KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the congregation” | הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה | A stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) | congregation |
| “lifted up” | וַתִּשָּׂא֙ | To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative | lifted up |
| “their voice,” | קוֹלָ֑ם | A voice or sound | voice |
| “and cried;” | וַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּ | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | cried |
| “and the people” | הָעָ֖ם | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | people |
| “wept” | וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ | To weep; generally to bemoan | wept |
| “that” | הַהֽוּא׃ | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | that |
| “night.” | בַּלַּ֥יְלָה | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
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1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
3 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?
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