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Do me a favor and spare me this misery!” <a href="/esv/numbers/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness.” <a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and let me not see my own wretchedness.” <a href="/kjv/numbers/11.htm">King James Bible</a> And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/11.htm">New King James Version</a> If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—if I have found favor in Your sight—and do not let me see my wretchedness!” <a href="/nasb_/numbers/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So if You are going to deal with me this way, please kill me now, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my misery.” <a href="/nasb/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So if You are going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So if Thou art going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in Thy sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.” <a href="/lsb/numbers/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So if You are going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.” <a href="/amp/numbers/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So if this is the way You are going to deal with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.” <a href="/csb/numbers/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If you are going to treat me like this, please kill me right now if I have found favor with you, and don’t let me see my misery anymore.” <a href="/hcsb/numbers/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If You are going to treat me like this, please kill me right now. If You are pleased with me, don&#8217t let me see my misery anymore.&#8221 <a href="/asv/numbers/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. <a href="/cev/numbers/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If this is the way you're going to treat me, just kill me now and end my miserable life! <a href="/erv/numbers/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. <a href="/gwt/numbers/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If this is how you're going to treat me, why don't you just kill me? I can't face this trouble anymore." <a href="/gnt/numbers/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> If you are going to treat me like this, have pity on me and kill me, so that I won't have to endure your cruelty any longer." <a href="/isv/numbers/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> If this is how you treat me, please kill me right now, if I've found favor in your eyes, because I don't want to keep staring at all of this misery!" <a href="/msb/numbers/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now?if I have found favor in Your eyes?and let me not see my own wretchedness.? <a href="/net/numbers/11.htm">NET Bible</a> But if you are going to deal with me like this, then kill me immediately. If I have found favor in your sight then do not let me see my trouble." <a href="/nheb/numbers/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favor in your sight; and do not let me see my wretchedness." <a href="/wbt/numbers/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And if thou dealest thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. <a href="/web/numbers/11.htm">World English Bible</a> If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favor in your sight; and don’t let me see my wretchedness.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and if thus You are doing to me—please slay me; slay, if I have found grace in your eyes, and do not let me look on my affliction.” <a href="/ylt/numbers/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and if thus Thou art doing to me -- slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.' <a href="/slt/numbers/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if so thou doest to me, killing, kill me now, if I found grace in thine eyes; and I shall not look upon my evil.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But if it seem unto thee otherwise, I beseech thee to kill me, and let me find grace in thy eyes, that I be not afflicted with so great evils. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if it seems to you otherwise, I beg you to put me to death, and so may I find grace in your eyes, lest I be afflicted with such evils.” <a href="/nabre/numbers/11.htm">New American Bible</a> If this is the way you will deal with me, then please do me the favor of killing me at once, so that I need no longer face my distress.” <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If this is the way you are going to treat me, put me to death at once—if I have found favor in your sight—and do not let me see my misery.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And if thou deal thus with me, kill me right away, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> If you do so to me, kill me please, if I have found mercy in your eyes, and I shall not see my misery.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And if Thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray Thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in Thy sight; and let me not look upon my wretchedness.' <a href="/sep/numbers/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if thou doest thus to me, slay me utterly, if I have found favour with thee, that I may not see my affliction. <a href="/parallel/numbers/11-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3638" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">The Complaint of Moses</a> …14I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me. 15<a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/3602.htm" title="3602: kā·ḵāh (Adv) -- Thus. From koh; just so, referring to the previous or following context.">this is how</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at- (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">are going to treat</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">please</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hā·rōḡ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">kill me right now</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hā·rə·ḡê·nî (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">—</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">I have found</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: ḥên (N-ms) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective.">favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in Your eyes—</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">and let me not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ’er·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: bə·rā·‘ā·ṯî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">my own wretchedness.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32</a> Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” <a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4</a> while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” <a href="/jonah/4-3.htm">Jonah 4:3</a> And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” <a href="/job/6-8.htm">Job 6:8-9</a> If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope: / that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off! <a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Jeremiah 20:14-18</a> Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. / Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. / May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, ... <a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a> We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. <a href="/philippians/1-21.htm">Philippians 1:21-24</a> For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. / But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. / I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. ... <a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38-39</a> Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” / Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” <a href="/2_kings/2-9.htm">2 Kings 2:9-10</a> After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied. / “You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-12.htm">Deuteronomy 1:12</a> But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself? <a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6-8</a> I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest. / How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah / I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.” <a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a> And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God. <a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">Lamentations 3:1-18</a> I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/12-8.htm">2 Corinthians 12:8-10</a> Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a> In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And if you deal thus with me, kill me, I pray you, out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.kill me<a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4</a> But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.<a href="/job/3-20.htm">Job 3:20-22</a> Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; … <a href="/job/6-8.htm">Job 6:8-10</a> Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! … let me not<a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Jeremiah 15:18</a> Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?<a href="/jeremiah/20-18.htm">Jeremiah 20:18</a> Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?<a href="/zephaniah/3-15.htm">Zephaniah 3:15</a> The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.my wretchedness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/numbers/8-26.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/exodus/5-15.htm">Dealest</a> <a href="/numbers/8-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/11-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/numbers/10-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-28.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/numbers/10-31.htm">Please</a> <a href="/numbers/11-2.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/numbers/10-31.htm">Right</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-9.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/numbers/11-11.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Treat</a> <a href="/numbers/10-32.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Dealest</a> <a href="/numbers/11-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/12-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/numbers/16-13.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/numbers/12-11.htm">Please</a> <a href="/numbers/12-13.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/numbers/18-18.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/12-14.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/numbers/13-33.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/numbers/14-15.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Treat</a> <a href="/numbers/16-14.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 11</div>1. <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer</a> 4. <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">The people crave meat, and loathe manna</a> 10. <a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Moses complains of his charge</a> 16. <a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, </a> 18. <a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">and to give the people meat for a month</a> 21. <a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Moses' faith is staggered</a> 31. <a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>If this is how You are going to treat me Moses is speaking directly to God, expressing his frustration and despair. This moment reflects the intense burden of leadership Moses feels as he leads the Israelites through the wilderness. The Israelites' constant complaints and lack of faith weigh heavily on him. This phrase highlights the human side of Moses, showing that even great leaders can feel overwhelmed. It echoes the sentiments of other biblical figures who have questioned God's plans, such as Elijah in <a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4</a>.please kill me right now Moses is so overwhelmed by the situation that he would rather die than continue under such pressure. This is a hyperbolic expression of his despair, similar to the feelings expressed by Job in <a href="/job/6-8.htm">Job 6:8-9</a>. It underscores the severity of his emotional state and the depth of his distress. The wilderness journey was not only physically demanding but also spiritually and emotionally taxing for Moses.if I have found favor in Your eyes Moses appeals to his relationship with God, acknowledging that his life and leadership are dependent on God's grace. This phrase is reminiscent of other biblical figures who sought God's favor, such as Noah in <a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Genesis 6:8</a> and Mary in <a href="/luke/1-30.htm">Luke 1:30</a>. It reflects a deep understanding of the covenant relationship between God and His chosen leaders.and let me not see my own wretchedness Moses is aware of his limitations and weaknesses. He does not want to continue in a state where his inadequacies are constantly exposed. This phrase can be seen as a plea for God to either relieve him of his duties or provide the strength and support he needs. It highlights the theme of human frailty and the need for divine assistance, a recurring theme throughout Scripture. Moses' acknowledgment of his own wretchedness points to the need for a savior, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who bears the burdens of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The central figure in this passage, Moses is the leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt. In <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15</a>, Moses is expressing his deep frustration and sense of being overwhelmed by the burden of leadership. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who are journeying through the wilderness. They are complaining about their hardships and the lack of variety in their diet, which adds to Moses' burden. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting of this event, where the Israelites are wandering after their exodus from Egypt. It is a place of testing and reliance on God. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate authority and provider, who hears Moses' plea and responds to the needs of His people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, it is the place where Moses often goes to meet with God and seek guidance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_leadership.htm">The Weight of Leadership</a> Leadership, especially spiritual leadership, can be overwhelming. Moses' plea in <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15</a> shows that even the most faithful leaders can feel crushed by their responsibilities. <a href="/topical/h/honesty_in_prayer.htm">Honesty in Prayer</a> Moses' candid conversation with God demonstrates that we can bring our deepest frustrations and feelings to God in prayer. God desires honesty and transparency in our relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_desperation.htm">God's Provision in Desperation</a> When we reach the end of our strength, God provides solutions and support. This passage encourages believers to trust in God's provision and timing. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_support.htm">The Importance of Community Support</a> Just as God later instructs Moses to appoint seventy elders to share the burden, we are reminded of the importance of community and shared responsibilities in the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/r/relying_on_god's_strength.htm">Relying on God's Strength</a> Human strength is limited, but God's strength is perfect in our weakness. This passage encourages believers to rely on God's strength rather than their own.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 11</a> <a href="/q/how_is_mortal_sin_different_from_venial.htm">What distinguishes mortal sin from venial sin?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_2_sam_23_8_and_1_chr_11_11_differ.htm">(2 Samuel 23:8 vs 1 Chronicles 11:11) Why do the records conflict on the number of enemies killed (eight hundred vs three hundred)?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_one_law_for_all_reconcile.htm">Numbers 15:15-16: How does one law for both Israelites and foreigners reconcile with other passages that treat outsiders differently?</a> <a href="/q/is_moses'_despair_consistent_with_his_faith.htm">Numbers 11:14-15 describes Moses' despair; how consistent is this with the idea of Moses as a faith-driven leader elsewhere in the Torah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) Kill me, I pray thee, out of hand.--Or, Make an utter end of me.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, or "quite." Hebrew, תָרֹג, inf. abs. And let me not see my wretchedness. Let me not live to see the total failure of my hopes and efforts. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/11-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not this is how כָּ֣כָה ׀ (kā·ḵāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3602.htm">Strong's 3602: </a> Just so You אַתְּ־ (’at-) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are going to treat עֹ֣שֶׂה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make me, לִּ֗י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> please נָא֙ (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' kill me right now— הָרֹ֔ג (hā·rōḡ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> To smite with deadly intent if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I have found מָצָ֥אתִי (mā·ṣā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present favor חֵ֖ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> Graciousness, subjective, objective in Your eyes— בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain and let me not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not see אֶרְאֶ֖ה (’er·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see my own wretchedness.” בְּרָעָתִֽי׃ (bə·rā·‘ā·ṯî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/11-15.htm">Numbers 11:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">OT Law: Numbers 11:15 If you deal thus with me please (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/11-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 11:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/11-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 11:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>