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Numbers 32

1NowthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֛ןre.'u.VenH7205andthechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410hadaveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatmultitudeofcattle:andwhentheysawH7200thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270,andthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadגִּלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,that,behold,theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wasH1961aplaceמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725forcattle;

2thechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205cameH935andspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,andtoEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,anduntotheprincesH5387ofthecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingH559,

3Atarothעֲטָר֤וֹתa.ta.RotH5852,andDibonוְדִיבֹן֙ve.di.VonH1769,andJazerוְיַעְזֵ֣רve.ya'.ZerH3270,andNimrah,andHeshbonוְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןve.chesh.BonH2809,andElealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500,andSebam,andNeboוּנְב֖וֹu.ne.VoH5015,andBeon,

4thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahsmotebeforethecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,isalandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776forcattle;andthyservantsוְלַֽעֲבָדֶ֖יךָve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650havecattle.

5AndtheysaidH559,IfwehavefoundH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthysight,letthislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776begivenH5414unto thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650forapossessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֑הla.'a.chu.ZahH272;bringusnotovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothechildrenofGadגָ֖דgadH1410,andtothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,Shallyourbrethrengoיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935tothewarH4421,andshallyesitH3427hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?

7Andwherefore discourage yetheheartלֵ֖בlevH3820ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromgoingoverintothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahhathgivenH5414them?

8Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541didyourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,whenIsentH7971themfromKadesh-barneaH6947toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

9ForwhenH834theywentבֹא֙vo'H935upuntothevalleyofEshcolאֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל'esh.KolH812,andsawH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,theydiscouragedtheheartלֵ֖בlevH3820ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheyshouldnotgoH935intothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahhadgivenH5414them.

10AndJehovah’sangerאַ֥ף'afH639waskindledinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andhesware,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11SurelynoneofthemenH376thatcameH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605,shallseeיִרְא֨וּyir.'UH7200thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichIsware untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85, untoIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,anduntoJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;becausetheyhavenotwhollyfollowedme:

12saveCalebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312theKenizziteהַקְּנִזִּ֔יha.ke.ni.ZiH7074,andJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126;becausetheyhavewhollyfollowedJehovah.

13AndJehovah’sangerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhemadeH6213themwanderוַיְנִעֵם֙vay.ni.'EmH5128toandfrointhewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,untilallthegenerationהַדּ֔וֹרha.DorH1755,thathaddoneevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,wasconsumed.

14And,behold, yearerisenH6965upinyourfathers’אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1stead,anincreaseofsinfulחַטָּאִ֑יםcha.ta.'ImH2400menH376,toaugmentyetH5750thefierceangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahtowardIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Forifyeturnתְשׁוּבֻן֙te.shu.VunH7725awayH7725fromafterhim,hewillyetH5750againע֔וֹדodH5750leavetheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;andyewilldestroyוְשִֽׁחַתֶּ֖םve.shi.cha.TemH7843allthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

16Andtheycamenearuntohim,andsaidH559, Wewillbuildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129sheepfoldshereפֹּ֑הPohH6311forourcattle,andcitiesוְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.RimH5892forourlittleלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945:

17butweourselveswillbereadyarmedH2502togoH935beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,untilwehavebroughtH935themuntotheirplaceמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725:andourlittleטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945shalldwellH3427inthefortifiedcitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseoftheinhabitantsH3427ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18Wewillnotreturnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725untoourhousesH1004,untilthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveinheritedהִתְנַחֵל֙hit.na.ChelH5157everymanH376hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

19Forwewillnotinheritנִנְחַל֙nin.ChalH5157withthemontheotherמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676oftheJordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383,andforward;becauseourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159isfallentousonthissideH5676oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastward.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothem,Ifyewilldothisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,ifyewillarmyourselvestogobeforeJehovahtothewarH4421,

21andeveryarmedH2502manofyouwillpassוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeJehovah,untilhehathdrivenouthisenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341frombeforehim,

22andthelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776issubduedH3533beforeJehovah;thenafterwardyeshallreturnתָּשֻׁ֔בוּta.Shu.vuH7725,andbeH1961guiltless towardsJehovah,andtowardsIsraelוּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andthislandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbeH1961untoyouforapossessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272beforeJehovah.

23ButifyewillnotdosoH3651,behold, yehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah;andbesureyoursinH2398willfindתִּמְצָ֖אtim.Tza'H4672youout.

24Buildבְּנֽוּ־be.nu-H1129youcitiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892foryourlittleלְטַפְּכֶ֔םle.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,andfoldsוּגְדֵרֹ֖תu.ge.de.RotH1448foryoursheepלְצֹנַאֲכֶ֑םle.tzo.na.'a.KhemH6792;anddothatwhich hathproceededoutofyourmouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310.

25AndthechildrenofGadגָד֙gadH1410andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willdoasmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113commandeth.

26Ourlittleטַפֵּ֣נוּta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945,ourwivesH802,ourflocks,andallourcattleבְּהֶמְתֵּ֑נוּbe.hem.Te.nuH929,shallbeיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961thereinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568;

27butthyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willpassיַֽעַבְר֜וּya.'av.RuH5674over,everymanthatisarmedH2502forwarH4421,beforeJehovahtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,asmylordsaith.

28SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872gavechargeconcerningthemtoEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andtoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonH1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126,andtotheheadsH7218ofthefathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1housesofthetribesH4294ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothem,IfthechildrenofGadגָ֣דgadH1410andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֣ן׀re.'u.VenH7205willpassיַעַבְר֣וּya.'av.RuH5674withyouovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֞ןhai.yar.DenH3383,everymanthatisarmedH2502tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421,beforeJehovah,andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbesubduedH3533beforeyou;thenyeshallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414themthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568forapossessionלַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃la.'a.chu.ZahH272:

30butiftheywillnotpassיַֽעַבְר֛וּya.'av.RuH5674overwithyouarmedH2502,theyshallhavepossessionsוְנֹֽאחֲז֥וּve.no.cha.ZuH270amongyouinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

31AndthechildrenofGadגָ֛דgadH1410andthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205answered,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,AsJehovahhathsaidH559unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,soH3651willwedo.

32Wewillpassנַעֲבֹ֧רna.'a.VorH5674overarmedH2502beforeJehovahintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andthepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272ofourinheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֔נוּna.cha.la.Te.nuH5159shallremainwithusbeyondtheJordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.

33AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֡הmo.ShehH4872gaveH5414untothem,eventothechildrenofGadגָד֩gadH1410,andtothechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205,anduntothehalf-tribeofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519thesonH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130,thekingdomמַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙mam.Le.khetH4467ofSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567,andthekingdomמַמְלֶ֔כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofOgע֖וֹגogH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316,thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, accordingtothecitiesלְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙le.'a.Rei.haH5892thereofwiththeirbordersH1367,eventhecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776roundH5439about.

34AndthechildrenofGadגָ֔דGadH1410builtH1129Dibonדִּיבֹ֖ןdi.VonH1769,andAtarothעֲטָרֹ֑ת'a.ta.RotH5852,andAroerעֲרֹעֵֽר׃'a.ro.'ErH6177,

35andAtroth-shophan,andJazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270,andJogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָֽה׃ve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011,

36andBeth-nimrahH1039,andBeth-haran:fortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892,andfoldsוְגִדְרֹ֥תve.gid.RotH1448forsheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

37AndthechildrenofReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205builtH1129Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809,andElealehאֶלְעָלֵ֑א'el.'a.Le'H500,andKiriathaimקִרְיָתָֽיִם׃kir.ya.Ta.yimH7156,

38andNeboנְב֞וֹne.VoH5015,andBaal-meonH1186, (theirnamesH8034beingchangedH5437,)andSibmahשִׂבְמָ֑הsiv.MahH7643:andtheygaveothernamesH8034untothecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichtheybuilded.

39AndthechildrenofMachirthesonH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519wenttoGileadגִּלְעָ֖דָהgil.'A.dahH1568,andtookH3920it,anddispossessedH3423theAmoritesH567thatweretherein.

40AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872gaveH5414Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568untoMachirthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519;andhedweltH3427therein.

41AndJairוְיָאִ֤ירve.ya.'IrH2971thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519wentH1980andtookH3920thetownsthereof,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121themHavvoth-jairH2334.

42AndNobahוְנֹ֣בַחve.NoachH5025wentH1980andtookH3920Kenathקְנָ֖תke.NatH7079,andthevillagesthereof,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itNobahנֹ֖בַחNoachH5025,afterhisownnameבִּשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פbish.MoH8034.

Commentaries on Numbers 32

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