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Numbers 14:20-39

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.

33And your childrenוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121shall wanderרֹעִ֤יםro.'ImH7462in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,and bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375your whoredomsזְנוּתֵיכֶ֑םze.nu.tei.KhemH2184,until your carcasesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֖םpig.rei.KhemH6297be wastedתֹּ֥םtomH8552in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

34After the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557of the daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117in which ye searchedתַּרְתֶּ֣םtar.TemH8446the landהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776, evenfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֒yOmH3117,each dayי֣וֹםYomH3117for a yearי֣וֹםYomH8141 H3117,shall ye bearתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771, evenfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsH8141,and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045my breach of promiseתְּנוּאָתִֽי׃te.nu.'a.TiH8569.

35I the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068have saidדִּבַּרְתִּי֒di.bar.TiH1696,I will surelyאִם־ לֹ֣א׀'im- lo'H3808 H518doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗ה'e.'e.SehH6213itH2063unto all this evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationהָעֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712,that are gathered togetherהַנּוֹעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259against me: in this wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057they shall be consumedיִתַּ֖מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552,and there they shall dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191.

36And the menוְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to searchלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,who returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and made all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712to murmurוַיַּלִּ֤ינוּvai.yi.lo.nuH3885against him, by bringing upלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318a slanderדִבָּ֖הdi.BahH1681upon the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

37Even thoseH582menH582that did bring upמוֹצִאֵ֥יmo.tzi.'EiH3318the evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451reportדִבַּת־di.bat-H1681upon the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191by the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הba.ma.ge.FahH4046beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

38But Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֔וּןNunH5126,and Calebוְכָלֵ֖בve.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֑הye.fu.NehH3312, which wereof the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָהֵ֔םha.'a.na.Shim ha.HemH582 H1992that wentהַֽהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980to searchלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,livedחָיוּ֙cha.YuH2421still.

39And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696these sayingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697unto all the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

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