| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 14:2:1 ⧉וַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙vayillonuand they murmured Numbers 14:2:2 ⧉עַל־מֹשֶׁ֣הalmoshehagainst Moses Numbers 14:2:3 ⧉וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ןvealaharonand against Aaron Numbers 14:2:4 ⧉כֹּ֖לkolall Numbers 14:2:5 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbeneithe children of Numbers 14:2:6 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsrael Numbers 14:2:7 ⧉וַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּvayomruand said Numbers 14:2:8 ⧉אֲלֵהֶ֜םalehemto them Numbers 14:2:9 ⧉כָּל־הָעֵדָ֗הkolhaedahthe whole congregation Numbers 14:2:10 ⧉לוּ־מַ֙תְנוּ֙lumatnuif only we had died Numbers 14:2:11 ⧉בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretzin the land of Numbers 14:2:12 ⧉מִצְרַ֔יִםmitsrayimEgypt Numbers 14:2:13 ⧉א֛וֹohor Numbers 14:2:14 ⧉בַּמִּדְבָּ֥רbamidbarin this wilderness Numbers 14:2:15 ⧉הַזֶּ֖הhazehthis Numbers 14:2:16 ⧉לוּ־מָֽתְנוּ׃lumatnuif only we had died |
| 2. Formal Translation And all the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died {matnu: perished, ceased to live} in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness.” |
| 2. Dynamic Translation All the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron, and the entire community said to them, “We wish we had perished in Egypt—or here in this wilderness instead!” |