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Numbers 32:6-13

6But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Gaditesלִבְנֵי־ גָ֖דliv.nei- gadH1121 H1410and Reubenitesוְלִבְנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֑ןve.liv.Nei re.'u.VenH1121 H7205, “Shall your brothersהַאַֽחֵיכֶ֗םha.'a.chei.KhemH251goיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421while youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859sitתֵּ֥שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?

7Whyוְלָ֣מָּהve.La.mahH4100are you discouragingתְנִיא֔וּןte.nu.'unH5106אֶת־'et-H853לֵ֖בlevH3820the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478from crossingמֵֽעֲבֹר֙me.'a.VorH5674intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414them?

8This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213when I sentבְּשָׁלְחִ֥יbe.sha.le.ChiH7971אֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853themמִקָּדֵ֥שׁmi.ka.DeshH6947from Kadesh-barneaבַּרְנֵ֖עַbar.Ne.a'H6947to inspectלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

9For when your fathers went upוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927toעַד־'ad-H5704the Valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל'esh.KolH812and sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,they discouragedוַיָּנִ֕יאוּvai.ya.Ni.'uH5106אֶת־'et-H853לֵ֖בlevH3820the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478fromלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115enteringבֹא֙ אֶל־vo' 'el-H935 H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414them.

10So the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and He swore an oathוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11‘Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they did notלֹא־lo'-H3808follow Meאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310wholeheartedlyמִלְא֖וּmil.'UH4390,not oneאִם־'im-H518of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242years of ageמִבֶּ֨ן שָׁנָה֙mi.Ben sha.NahH1121 H8141or olderוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605אֵ֚ת'etH853who cameהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714will seeיִרְא֨וּyir.'UH7200the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to give Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290—

12not one exceptבִּלְתִּ֞יbil.TiH1115Calebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312the Kenizziteהַקְּנִזִּ֔יha.ke.ni.ZiH7074and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126—becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they did followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wholeheartedlyמִלְא֖וּmil.'UH4390.’

13The angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He made them wanderוַיְנִעֵם֙vay.ni.'EmH5128in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,untilעַד־'ad-H5704the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605generationהַדּ֔וֹרha.DorH1755who had doneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068Hissightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869was goneתֹּם֙tomH8552.

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