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Numbers 20:12-24

12But the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you did notלֹא־lo'-H3808trustהֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣םhe.'e.man.TemH539Meto show My holinessלְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִיle.Hak.di.She.niH6942in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לָכֵ֗ןbe.Nei Yis.ra.'El la.KhenH1121 H3478 H3651,you will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808bringתָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔ה אֶל־ha.Zeh 'el-H2088 H413assemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them.”

13Theseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992were the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָ֔הme.ri.VahH4809,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478quarreledרָב֥וּra.VuH7378withאֶת־'et-H854the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and He showed His holinessוַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁvai.yi.ka.DeshH6942among them.

14From Kadeshמִקָּדֵ֖שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413tellthe kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123, “This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541your brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the hardshipהַתְּלָאָ֖הha.te.la.'AhH8513thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has befallen usמְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃me.tza.'A.te.nuH4672,

15how our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1went downוַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,where we livedוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427בְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227yearsיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117.The Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713mistreatedוַיָּרֵ֥עוּvai.ya.Re.'uH7489usand our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,

16and when we cried outוַנִּצְעַ֤קva.nitz.'AkH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,He heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085our voiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397,and brought usוַיֹּצִאֵ֖נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.Now lookוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are in Kadeshבְקָדֵ֔שׁve.ka.DeshH6946,a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892on the edgeקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of your territoryגְבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

17Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let us passנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776.We will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808go throughנַעֲבֹר֙na.'a.VorH5674any fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704or vineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754, orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325from any wellבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875.We will stay onנֵלֵ֗ךְne.LekhH1980the King’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Highwayדֶּ֧רֶךְDe.rekhH1870;we will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808turnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֔אולu.se.MolH8040untilעַ֥ד'adH5704אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834we have passed throughנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674your territoryגְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.”

18But Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “You may notלֹ֥אlo'H3808פֶּן־pen-H6435travelתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674through our land,or we will come outאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318and confront youלִקְרָאתֶֽךָ׃lik.ra.Te.chaH7122with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719.”

19“We will stayנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927on the main roadבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam.si.LahH4546,”the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478repliedוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֥יו'e.LavH413, “and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518weאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589or our herdsוּמִקְנַ֔יu.mik.NaiH4735drinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354your waterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325,we will payוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414for itמִכְרָ֑םmikh.RamH4377.There will be noאֵין־'ein-H369problemדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697;onlyרַ֥קrakH7535let us pass throughאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃'E.'e.Vo.rahH5674on footבְּרַגְלַ֥יbe.rag.LaiH7272.”

20But Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123insistedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You may notלֹ֣אlo'H3808pass throughתַעֲבֹ֑רta.'a.VorH5674.”And they came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to confrontלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122the Israeliteswith a largeכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515armyבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971and a strongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21So Edomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985to allowנְתֹן֙ne.TonH5414אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to passעֲבֹ֖ר'a.VorH5674through their territoryבִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.LoH1366,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turned awayוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186from themמֵעָלָֽיו׃ פme.'a.LavH5921.

22After they had set outוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Kadeshמִקָּדֵ֑שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationבְנֵֽי־ הָעֵדָ֖הve.nei- ha.'e.DahH5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023.

23And at Mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022Horבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023,nearעַל־'al-H5921the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'el-H4872 H413and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175will be gatheredיֵאָסֵ֤ףye.'a.SefH622toאֶל־'el-H413his peopleעַמָּ֔יו כִּ֣י'a.Mav kiH5971 H3588;he will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808enterיָבֹא֙ אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,becauseעַ֛ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834both of you rebelledמְרִיתֶ֥םme.ri.TemH4784אֶת־'et-H853against My commandפִּ֖יpiH6310at the watersלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809.

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