Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 14:26-37

26Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'el-H4872 H413and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃'a.ha.Ron le.MorH175 H559,

27“How longעַד־ מָתַ֗י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063wickedהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationלָעֵדָ֤הla.'e.DahH5712אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834הֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992grumbleמַלִּינִ֖יםma.li.NimH3885againstעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921Meאֶת־'et-H853?I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085the complaintsתְּלֻנּ֞וֹתte.lu.NotH8519thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֵ֧מָּה מַלִּינִ֛יםbe.Nei Yis.ra.'El He.mah ma.li.NimH1121 H3478 H1992 H3885are making against Meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.

28So tell themאֱמֹ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'e.Mor 'a.le.HemH559 H413:As surely as Iאָ֙נִי֙'a.niH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213to youexactlyאִם־ לֹ֕א'im- lo'H518 H3808asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I heardבְּאָזְנָ֑י כֵּ֖ןbe.'a.ze.Nai kenH241 H3651you sayדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696.

29Your bodiesפִגְרֵיכֶ֜םfig.rei.KhemH6297will fallיִפְּל֨וּyi.pe.LuH5307in thisהַ֠זֶּהHa.zehH2088wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057—allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who were numberedפְּקֻדֵיכֶם֙pe.ku.dei.KhemH6485in the censusמִסְפַּרְכֶ֔םmis.par.KhemH4557,everyoneלְכָל־le.kholH3605twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242years of ageמִבֶּ֛ן שָׁנָ֖הmi.Ben sha.NahH1121 H8141or olderוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605—becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have grumbledהֲלִֽינֹתֶ֖םha.li.no.TemH3885against Meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921.

30Surely noneאִם־'im-H518of youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859will enterתָּבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־ta.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I sworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375אֶת־'et-H853יָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to settle youלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853,exceptכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Calebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

31But I will bring your childrenוְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔םve.Ta.pe.KhemH2945,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559would becomeיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961plunderלָבַ֣זla.VazH957,intoוְהֵבֵיאתִ֣יve.he.vei.TiH935אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֖םme.'as.TemH3988—and they will enjoy itוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045אֶת־'et-H853.

32As for youאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859,however, your bodiesוּפִגְרֵיכֶ֖םu.fig.rei.KhemH6297will fallיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057.

33Your childrenוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121will beיִהְי֨וּyih.YuH1961shepherdsרֹעִ֤יםro.'ImH7462in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,and they will sufferוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853foryour unfaithfulnessזְנוּתֵיכֶ֑םze.nu.tei.KhemH2184until the lastעַד־'ad-H5704of your bodiesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֖םpig.rei.KhemH6297liesתֹּ֥םtomH8552in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

34In keeping with theבְּמִסְפַּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you spiedתַּרְתֶּ֣םtar.TemH8446אֶת־'et-H853out the landהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776,you shall bearתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853your guiltעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsלַשָּׁנָ֞הla.sha.NahH8141—a yearלַשָּׁנָ֗הla.sha.NahH8141for each dayשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141יוֹם֒yOmH3117י֣וֹםYomH3117י֣וֹםYomH3117—and you will experienceוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045אֶת־'et-H853My alienationתְּנוּאָתִֽי׃te.nu.'a.TiH8569.

35Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּי֒di.bar.TiH1696,and I will surelyאִם־ לֹ֣א׀'im- lo'H518 H3808doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗ה'e.'e.SehH6213these thingsזֹ֣אתzotH2063to this entireלְכָל־le.kholH3605wickedהָֽרָעָה֙ הַזֹּ֔אתha.ra.'Ah ha.ZotH7451 H2063congregationהָעֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712,which has conspiredהַנּוֹעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259against Meעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921.They will meet their endיִתַּ֖מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר הַזֶּ֛הba.mid.Bar ha.ZehH4057 H2088,and thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033they will dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191.”

36So the menוְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872had sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to spy outלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and made the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712grumbleוַיַּלִּ֤ינוּvai.yi.lo.nuH3885against himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921אֶת־'et-H853by bringing outלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318a bad reportדִבָּ֖הdi.BahH1681aboutעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776—

37those menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who had brought outמוֹצִאֵ֥יmo.tzi.'EiH3318the badרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451reportדִבַּת־di.bat-H1681about the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776—were struck downוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191by a plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הba.ma.ge.FahH4046beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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