ⧉בְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּbeokhlenoowhen we ate Exodus 16:3:14 ⧉לֶ֖חֶםlekhembread Exodus 16:3:15 ⧉לָשֹׂ֑בַעlasovato fullness Exodus 16:3:16 ⧉כִּֽי־הוֹצֵאתֶ֤םkihotsetemfor you brought out Exodus 16:3:17 ⧉אֹתָ֙נוּ֙otanoous Exodus 16:3:18 ⧉אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֣רelhammidbarto the wilderness Exodus 16:3:19 ⧉הַזֶּ֔הhazethis Exodus 16:3:20 ⧉לְהָמִ֛יתlehamitto kill Exodus 16:3:21 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־הַקָּהָ֥לetkolhakkahalthe whole assembly Exodus 16:3:22 ⧉הַזֶּ֖הhazethis Exodus 16:3:23 ⧉בָּרָעָֽב׃סbaraavwith hunger |
| 3. Formal Translation And the sons of Israel said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant LORD} in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pot of meat and ate bread until we were full. But you have brought us out into this wilderness to make this entire assembly die in famine.” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation The Israelites said to them, “We wish the LORD {Yahweh, Holy Judge} had let us die back in Egypt. There we sat near the meat pots and ate bread until we had enough. Instead, you brought us into this wilderness to have this whole community die of hunger.” |