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Numbers 20

1AndthechildrenofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, eventhewholecongregationהָ֨עֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712,cameH935intothewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofZinצִן֙tzinH6790inthefirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320:andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971abodeinKadeshבְּקָדֵ֑שׁbe.ka.DeshH6946;andMiriamמִרְיָ֔םmir.YamH4813diedH4191there,andwasburiedH6912there.

2AndtherewasH1961nowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325forthecongregationלָעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712:andtheyassembledH6950themselvestogetheragainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andagainstAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

3Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971strovewithMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,andspake,sayingH559,WouldthatwehaddiedH1478whenourbrethrendiedH1478beforeJehovah!

4Andwhyוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100haveyebroughtH935theassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofJehovahintothiswildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057,thatweshoulddieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191there,weandourbeasts?

5AndwhereforehaveyemadeustocomeH935upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,tobringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935usinuntothisevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725?itisnoplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofseedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233,oroffigsוּתְאֵנָ֤הu.te.'e.NahH8384,orofvinesוְגֶ֙פֶן֙ve.Ge.fenH1612,orofpomegranatesוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416;neitheristhereanywaterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentH935fromthepresenceH6440oftheassemblyהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951untothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andfellH5307upontheirfacesH6440:andthegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untothem.

7AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8Takeקַ֣חkachH3947therodהַמַּטֶּ֗הha.ma.TehH4294,andassembleוְהַקְהֵ֤לve.hak.HelH6950thecongregationהָעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712, thou,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,andspeakוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םve.di.bar.TemH1696ye untotherockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553beforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,thatitgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414forthH3318itswaterמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325;andthou shaltbringוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318tothemwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outoftherockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553;sothou shaltgiveH5414thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712andtheircattleH1165drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947therodהַמַּטֶּ֖הha.ma.TehH4294frombeforeJehovah,ashecommandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175gatheredtheassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951togetherH6950beforetherockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553,andhesaidH559untothem,HearH8085now, yerebelsH4784;shallwebringנוֹצִ֥יאno.Tzi'H3318youforthH3318waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325outofthisrockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553?

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872liftedH7311uphishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,andsmotetherockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553withhisrodבְּמַטֵּ֖הוּbe.ma.Te.huH4294twice:andwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cameH3318forthH3318abundantly,andthecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712drankוַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354,andtheircattleH1165.

12AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,BecauseyebelievedH539notinme,tosanctifyH6942meintheeyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651yeshallnotbringתָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uH935thisassemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951intothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIhavegivenH5414them.

13Thesearethewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָ֔הme.ri.VahH4809;becausethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478strovewithJehovah,andhewassanctifiedH6942inthem.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397fromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֖שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946untothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thou knowestallthetravailthathathbefallenus:

15howourfathersH1wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381intoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,andwedweltH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714alongtime;andtheEgyptiansdealt illwithus,andourfathersH1:

16andwhenwecriedH6817untoJehovah,heheardH8085ourvoiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963,andsentH7971anangelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397,andbroughtH3318usforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and,behold,weareinKadeshבְקָדֵ֔שׁve.ka.DeshH6946,acityעִ֖יר'irH5892intheuttermostofthyborderH1366.

17Letuspassנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674,Ipraythee,throughthylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:wewillnotpassנַעֲבֹר֙na.'a.VorH5674throughfieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704orthroughvineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754,neitherwillwedrinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354ofthewaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofthewellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875;wewillgoalongtheking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428highway;wewillnotturnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186asideH5186totherightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225nortotheleft,untilwehavepassedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thyborderH1366.

18AndEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123saidH559untohim, Thou shaltnotpassתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674throughme,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Icomeאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318outwiththeswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719againstthee.

19AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untohim,Wewillgoנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927upbythehighwayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam.si.LahH4546;andifwedrinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354ofthywaterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325,Iandmycattle,thenwillIgiveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414thepriceמִכְרָ֑םmikh.RamH4377thereof:letmeonlyרַ֥קrakH7535,withoutdoinganythingH1697else,passאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃'E.'e.Vo.rahH5674throughonmyfeetH7272.

20AndhesaidH559, Thou shaltnotpassתַעֲבֹ֑רta.'a.VorH5674through.AndEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123cameH3318outagainsthimwithmuchpeopleבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971,andwithastrongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21ThusEdomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123refusedH3985togiveH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478passagethroughhisborderH1366: whereforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186awayfromhim.

22AndtheyjourneyedfromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֑שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, eventhewholecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,cameH935untomountHorהֹ֥רhorH2023.

23AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175inmountHorבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023,bytheborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofthelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,sayingH559,

24Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shallbegatheredיֵאָסֵ֤ףye.'a.SefH622untohispeopleH5971;forheshallnotenterintothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIhavegivenH5414untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseyerebelledH4784againstmywordatthewatersלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809.

25Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175andEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,andbringוְהַ֥עַלve.Ha.'alH5927themupuntomountHorהֹ֥רhorH2023;

26andstripוְהַפְשֵׁ֤טve.haf.ShetH6584Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175ofhisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,andputH4191themuponEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121:andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175shallbegatheredיֵאָסֵ֖ףye.'a.SefH622untohispeopleH1121,andshalldieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191there.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didasJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680:andtheywentH5927upintomountHorהֹ֣רhorH2023inthesightofallthecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872strippedH6584Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175ofhisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,andputH4191themuponEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121;andAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175diedH4191thereonthetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofthemount:andMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499cameH3381downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381fromthemount.

29Andwhenallthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712sawH7200thatAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175wasdead,theyweptH1058forAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysי֔וֹםYomH3117,evenallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Numbers 20

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