Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 20:1-8

1In the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationבְנֵֽי־ הָ֨עֵדָ֤הve.nei- ha.'e.DahH5712 H1121of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the Wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִן֙tzinH6790andהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stayedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Kadeshבְּקָדֵ֑שׁbe.ka.DeshH6946.Thereשָׁם֙shamH8033Miriamמִרְיָ֔םmir.YamH4813diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191and was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵ֖ר שָֽׁם׃va.ti.ka.Ver ShamH6912 H8033.

2Now there wasהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for the congregationלָעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712,so they gatheredוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖ה וְעַֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'al-H4872 H5921and Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

3The peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971quarreledוַיָּ֥רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378withעִם־'im-H5973Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872and saidH559, “If onlyוְל֥וּve.LuH3863we had perishedH1478with our brothersאַחֵ֖ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

4Whyוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100have you broughtהֲבֵאתֶם֙ha.ve.TemH935אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951intoאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057for usאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587and our livestockוּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃u.ve.'i.Re.nuH1165to dieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191hereשָׁ֔םShamH8033?

5Whyוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100have you led us upהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714to bringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935usאֹתָ֔נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wretchedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725?It is notלֹ֣א׀lo'H3808a placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of grainזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233,figsוּתְאֵנָ֤הu.te.'e.NahH8384,vinesוְגֶ֙פֶן֙ve.Ge.fenH1612,or pomegranatesוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416—and there is noאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369waterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354!”

6Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935from the presenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951toאֶל־'el-H413the entranceפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150.They fell facedownוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ עַל־ פְּנֵיהֶ֑םvai.yi.pe.Lu 'al- pe.nei.HemH5307 H5921 H6440,and the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH413.

7And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

8“Takeקַ֣חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the staffהַמַּטֶּ֗הha.ma.TehH4294and assembleוְהַקְהֵ֤לve.hak.HelH6950אֶת־'et-H853the congregationהָעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712.Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859and your brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175are to speakוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םve.di.bar.TemH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the rockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553while they watchלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,and it will pour outוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414its waterמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325.You will bring outוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325fromמִן־min-H4480the rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553and provide drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248אֶת־'et-H853for the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and their livestockבְּעִירָֽם׃be.'i.RamH1165.”

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