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Numbers 14

1Andallthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712liftedוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֑םko.LamH6963,andcried;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptH1058thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

2AndallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredagainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andagainstAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175:andthewholecongregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712saidH559untothem,WouldthatwehaddiedH4191inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!orwouldthatwehaddiedH4191inthiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057!

3Andwherefore dothJehovahbringH935usuntothislandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776,tofallלִנְפֹּ֣לlin.PolH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719?OurwivesH802andourlittleוְטַפֵּ֖נוּve.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945willbeH1961apreyH957:wereH1961itnotbetterט֦וֹבTovH2896forustoreturnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714?

4AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,LetusmakeH5414acaptain,andletusreturnוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5ThenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fellH5307ontheirfacesH6440beforealltheassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofthecongregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6AndJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126andCalebוְכָלֵב֙ve.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312,whowereofthemthatspiedH8446outthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, renttheirclothesבִּגְדֵיהֶֽם׃big.dei.HemH899:

7andtheyspake untoallthecongregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559,Thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichwepassedH5674throughtospyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446itout,isanexceedinggoodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

8IfJehovahdelightחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654inus,thenhewillbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935usintothislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andgiveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414ituntous;alandאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776whichflowethwithmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

9Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389rebelתִּמְרֹדוּ֒tim.ro.DuH4775notagainstJehovah,neitherfearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372yethepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;fortheyarebreadלַחְמֵ֖נוּlach.Me.nuH3899forus:theirdefenceisremovedH5493fromoverthem,andJehovahiswithus:fearתִּירָאֻֽם׃ti.ra.'UmH3372themnot.

10Butallthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712badestoneH68themwithstonesH68.Andthegloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519ofJehovahappearedנִרְאָה֙nir.'AhH7200inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150untoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Howlongwillthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971despiseme?andhowlongwilltheynotbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539inme,forallthesignsהָֽאֹת֔וֹתha.'o.TotH226whichIhavewroughtamongthem?

12Iwillsmitethemwiththepestilenceבַדֶּ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698,anddisinheritthem,andwillmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213oftheeanationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471greaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andmightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanthey.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untoJehovah,ThentheEgyptiansH4713willhearוְשָׁמְע֣וּve.sha.me.'UH8085it;forthou broughtestupthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971inthymightfromamongthem;

14andtheywilltellittotheinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֮yo.ShevH3427ofthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.TheyhaveheardH8085thatthouJehovahartinthemidstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971;forthouJehovahartseenH7200faceH6440tofaceH6440,andthycloudוַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙va.'a.na.ne.KhaH6051standethoverthem,andthou goestbeforethem,inapillarוּבְעַמֻּ֣דu.ve.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָ֗ן'a.NanH6051bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,andinapillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

15Nowifthou shaltkillH4191thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971asoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manH376,thenthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whichhaveheardH8085thefameoftheewillspeak,sayingH559,

16BecauseJehovahwasnotableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201tobringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971intothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichhesware untothem,thereforehehathslaintheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

17AndnowH6258,Ipraythee,letthepowerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136begreatיִגְדַּל־yig.dal-H1431, accordingasthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Jehovahisslowtoangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,andabundantinlovingkindness,forgivingH5375iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771andtransgressionוָפָ֑שַׁעva.Fa.sha'H6588;andthatwillbynomeanscleartheguilty,visitingH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771ofthefathersH1uponthechildren,uponthethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029anduponthefourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generationH8029.

19Pardon,Ipraythee,theiniquityלַעֲוֹ֛ןla.'a.VonH5771ofthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971according untothegreatnessכְּגֹ֣דֶלke.Go.delH1433ofthy lovingkindness,andaccordingasthou hastforgivenH5545thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714evenuntilnow.

20AndJehovahsaidH559,Ihavepardonedaccordingtothywordכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697:

21butinvery deed,asIlive,andasalltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbefilledוְיִמָּלֵ֥אve.yi.ma.Le'H4390withthegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovah;

22becauseallthosemenH376thathaveseenH7200mygloryכְּבֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519,andmysignsאֹ֣תֹתַ֔י'o.to.TaiH226,whichIwroughtinEgyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714andinthewildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּ֑רu.va.mid.BarH4057,yethavetemptedmethesetenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesH6471,andhavenothearkenedtomyvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963;

23surelytheyshallnotseeיִרְאוּ֙yir.'UH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIsware untotheirfathersH1,neithershallanyofthemthatdespisedmeseeיִרְאֽוּהָ׃yir.'U.haH7200it:

24butmyservantוְעַבְדִּ֣יve.'av.DiH5650Calebכָלֵ֗בkha.LevH3612,becausehehadanotherspiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307withhim,andhathfollowedmefully,himwillIbringH935intothelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776whereintohewentH935;andhisseedH2233shallpossessH3423it.

25NowtheAmalekiteוְהָֽעֲמָלֵקִ֥יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003andtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427inthevalleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010: to-morrowturnפְּנ֨וּpe.NuH6437ye,andgetyouintothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057bythewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870totheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220.

26AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872anduntoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27HowlongshallIbearwiththisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationלָעֵדָ֤הla.'e.DahH5712,thatmurmuragainstme?IhaveheardH8085themurmuringsofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichtheymurmuragainstme.

28Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559untothem,AsIlive, saithJehovah,surelyasyehavespokenדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696inmineearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651willIdotoyou:

29yourdeadbodiesshallfallיִפְּל֨וּyi.pe.LuH5307inthiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057;andallthatwerenumberedofyou,accordingtoyourwholenumberמִסְפַּרְכֶ֔םmis.par.KhemH4557,fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605,thathavemurmuredagainstme,

30surelyyeshallnotcomeH935intothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,concerningH413whichIswarethatIwouldmakeyoudwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931therein, saveCalebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312,andJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

31Butyourlittleוְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔םve.Ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,thatyesaidH559shouldbeH1961apreyH957,themwillIbringוְהֵבֵיאתִ֣יve.he.vei.TiH935in,andtheyshallknowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichyehaverejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֖םme.'as.TemH3988.

32Butasforyou,yourdeadbodiesshallfallיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307inthiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057.

33Andyourchildrenshallbeיִהְי֨וּyih.YuH1961wanderersinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,andshallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375yourwhoredoms,untilyourdeadbodiesbeH1961consumedinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

34Afterthenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557ofthedaysH3117inwhichyespiedH8446outthelandהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776,evenfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysH3117,foreverydayH3117ayearH8141,shallyebearתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771,evenfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsH8141,andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045myalienation.

35I,Jehovah,havespokenדִּבַּרְתִּי֒di.bar.TiH1696,surelythiswillIdountoallthisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationהָעֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712,thataregatheredהַנּוֹעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259togetherH3259againstme:inthiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057theyshallbeconsumed,andtheretheyshalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191.

36AndthemenH376,whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971tospyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446outthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whoreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,andmadeallthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712tomurmuragainsthim,bybringingH3318upanevilH1681reportדִבָּ֖הdi.BahH1681againstthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

37eventhosemenH376thatdidbringH3318upanevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451reportדִבַּת־di.bat-H1681ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,diedH4191bytheplagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הba.ma.ge.FahH4046beforeJehovah.

38ButJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֔וּןNunH5126,andCalebוְכָלֵ֖בve.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֑הye.fu.NehH3312, remainedaliveH2421ofthosemenH376thatwentH1980tospyלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446outthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

39AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697untoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56greatly.

40AndtheyroseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andgatthemuptothetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218ofthemountainH2022,sayingH559,Lo,wearehere,andwillgoH5927upuntotheplaceהַמָּק֛וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahhathpromised:forwehavesinnedH2398.

41AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559, WhereforenowdoyetransgressH5674thecommandmentofJehovah, seeingitshallnotprosperH6743?

42Goתַּעֲל֔וּta.'a.LuH5927notup,forJehovahisnotamongyou;thatyebenotsmittendownbeforeyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.

43FortheretheAmalekiteהָעֲמָלֵקִ֨יha.'a.mal.KiH6003andtheCanaaniteוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669arebeforeyou,andyeshallfallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307bytheswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719:becauseyeareturnedH7725backשַׁבְתֶּם֙shav.TemH7725fromfollowingJehovah,thereforeH3651Jehovahwillnotbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961withyou.

44Buttheypresumedtogoלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927uptothetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthemountainH2022: neverthelessthearkוַאֲר֤וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah,andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֔הu.mo.ShehH4872,departedמָ֖שׁוּMa.shuH4185notoutofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

45ThentheAmalekiteהָעֲמָלֵקִי֙ha.'a.mal.KiH6003cameH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,andtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669whodweltH3427inthatmountainH2022,andsmotethemandbeatthemdownH3381,evenuntoHormahהַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ פHa.cha.re.MahH2767.

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