Num 17:12 | NET2full | STEP | The Israelites said to Moses , “We are bound to die ! We perish , we all perish !

‏ Numbers 17:12

12 The Israelites said to Moses, “We are bound to die! ^{▼▼tn The use of הֵן (hen) and the perfect tense in the nuance of a prophetic perfect expresses their conviction that they were bound to die—it was certain (see GKC 312-13 §106.n).} We perish, we all perish!