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Numbers 14:4-12

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.

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