Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 11:16-25

16Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Bringאֶסְפָה־'es.fah-H622Meseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657of the eldersאִישׁ֮ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י'ish mi.zik.NeiH376 H2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834known to youיָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּי־ הֵ֛םya.Da'.ta ki- hemH3045 H3588 H1992as leadersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205and officersוְשֹׁטְרָ֑יוve.sho.te.RavH7860of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.Bringוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853toאֶל־'el-H413the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150and have them standוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.

17And I will come downוְיָרַדְתִּ֗יve.ya.rad.TiH3381and speakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֣יve.di.bar.TiH1696with youעִמְּךָ֮'i.me.KhaH5973thereשָׁם֒shamH8033,and I will takeוְאָצַלְתִּ֗יve.'a.tzal.TiH680some ofמִן־min-H4480the Spiritהָר֛וּחַha.Ru.achH7307thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ison youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921and putוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760that Spiriton themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921.They will help you bearוְנָשְׂא֤וּ אִתְּךָ֙ve.na.se.'U 'i.te.KhaH5375 H854the burdenבְּמַשָּׂ֣אbe.ma.Sa'H4853of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,so that youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859do notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808have to bear itתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375by yourselfלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

18Andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413sayתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559to the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971:Consecrate yourselvesהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942for tomorrowלְמָחָר֮le.ma.CharH4279,and you will eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֣םva.'a.khal.TemH398meatבָּשָׂר֒ba.SarH1320,becauseכִּ֡יkiH3588you have cried outבְּכִיתֶם֩be.khi.TemH1058in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310will feed usיַאֲכִלֵ֙נוּ֙ya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398meatבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320?Forכִּי־ki-H3588we were better offט֥וֹבTovH2895in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714!’Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will giveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414youmeatבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,and you will eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.khal.TemH398.

19You will eat itלֹ֣א תֹּאכְל֖וּןlo' tokh.LunH398 H3808notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808for oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259י֥וֹםYomH3117or two daysיוֹמָ֑יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117,norוְלֹ֣א׀ve.Lo'H3808for fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568יָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117וְלֹא֙ve.Lo'H3808or tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808or twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117,

20but forעַ֣ד׀'adH5704a whole monthחֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗יםCho.desh ya.MimH2320 H3117—untilעַ֤ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834it comes outיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318of your nostrilsמֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔םme.'a.pe.KhemH639and makesוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961younauseousלְזָרָ֑אle.za.Ra'H2214—becauseיַ֗עַן כִּֽי־Ya.'an ki-H3282 H3588you have rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֤םme.'as.TemH3988אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is among youבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130,and have cried outוַתִּבְכּ֤וּva.tiv.KuH1058before Himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did we everזֶּ֖הzehH2088leaveיָצָ֥אנוּya.Tza.nuH3318Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?’”

21But Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872repliedוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “Here I amאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595amongבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834600,000שֵׁשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֙לֶף֙shesh- me.'ot 'e.lefH8337 H3967 H505menהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971on footרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273,yet Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859sayאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414themmeatבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,and they will eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398for a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃Cho.desh ya.MimH2320 H3117.’

22If all our flocksהֲצֹ֧אןha.TzonH6629and herdsוּבָקָ֛רu.va.KarH1241were slaughteredיִשָּׁחֵ֥טyi.sha.ChetH7819for them,would they have enoughוּמָצָ֣אu.ma.Tza'H4672?Or ifאִ֣ם'imH518אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the fishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709in the seaהַיָּ֛םhai.YamH3220were caughtיֵאָסֵ֥ףye.'a.SefH622for them,would they have enoughוּמָצָ֥אu.ma.Tza'H4672?”

23The LORDיְהוָה֙ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Is the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068armהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027too shortתִּקְצָ֑רtik.TzarH7114?Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258you will seeתִרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200whether orאִם־'im-H518notלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808My wordדְבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697will come to passהֲיִקְרְךָ֥ha.yik.re.ChaH7136.”

24So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and relayedוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֵ֖ת'etH853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֞ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622seventyשִׁבְעִ֥ים אִישׁ֙shiv.'Im 'ishH7657 H376of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and had them standוַֽיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the tentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.

25Then the LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068came downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in the cloudבֶּעָנָן֮be.'a.NanH6051and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to himאֵלָיו֒'e.LavH413,and He tookוַיָּ֗אצֶלvai.Ya.tzelH680some ofמִן־min-H4480the Spiritהָר֙וּחַ֙ha.Ru.achH7307thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was onעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921Mosesand placedוַיִּתֵּ֕ןvai.yi.TenH5414that Spirit onעַל־'al-H5921the seventyשִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁshiv.'Im 'ishH7657 H376eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑ים וַיְהִ֗יha.ze.ke.Nim vay.HiH2205 H1961.As the Spiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedכְּנ֤וֹחַke.No.achH5117on themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921,they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012—but they neverוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808did so againיָסָֽפוּ׃ya.Sa.fuH3254.

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