Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 20:14-17

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.”

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