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Numbers 14

1AndthewholeassemblyH5712liftedוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֑םko.LamH6963,andcried;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptH1058thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

2AndallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredagainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andagainstAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175;andthewholeassemblyH5712saidH559tothem,WouldthatwehaddiedH4191inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!orinthiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057wouldthatwehaddiedH4191!

3Andwhyוְלָמָ֣הve.la.MahH4100isJehovahbringingH935ustothislandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatwemayfallלִנְפֹּ֣לlin.PolH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,thatourwivesH802andourlittleוְטַפֵּ֖נוּve.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945maybecomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961apreyH957?Isitnotbetterט֦וֹבTovH2896forustoreturnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714?

4AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,LetusmakeH5414acaptain,andletusreturnוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5ThenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fellH5307upontheirfacesH6440beforethewholecongregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712oftheassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6AndJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126,andCalebוְכָלֵב֙ve.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312,ofthemthatsearchedoutthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, renttheirgarmentsH899.

7AndtheyspoketothewholeassemblyH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559,Thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichwepassedH5674throughtosearchitout,isaveryמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966,veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

8IfJehovahdelightחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654inus,hewillbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935usintothislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andgiveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414itus,alandאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776thatflowsזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389rebelתִּמְרֹדוּ֒tim.ro.DuH4775notagainstJehovah;andfearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372notthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;fortheyshallbeourfoodH3899.Theirdefenceisdepartedסָ֣רsarH5493fromthem,andJehovahiswithus:fearתִּירָאֻֽם׃ti.ra.'UmH3372themnot.

10AndthewholeassemblyH5712saidH559thattheyshouldbestonedלִרְגּ֥וֹםlir.GomH7275withstonesH68.Andthegloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519ofJehovahappearedנִרְאָה֙nir.'AhH7200inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150toallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Howlongwillthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971despiseme?andhowlongwilltheynotbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me,forallthesignsהָֽאֹת֔וֹתha.'o.TotH226whichIhavedoneamongthem?

12Iwillsmitethemwiththepestilenceבַדֶּ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698,anddestroythem,andwillmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213oftheeanationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471greaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andmightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanthey.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559toJehovah,ThentheEgyptiansH4713willhearוְשָׁמְע֣וּve.sha.me.'UH8085it;forinthymightthou broughtestupthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971fromthemidstמִקִּרְבּֽוֹ׃mi.kir.BoH7130ofthem;

14andtheywilltellittotheinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֮yo.ShevH3427ofthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, [who]haveheardH8085thatthou,Jehovah, artinthemidstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,thatthou,Jehovah, lettest thyselfbeseenH7200eyeעַ֨יִן'A.yinH5869toeyeבְּעַ֜יִןbe.'A.yinH5869,andthatthycloudוַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙va.'a.na.ne.KhaH6051standethoverthem,andthatthou goestbeforethem,inapillarוּבְעַמֻּ֣דu.ve.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָ֗ן'a.NanH6051bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,andinapillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915;

15ifthounowslayestthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971asoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manH376,thenthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thathaveheardH8085thyfamewillspeak,sayingH559,

16BecauseJehovahwasnotableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201tobringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971intothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776thathehadswornH7650untothem,hehasthereforeslaintheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

17AndnowH6258,Ibeseechthee,letthepowerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136begreatיִגְדַּל־yig.dal-H1431, accordingasthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Jehovahisslowtoangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,andabundantingoodness,forgivingH5375iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771andtransgressionוָפָ֑שַׁעva.Fa.sha'H6588,butbynomeansclearing [theguilty],visitingH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771ofthefathersH1uponthechildren,uponthethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029andfourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256[generationH8029].

19Pardon,Ibeseechthee,theiniquityלַעֲוֹ֛ןla.'a.VonH5771ofthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971accordingtothegreatnessכְּגֹ֣דֶלke.Go.delH1433ofthy loving-kindness,andasthou hastforgivenH5545thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714evenuntilnow.

20AndJehovahsaidH559,Ihavepardonedaccordingtothywordכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697.

21ButassurelyasIlive,alltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbefilledוְיִמָּלֵ֥אve.yi.ma.Le'H4390withthegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovah!

22forallthosemenH376whohaveseenH7200mygloryכְּבֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519,andmysignsאֹ֣תֹתַ֔י'o.to.TaiH226,whichIdidinEgyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714andinthewildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּ֑רu.va.mid.BarH4057,andhavetemptedmethesetenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesH6471,andhavenothearkenedtomyvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963,

23shallinnowiseseeיִרְאוּ֙yir.'UH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIdidswearH7650untotheirfathersH1:noneofthemthatdespisedmeshallseeיִרְאֽוּהָ׃yir.'U.haH7200it.

24Butmyservantוְעַבְדִּ֣יve.'av.DiH5650Calebכָלֵ֗בkha.LevH3612,becausehehathanotherspiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307inhim,andhathfollowedmefully,himwillIbringH935intothelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776whereintohecameH935;andhisseedH2233shallpossessH3423it.

25(NowtheAmalekitesandtheCanaanitesH3669dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427inthevalleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010.) To-morrowturnפְּנ֨וּpe.NuH6437you,andtakeyourjourneyH1870intothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057,onthewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870totheRedseaיַם־yam-H3220.

26AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andtoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27Howlong[shallIbear]withthisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451assemblyH5712,whichmurmuragainstme?IhaveheardH8085themurmuringsofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichtheymurmuragainstme.

28Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559untothem,AssurelyasIlive, saithJehovah,ifIdonotdountoyouasyehavespokenדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696inmineearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241!

29Inthiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057shallyourcarcasesfallיִפְּל֨וּyi.pe.LuH5307;andallthatwerenumberedofyou,accordingtoyourwholenumberמִסְפַּרְכֶ֔םmis.par.KhemH4557fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardsH4605,whohavemurmuredagainstme,

30shallinnowisecomeH935intothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,concerningH413whichIhaveliftedנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375upmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027tomakeyoudwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931init; saveCalebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312,andJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

31Butyourlittleוְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔םve.Ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,ofwhomyesaidH559theyshouldbeH1961apreyH957,themwillIbringוְהֵבֵיאתִ֣יve.he.vei.TiH935in,andtheyshallknowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatyehavedespised.

32Andastoyou,yourcarcasesshallfallיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307inthiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057.

33Andyourchildrenshallwanderinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,andbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375yourwhoredoms,untilyourcarcasesbeיִהְי֨וּyih.YuH1961wastedinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

34Afterthenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557ofthedaysH3117inwhichyehavesearchedoutthelandהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysH3117,eachdayH3117forayearH8141shallyebearתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsH8141,andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045mine estrangement [fromyou].

35IJehovahhavespokenדִּבַּרְתִּי֒di.bar.TiH1696;Iwillsurelydoituntoallthisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451assemblyH5712whichhavegatheredהַנּוֹעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259togetherH3259againstme!inthiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057theyshallbeconsumed,andtheretheyshalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191.

36AndthemenH376whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hadsentH7971tosearchoutthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whoreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,andmadethewholeassemblyH5712tomurmuragainsthim,bybringingH3318upanevilH1681reportדִבָּ֖הdi.BahH1681uponthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

37eventhosemenH376whohadbroughtH3318upanevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451reportדִבַּת־di.bat-H1681uponthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,diedH4191byaplagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הba.ma.ge.FahH4046beforeJehovah.

38ButJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֔וּןNunH5126,andCalebוְכָלֵ֖בve.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֑הye.fu.NehH3312,livedH2421stillofthemenH376thathadgoneH1980tosearchoutthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

39AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldallthesesayingstoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;thenthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56greatly.

40AndtheyroseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andwentH5927uptothehill-top,sayingH559,Herearewe,andwewillgoH5927uptotheplaceהַמָּק֛וֹםha.ma.KomH4725ofwhichJehovahhasspoken;forwehavesinnedH2398.

41AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100nowdoyetransgressH5674thecommandmentofJehovah?butitshallnotprosperH6743!

42Goתַּעֲל֔וּta.'a.LuH5927notup,forJehovahisnotamongyou;thatyebenotsmittenbeforeyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341;

43fortheAmalekitesandtheCanaanitesH3669aretherebeforeyou,andyeshallfallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307bytheswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719;forasyehaveturnedשַׁבְתֶּם֙shav.TemH7725awayH7725fromJehovah,Jehovahwillnotbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961withyou.

44Yettheypresumedtogoלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927uptothehill-top;butthearkוַאֲר֤וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah,andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֔הu.mo.ShehH4872,didnotdepartמָ֖שׁוּMa.shuH4185fromthemidstמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

45AndtheAmalekitesandtheCanaanitesH3669whodweltH3427onthathillבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022,cameH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381andsmotethem,andcutthemtopieces,asfarasHormahהַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ פHa.cha.re.MahH2767.

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