Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 20:2-13

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.”

9So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the staffהַמַּטֶּ֖הha.ma.TehH4294from the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834he had been commandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680.

10Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853gatheredוַיַּקְהִ֜לוּvai.yak.Hi.luH6950the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951inאֶל־'el-H413frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the rockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553,and Moses saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָא֙na'H4994,you rebelsהַמֹּרִ֔יםha.mo.RimH4784,must we bring you waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325outנוֹצִ֥יאno.Tzi'H3318ofהֲמִן־ha.min-H4480thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088rockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553?”

11Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853raisedוַיָּ֨רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027and struckוַיַּ֧ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the rockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471with his staffבְּמַטֵּ֖הוּbe.ma.Te.huH4294,so that a great amount ofרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325gushed outוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318,and the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and their livestockוּבְעִירָֽם׃ סu.ve.'i.RamH1165were able to drinkוַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354.

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.

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