King James Version

Numbers 14:1-32

1And all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712lifted upוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375their voiceקוֹלָ֑םko.LamH6963,and criedוַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414;and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptוַיִּבְכּ֥וּvai.yiv.KuH1058that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

2And all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙vai.yi.Lo.nuH3885against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and against Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175:and the whole congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Would Godלוּ־lu-H3863that we had diedמַ֙תְנוּ֙mat.nuH4191in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!or would Godלוּ־lu-H3863we had diedמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191in this wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057!

3And wherefore hath the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068broughtמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935us unto this landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to fallלִנְפֹּ֣לlin.PolH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,that our wivesנָשֵׁ֥ינוּna.Shei.nuH802and our childrenוְטַפֵּ֖נוּve.ta.Pe.nuH2945should be a preyלָבַ֑זla.VazH957?were it not betterט֦וֹבTovH2896for us to returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714?

4And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,Let us makeנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414a captainרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218,and let us returnוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440all the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126,and Calebוְכָלֵב֙ve.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312, which wereof them that searchedהַתָּרִ֖יםha.ta.RimH8446the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,rentקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167their clothesבִּגְדֵיהֶֽם׃big.dei.HemH899:

7And they spakeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto all the companyעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which we passedעָבַ֤רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674through to searchלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446it, isan exceedingH3966goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

8If the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068delightחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in us, then he will bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935us into this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and giveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it us; a landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776which flowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

9Only rebelתִּמְרֹדוּ֒tim.ro.DuH4775not ye against the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֮ba.Yah.wehH3068,neither fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372ye the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; for they arebreadלַחְמֵ֖נוּlach.Me.nuH3899for us: their defenceצִלָּ֧םtzi.LamH6738is departedסָ֣רsarH5493from them, and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068iswith us: fearתִּירָאֻֽם׃ti.ra.'UmH3372them not.

10But all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712badeוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559stoneלִרְגּ֥וֹםlir.GomH7275them with stonesבָּאֲבָנִ֑יםba.'a.va.NimH68.And the gloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָה֙nir.'AhH7200in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150before all the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,How long will this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971provokeיְנַאֲצֻ֖נִיye.na.'a.Tzu.niH5006me? and how long will it be ereלֹא־lo'-H3808they believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me, for all the signsהָֽאֹת֔וֹתha.'o.TotH226which I have shewedעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213amongבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130them?

12I will smiteאַכֶּ֥נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221them with the pestilenceבַדֶּ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698,and disinheritוְאוֹרִשֶׁ֑נּוּve.'o.ri.She.nuH3423them, and will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213of thee a greaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471and mightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099than they.

13And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Then the EgyptiansH4714shall hearוְשָׁמְע֣וּve.sha.me.'UH8085it, (for thou broughtest upהֶעֱלִ֧יתָhe.'e.Li.taH5927this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971in thy mightבְכֹחֲךָ֛ve.kho.cha.KhaH3581from amongמִקִּרְבּֽוֹ׃mi.kir.BoH7130them;)

14And they will tellוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559itto the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֮yo.ShevH3427of this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: forthey have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085that thou Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068artamongבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,that thou Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068art seenנִרְאָ֣ה׀nir.'AhH7200faceעַ֨יִן'A.yinH5869to faceבְּעַ֜יִןbe.'A.yinH5869, and thatthy cloudוַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙va.'a.na.ne.KhaH6051standethעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975over them, and thatthou goestהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶם֙lif.nei.HemH6440them, by day timeיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119in a pillarוּבְעַמֻּ֣דu.ve.'a.MudH5982of a cloudעָנָ֗ן'a.NanH6051,and in a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

15Now ifthou shalt killוְהֵמַתָּ֛הve.he.ma.TahH4191allthis peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971as oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,then the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471which have heardשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085the fameשִׁמְעֲךָ֖shim.'a.KhaH8088of thee will speakוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Because the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was notמִבִּלְתִּ֞יmi.bil.TiH1115ableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201to bringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֣עnish.Ba'H7650unto them, therefore he hath slainוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

17And now, I beseech thee, let the powerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of my Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136be greatיִגְדַּל־yig.dal-H1431,accordingכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834as thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068islongsufferingאֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֙יִם֙'E.rekh 'a.Pa.yimH639 H750,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771and transgressionוָפָ֑שַׁעva.Fa.sha'H6588,and by no meansוְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.KehH5352clearingיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352the guilty,visitingפֹּקֵ֞דpo.KedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1upon the childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121unto the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029and fourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generation.

19Pardonסְלַֽח־se.lach-H5545,I beseech thee, the iniquityלַעֲוֹ֛ןla.'a.VonH5771of this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971according unto the greatnessכְּגֹ֣דֶלke.Go.delH1433of thy mercyחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,and as thou hast forgivenנָשָׂ֙אתָה֙na.Sa.tahH5375this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714even until nowהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.

20And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have pardonedסָלַ֖חְתִּיsa.Lach.tiH5545according to thy wordכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697:

21But astrulyוְאוּלָ֖םve.'u.LamH199asI liveחַי־chai-H2416,all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall be filledוְיִמָּלֵ֥אve.yi.ma.Le'H4390with the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22Because all those menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which have seenהָרֹאִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7200my gloryכְּבֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519,and my miraclesאֹ֣תֹתַ֔י'o.to.TaiH226,which I didעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and in the wildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּ֑רu.va.mid.BarH4057,and have temptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH853 H5254me now these tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and have not hearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to my voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963;

23Surely they shall notאִם־'im-H518seeיִרְאוּ֙yir.'UH7200the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I swareנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto their fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1,neither shall any of them that provokedמְנַאֲצַ֖יme.na.'a.TzaiH5006me seeיִרְאֽוּהָ׃yir.'U.haH7200it:

24But my servantוְעַבְדִּ֣יve.'av.DiH5650Calebכָלֵ֗בkha.LevH3612,becauseעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118he had anotherאַחֶ֙רֶת֙'a.Che.retH312spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307with him, and hath followedאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me fullyוַיְמַלֵּ֖אvay.ma.Le'H4390,him will I bringוַהֲבִֽיאֹתִ֗יוva.ha.vi.'o.TivH935into the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776whereinto he wentבָּ֣אba'H935;and his seedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall possessיוֹרִשֶֽׁנָּה׃yo.ri.She.nahH3423it.

25(Now the Amalekitesוְהָֽעֲמָלֵקִ֥יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003and the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the valleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010.)To morrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279turnפְּנ֨וּpe.NuH6437you, and getוּסְע֥וּu.se.'UH5265you into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Redסֽוּף׃ פSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220.

26And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27How long shall I bear withthis evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationלָעֵדָ֤הla.'e.DahH5712,which murmurמַלִּינִ֖יםma.li.NimH3885against me? I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085the murmuringsתְּלֻנּ֞וֹתte.lu.NotH8519of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which they murmurמַלִּינִ֛יםma.li.NimH3885against me.

28Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto them,As truly asלֹ֕אlo'H3808I liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as ye have spokenדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696in mine earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,so will I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213to you:

29Your carcasesפִגְרֵיכֶ֜םfig.rei.KhemH6297shall fallיִפְּל֨וּyi.pe.LuH5307in this wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057;and all that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיכֶם֙pe.ku.dei.KhemH6485of you, according to your whole numberמִסְפַּרְכֶ֔םmis.par.KhemH4557,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,which have murmuredהֲלִֽינֹתֶ֖םha.li.no.TemH3885against me,

30Doubtless ye shall notH518comeתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, concerningwhich I swareנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ יָדִ֔יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to make you dwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931therein, save Calebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312,and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

31But your little onesוְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔םve.Ta.pe.KhemH2945,which ye saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559should be a preyלָבַ֣זla.VazH957,them will I bring inוְהֵבֵיאתִ֣יve.he.vei.TiH935,and they shall knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which ye have despisedמְאַסְתֶּ֖םme.'as.TemH3988.

32But as foryou, your carcasesוּפִגְרֵיכֶ֖םu.fig.rei.KhemH6297,they shall fallיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307in this wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057.

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