出埃及记 14:12
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
Context
This verse from 出埃及记 Chapter 14 connects to 10 cross-references. 法老后悔放走以色列人，率领军队追赶。以色列人被夹在法老军队与红海之间，神吩咐摩西伸手向海，海水分开，以色列人从干地走过，埃及军队追赶时海水归回，将他们尽皆淹没。
其他译本
Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
Is not this the word which we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Cease from us, and we serve the Egyptians; for better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in a wilderness?'
Did we not say to you in Egypt, Let us be as we are, working for the Egyptians? for it is better to be the servants of the Egyptians than to come to our death in the waste land.
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