Numbers 20:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!

Young's Literal Translation
and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, ‘And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!

King James Bible
And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

Hebrew
The people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

quarreled
וַיָּ֥רֶב (way·yā·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Moses
מֹשֶׁ֑ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

and said,
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“If only
וְל֥וּ (wə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 3863: If, would that!

we had perished
גָוַ֛עְנוּ (ḡā·wa‘·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 1478: To breathe out, expire

when our brothers
אַחֵ֖ינוּ (’a·ḥê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

fell dead
בִּגְוַ֥ע (biḡ·wa‘)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1478: To breathe out, expire

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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