24They despisedוַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּVai.yim.'a.suH3988the pleasantחֶמְדָּ֑הchem.DahH2532landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;they did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808believeהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539His promiseלִדְבָרֽוֹ׃lid.va.RoH1697.
25They grumbledוַיֵּרָגְנ֥וּvai.ye.ra.ge.NuH7279in their tentsבְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168and did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808listenשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
26So He raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375His handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027and sworeto cast them downלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307א֝וֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057,
27to disperseוּלְהַפִּ֣ילu.le.ha.PilH5307their offspringזַ֭רְעָםZar.'omH2233among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471and scatter themוּ֝לְזָרוֹתָ֗םu.le.za.ro.TamH2219throughout the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.
28They yoked themselvesוַ֭יִּצָּ֣מְדוּvai.yi.Tza.me.duH6775to Baal of PeorH1187and ateוַ֝יֹּאכְל֗וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398sacrificesזִבְחֵ֥יziv.CheiH2077offered to lifeless godsמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191.
29So they provoked the LORD to angerוַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּVai.yakh.'i.suH3707with their deedsבְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611,and a plagueמַגֵּפָֽה׃ma.ge.FahH4046broke outוַתִּפְרָץ־va.tif.rotz-H6555among them.
30But Phinehasפִּֽ֭ינְחָסPin.chosH6372stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975and intervenedוַיְפַלֵּ֑לvay.fa.LelH6419,and the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃ha.ma.ge.FahH4046was restrainedוַ֝תֵּעָצַ֗רva.te.'a.TzarH6113.
31It was creditedוַתֵּחָ֣שֶׁבva.te.Cha.shevH2803to himas righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666for endlessלְדֹ֥ר עוֹלָֽם׃le.Dor o.LamH1755H5769generationsוָ֝דֹ֗רva.DorH1755to comeעַד־'ad-H5704.
32At the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָ֑הme.ri.VahH4809they angeredוַ֭יַּקְצִיפוּVai.yak.tzi.fuH7107the LORDעַל־'al-H5921,and trouble cameוַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489to Mosesלְ֝מֹשֶׁ֗הle.mo.ShehH4872because of themבַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ba.'a.vu.RamH5668.
33Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they rebelled againstהִמְר֥וּhim.RuH4784אֶת־'et-H853His Spiritרוּח֑וֹru.ChoH7307,and Moses spoke rashlyוַ֝יְבַטֵּ֗אvay.va.Te'H981with his lipsבִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃bis.fa.TavH8193.
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