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And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Why how long Pronoun H4100 וְלָמָ֤ה ve·la·mah
And wherefore have ye made us to come up arise Verb H5927 הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙ he·'e·li·tu·nu
out of Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם mim·mitz·ra·yim,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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to bring abide Verb H935 לְהָבִ֣יא le·ha·vi
to this he Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּ֑ה haz·zeh;
us in unto this evil adversity Adjective H7451 הָרָ֖ע ha·ra
country country Noun H4725 הַמָּקֹ֥ום ham·ma·ko·vm
country country Noun H4725 מְקֹ֣ום me·ko·vm
of seed child Noun H2233 זֶ֗רַע ze·ra
or of figs Tahtim-hodshi Noun H8384 וּתְאֵנָ֤ה u·te·'e·nah
or of vines vine Noun H1612 וְגֶ֙פֶן֙ ve·ge·fen
or of pomegranates pomegranate Noun H7416 וְרִמֹּ֔ון ve·rim·mo·vn,
nor else Particle H369 אַ֖יִן a·yin
neither [is] there any water waste Noun H4325 וּמַ֥יִם u·ma·yim
to drink assuredly Verb H8354 לִשְׁתֹּֽות׃ lish·to·vt.

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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King James Bible And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
Hebrew Greek English And wherefore "Why have ye you made us to come up out of from Egypt, to bring us in unto to this evil wretched place? it It is no not a place of seed, grain or of figs, figs or of vines, vines or of pomegranates; neither pomegranates, nor is there any water to drink."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And wherefore "Why have ye you made us to come up out of from Egypt, to bring us in unto to this evil wretched place? it It is no not a place of seed, grain or of figs, figs or of vines, vines or of pomegranates; neither pomegranates, nor is there any water to drink."