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Numbers 11:4-15

4And the mixt multitudeוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ve.ha.saf.SufH628that wasamongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them fell a lustingהִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑הhit.'a.Vu ta.'a.VahH8378 H183:and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478also weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Who shall give us fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320to eatיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?

5We rememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙za.Khar.nuH2142the fishהַדָּגָ֔הha.da.GahH1710,which we did eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714freelyחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600;the cucumbersהַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗יםha.ki.shu.'ImH7180,and the melonsהָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔יםha.'a.va.ti.ChimH20,and the leeksהֶחָצִ֥ירhe.cha.TzirH2682,and the onionsהַבְּצָלִ֖יםha.be.tza.LimH1211,and the garlickהַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ha.shu.MimH7762:

6But now our soulנַפְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuH5315isdried awayיְבֵשָׁ֖הye.ve.ShahH3002: there isnothing at all, besideבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115this mannaהַמָּ֥ןha.ManH4478, beforeour eyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869.

7And the mannaוְהַמָּ֕ןve.ha.ManH4478wasas corianderגַּ֖דgadH1407seedכִּזְרַע־kiz.ra'-H2233,and the colourוְעֵינ֖וֹve.'ei.NoH5869thereof as the colourכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869of bdelliumהַבְּדֹֽלַח׃ha.be.Do.lachH916.

8Andthe peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971went aboutשָׁטוּ֩sha.TuH7751,and gatheredוְלָֽקְט֜וּve.la.ke.TuH3950it,and groundוְטָחֲנ֣וּve.ta.cha.NuH2912itin millsבָרֵחַ֗יִםva.re.Cha.yimH7347,or beatדָכוּ֙da.KhuH1743itin a mortarבַּמְּדֹכָ֔הba.me.do.KhahH4085,and bakedוּבִשְּׁלוּ֙u.vi.she.LuH1310itin pansבַּפָּר֔וּרba.pa.RurH6517,and madeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213cakesעֻג֑וֹתu.GotH5692of it: and the tasteטַעְמ֔וֹta'.MoH2940of it was as the tasteכְּטַ֖עַםke.Ta.'amH2940of freshלְשַׁ֥דle.ShadH3955oilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081.

9And when the dewהַטַּ֛לha.TalH2919fellוּבְרֶ֧דֶתu.ve.Re.detH3381upon the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264in the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,the mannaהַמָּ֖ןha.ManH4478fellיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381upon it.

10Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971weepבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in the doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of his tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168:and the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966;Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872also was displeasedוּבְעֵינֵ֥י רָֽע׃u.ve.'ei.Nei Ra'H5869 H7489.

11And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Wherefore hast thou afflictedהֲרֵעֹ֙תָ֙ha.re.'O.taH7489thy servantלְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650?and wherefore have I not foundמָצָ֥תִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,that thou layestלָשׂ֗וּםla.SumH7760the burdenמַשָּׂ֛אma.Sa'H4853of all this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971upon me?

12Have I conceivedהָרִ֗יתִיha.Ri.tiH2029all this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?have I begottenיְלִדְתִּ֑יהוּye.lid.Ti.huH3205them, that thou shouldest sayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559unto me, Carryשָׂאֵ֣הוּsa.'E.huH5375them in thy bosomבְחֵיקֶ֗ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,as a nursing fatherהָאֹמֵן֙ha.'o.MenH539bearethיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375the sucking childהַיֹּנֵ֔קhai.yo.NekH3243,unto the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou swarestנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto their fathersלַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃la.'a.vo.TavH1?

13Whenceמֵאַ֤יִןme.'A.yinH370should I have fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414unto all this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?for they weepיִבְכּ֤וּyiv.KuH1058unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414us fleshבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320,that we may eatוְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃ve.no.Khe.lahH398.

14I am not ableאוּכַ֤ל'u.KhalH3201to bearלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375all this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905, because it istoo heavyכָבֵ֖דkha.VedH3515for me.

15And if thou dealעֹ֣שֶׂה'O.sehH6213thus with me, killהָרְגֵ֤נִיha.re.Ge.niH2026me, I pray thee, out of handהָרֹ֔גha.RogH2026,if I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;and let me not seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200my wretchednessבְּרָעָתִֽי׃ פbe.ra.'a.TiH7451.

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