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Numbers 20:2-23

2AndtherewasH1961nowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325fortheassemblyH5712,andtheygatheredthemselvestogetheragainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andagainstAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

3Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971contendedH7378withMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,andspoke,sayingH559,WouldthatwehaddiedH1478whenourbrethrendiedH1478beforeJehovah!

4Andwhyוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100haveyebroughtH935thecongregationofJehovahintothiswildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057,thatweshoulddieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191there,weandourbeasts?

5Andwhyוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100haveyemadeustogoH935upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,tobringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935ustothisevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725?itisnoplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofseedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233,oroffigsוּתְאֵנָ֤הu.te.'e.NahH8384,orofvinesוְגֶ֙פֶן֙ve.Ge.fenH1612,orofpomegranatesוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,neitheristhereanywaterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentH935frombeforethecongregationtotheentranceפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andfellH5307upontheirfacesH6440;andthegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200tothem.

7AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thestaffH4294,andgathertheassemblyH5712togetherH6950, thou,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,andspeakוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םve.di.bar.TemH1696ye untotherockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553beforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,anditshallgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414itswaterמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325;andthou shaltbringוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318tothemwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outoftherockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,andshaltgiveH5414theassemblyH5712andtheirbeastsdrinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947thestaffH4294frombeforeJehovah,ashehadcommandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175gatheredthecongregationtogetherH6950beforetherockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553,andhesaidH559tothem,HearH8085now, yerebelsH4784:shallwebringנוֹצִ֥יאno.Tzi'H3318forthH3318toyouwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325outofthisrockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553?

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872liftedH7311uphishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,andwithhisstaffH4294smotetherockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553twice,andmuchwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cameH3318out,andtheassemblyH5712drankוַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354,andtheirbeasts.

12AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andtoAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,BecauseyebelievedH539menot,tohallowmebeforetheeyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651yeshallnotbringתָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uH935thiscongregationintothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatIhavegivenH5414them.

13Thesearethewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָ֔הme.ri.VahH4809,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478contendedH7378withJehovah,andhehallowedhimselfinthem.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397fromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֖שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Thou knowestallthetroublethathathbefallenus,

15howourfathersH1wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,andwedweltH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714alongtime,andtheEgyptiansevilH7489entreatedusandourfathersH1;

16andwhenwecriedH6817toJehovah,heheardH8085ourvoiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963,andsentH7971anangelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397,andbroughtH3318usforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;andbehold,weareatKadeshבְקָדֵ֔שׁve.ka.DeshH6946,acityעִ֖יר'irH5892attheextremityofthyborderH1366.

17Letuspassנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674,Ipraythee,throughthycountry;wewillnotpassנַעֲבֹר֙na.'a.VorH5674throughfieldsבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,orthroughvineyardsוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754,neitherwillwedrinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325outofthewellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875:wewillgobytheking'sroadH1870;wewillnotturnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186totherightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225nortotheleft,untilwehavepassedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thyborderH1366.

18ButEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123saidH559tohim, Thou shaltnotpassתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674byme,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Icomeאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318outagainsttheewiththeswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719.

19AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559tohim,Wewillgoנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927bythehighway;andifwedrinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354ofthywaterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325,Iandmycattle,thenIwillpayforit:Iwillonlyרַ֥קrakH7535,withoutanythingH1697else,goH5927throughonmyfeetH7272.

20AndhesaidH559, Thou shaltnotgoH3318through.AndEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123cameH3318outagainsthimwithmuchpeopleבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971,andwithastrongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21ThusEdomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123refusedH3985togiveH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478passagethroughhisterritoryבִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.LoH1366;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186awayfromhim.

22AndtheyremovedfromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֑שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thewholeassemblyH5712,cameH935tomountHorהֹ֥רhorH2023.

23AndJehovahspoketoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andtoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175inmountHorבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023,ontheborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofthelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,sayingH559,

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