Ὄφελον ἀπεθάνομεν ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, ἢ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ταύτῃ, εἰ ἀπεθάνομεν· καὶ ἱνατί Κύριος εἰσάγει ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν γῆν ταύτην πεσεῖν ἐν πολέμῳ; αἱ γυναῖκες ἡμῶν καὶ τὰ παιδία ἔσονται εἰς διαρπαγήν· νῦν οὖν βέλτιόν ἐστιν ἀποστραφῆναι εἰς Αἴγυπτον.

1. Ὄφελον
   Would that
2. ἀπεθάνομεν
   we had died
3. ἐν
   in
4. γῇ
   land
   earth
5. Αἰγύπτῳ
   Egypt
6.  
   ,
    
7. ἢ
   the
   or
8. ἐν
   in
9. τῇ
   the
10. ἐρήμῳ
    wilderness
11. ταύτῃ
    this
12.  
    ,
     
13. εἰ
    if
14. ἀπεθάνομεν
    we had died
15.  
    ·
     
16. καὶ
    and
17. ἱνατί
    why
18. Κύριος
    Lord
19. εἰσάγει
    introduces
20. ἡμᾶς
    us
21. εἰς
    into
22. τὴν
    the
23. γῆν
    land
    earth
24. ταύτην
    this
25. πεσεῖν
    to fall
26. ἐν
    in
27. πολέμῳ
    war
28.  
    ;
     
29. αἱ
    the
30. γυναῖκες
    women
    wives
31. ἡμῶν
    our
32. καὶ
    and
33. τὰ
    the
34. παιδία
    children
35. ἔσονται
    will be
    they will be
36. εἰς
    into
37. διαρπαγήν
    plunder
    plundering
38.  
    ·
     
39. νῦν
    now
40. οὖν
    therefore
41. βέλτιόν
    better
42. ἐστιν
    is
43. ἀποστραφῆναι
    to turn away
44. εἰς
    into
45. Αἴγυπτον
    Egypt
46.  
    .
     

Would that we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wilderness—if only we had died! And why is the Lord bringing us into this land to fall in war? Our wives and children will become plunder. Now therefore it is better to return to Egypt.