Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.” Young's Literal Translation And they say one unto another, ‘Let us appoint a head, and turn back to Egypt.’ King James Bible And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. Hebrew So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to one אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person another, אָחִ֑יו (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) “Let us appoint נִתְּנָ֥ה (nit·tə·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set a leader רֹ֖אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head and return וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה (wə·nā·šū·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Egypt.” מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ (miṣ·rā·yə·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa |