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Numbers 11

1Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wereH1961asmurmurers, speakingevilH7451intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJehovah:andwhenJehovahheardH8085it,hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639wasH1961kindled;andthefireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784ofJehovahburnt amongthem,anddevouredH398intheuttermost partofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

2Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971criedH6817untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;andMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,andthefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784abated.

3Andthenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Taberahתַּבְעֵרָ֑הtav.'e.RahH8404,becausethefireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784ofJehovahburntamongthem.

4Andthemixed multitudethatwasamongthemlusted exceedingly:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058again,andsaidH559,WhoshallgiveusfleshH1320toeatיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?

5Werememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙za.Khar.nuH2142thefishהַדָּגָ֔הha.da.GahH1710,whichwedideatH398inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714fornought;thecucumbers,andthemelons,andtheleeks,andtheonions,andthegarlic:

6butnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258oursoulH5315isdriedיְבֵשָׁ֖הye.ve.ShahH3002away;thereisnothingH369atallsavethismannaהַמָּ֥ןha.ManH4478tolookupon.

7Andthemannaוְהַמָּ֕ןve.ha.ManH4478waslikecorianderגַּ֖דgadH1407seedכִּזְרַע־kiz.ra'-H2233,andtheappearanceוְעֵינ֖וֹve.'ei.NoH5869thereofastheappearanceכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869ofbdelliumהַבְּדֹֽלַח׃ha.be.Do.lachH916.

8Thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971wentabout,andgatheredוְלָֽקְט֜וּve.la.ke.TuH3950it,andgroundוְטָחֲנ֣וּve.ta.cha.NuH2912itinmills,orbeatitinmortars,andboiledוּבִשְּׁלוּ֙u.vi.she.LuH1310itinpots,andmadeH6213cakesH5692ofit:andthetasteטַעְמ֔וֹta'.MoH2940ofitwasH1961asthetasteכְּטַ֖עַםke.Ta.'amH2940offreshoilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081.

9Andwhenthedewהַטַּ֛לha.TalH2919felluponthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264inthenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,themannaהַמָּ֖ןha.ManH4478felluponit.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872heardH8085thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971weepingבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058throughouttheirfamiliesH4940,everymanH376atthedoorH6607ofhistentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168:andtheangerאַ֤ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledgreatly;andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wasdispleased.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untoJehovah, Wherefore hast thou dealt illwiththyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650?andwhereforehaveInotfoundH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inthysight,thatthou layesttheburdenמַשָּׂ֛אma.Sa'H4853ofallthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971uponme?

12HaveIconceivedהָרִ֗יתִיha.Ri.tiH2029allthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?haveIbroughtH3205themforthH3205,thatthou shouldestsayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559untome,CarryH5375theminthybosomבְחֵיקֶ֗ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,asanursing-father carrieththesuckingchildH3205, untothelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichthou swarest untotheirfathersH1?

13WhenceshouldIhavefleshH1320togiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414untoallthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?fortheyweepיִבְכּ֤וּyiv.KuH1058untome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414usfleshH1320,thatwemayeatוְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃ve.no.Khe.lahH398.

14Iamnotableאוּכַ֤ל'u.KhalH3201tobearH5375allthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905,becauseitistooheavyכָבֵ֖דkha.VedH3515forme.

15Andifthoudealthusכָּ֣כָה׀Ka.khahH3602withme,killH2026me,Ipraythee,outofhand,ifIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inthysight;andletmenotseeH7200mywretchedness.

16AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֶסְפָה־'es.fah-H622untomeseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֮'ishH376oftheeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whomthou knowesttobetheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,andofficersH7860overthem;andbringthemuntothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,thattheymaystandH3320therewiththee.

17AndIwillcomeוְיָרַדְתִּ֗יve.ya.rad.TiH3381downH3381andtalkwiththeethere:andIwilltakeH5375oftheSpiritהָר֛וּחַha.Ru.achH7307whichisuponthee,andwillputוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760ituponthem;andtheyshallbearH5375theburdenבְּמַשָּׂ֣אbe.ma.Sa'H4853ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971withthee,thatthoubearH5375itnotthyselfaloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

18Andsayתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559thou untothepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,Sanctifyהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselvesagainstto-morrow,andyeshalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֣םva.'a.khal.TemH398fleshH1320;foryehaveweptבְּכִיתֶם֩be.khi.TemH1058intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Whoshallgiveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414usfleshH1320toeatיַאֲכִלֵ֙נוּ֙ya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?foritwaswellH2895withusinEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:thereforeJehovahwillgiveH5414youfleshH1320,andyeshalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.khal.TemH398.

19Yeshallnoteatתֹּאכְל֖וּןtokh.LunH398oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117,nortwodaysיוֹמָ֑יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117,norfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,neithertenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,nortwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117,

20butawholemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,untilitcomeoutatyournostrilsH639,anditbeH1961loathsomeuntoyou;becausethatyehaverejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֤םme.'as.TemH3988Jehovahwhoisamongyou,andhaveweptוַתִּבְכּ֤וּva.tiv.KuH1058beforehim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100cameweforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidH559,Thepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971,amongwhomIam,aresixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmen;andthou hastsaidH559,Iwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414themfleshH1320,thattheymayeatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398awholemonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

22Shallflocksהֲצֹ֧אןha.TzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָ֛רu.va.KarH1241beslainforthem,tosufficethem?orshallallthefishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709oftheseaהַיָּ֛םhai.YamH3220begatheredיֵאָסֵ֥ףye.'a.SefH622togetherforthem,tosufficethem?

23AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,IsJehovah’shandהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027waxed short?nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258shalt thouseeתִרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200whethermywordדְבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697shallcometopass unto theeornot.

24AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318out,andtoldthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovah:andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֞ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֙'ishH376oftheeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andsetH5975themroundH5439abouttheTentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.

25AndJehovahcamedownוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381inthecloudבֶּעָנָן֮be.'a.NanH6051,andspake untohim,andtookoftheSpiritהָר֙וּחַ֙ha.Ru.achH7307thatwasH1961uponhim,andputוַיִּתֵּ֕ןvai.yi.TenH5414itupontheseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205:anditcametopass,that,whentheSpiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedכְּנ֤וֹחַke.No.achH5117uponthem,theyprophesiedH5012,buttheydidsonomoreH4480.

26Butthereremainedוַיִּשָּׁאֲר֣וּvai.yi.sha.'a.RuH7604twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147menH376inthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034oftheoneהָאֶחָ֣ד׀ha.'e.ChadH259wasEldadאֶלְדָּ֡ד'el.DadH419,andthenameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034oftheotherMedadמֵידָ֜דmei.DadH4312:andtheSpiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedוַתָּ֧נַחva.Ta.nachH5117uponthem;andtheywereofthemthatwerewrittenH3789,buthadnotgoneH3318outuntotheTentהָאֹ֑הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168;andtheyprophesiedH5012inthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

27AndthereranH7323ayoungהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288,andtoldH5046Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,andsaidH559,Eldadאֶלְדָּ֣ד'el.DadH419andMedadוּמֵידָ֔דu.mei.DadH4312doprophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012inthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

28AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126,theministerofMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872,oneofhischosenmen,answeredandsaidH559,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, forbidthem.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untohim, Art thoujealousH7065formysake?wouldthatallJehovah’speopleעַ֤ם'amH5971wereprophetsנְבִיאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030,thatJehovahwouldputH5414hisSpiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307uponthem!

30AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872gathimintothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,heandtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

31Andtherewentforthawindוְר֜וּחַve.Ru.achH7307fromJehovah,andbroughtquailsH7958fromtheseaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220,andletthemfallbythecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,aboutaday’sי֣וֹםYomH3117journeyכְּדֶ֧רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870onthisside,andaday’sיוֹם֙yOmH3117journeyוּכְדֶ֤רֶךְu.khe.De.rekhH1870ontheotherside,roundH5439aboutthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,andabouttwocubitsוּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִםu.khe.'a.ma.Ta.yimH520abovethefaceH6440oftheearthH776.

32Andthepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971roseH6965upallthatdayהַיּוֹם֩hai.yOmH3117,andallthenightהַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andallthenextהַֽמָּחֳרָ֗תha.mo.cho.RatH4283dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,andgatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ֙vai.ya.'as.FuH622thequailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958:hethatgatheredאָסַ֖ף'a.SafH622leastgatheredH622tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235homersH2563:andtheyspreadH7849themallabroadforthemselvesroundH5439aboutthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

33WhilethefleshH1320wasyetH5750betweentheirteethשִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םshi.nei.HemH8127, ereitwaschewed,theangerוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstthepeopleבָעָ֔םva.'AmH5971,andJehovahsmotethepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971withaveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatplagueמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

34Andthenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Kibroth-hattaavahH6914,becausetheretheyburiedH6912thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatlusted.

35FromKibroth-hattaavahH6914thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971journeyeduntoHazerothחֲצֵר֑וֹתcha.tze.RotH2698;andtheyabodeatHazerothבַּחֲצֵרֽוֹת׃ פba.cha.tze.RotH2698.

Commentaries on Numbers 11

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