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# Is it because there were no graves in Egypt, that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?
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The Israelites ask this question to express their frustration and fear of dying. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "There were plenty of graveyards in Egypt for us to be buried in. You did not have to take us into the wilderness to die!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# Why have you treated us like this, bringing us out of Egypt?
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The Israelites ask this question to rebuke Moses for bringing them to the desert to die. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You should not have treated us like this by bringing us out of Egypt!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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