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Numbers 20:14-17

14And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397from Kadeshמִקָּדֵ֖שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thy brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thou knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all the travailהַתְּלָאָ֖הha.te.la.'AhH8513that hath befallenמְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃me.tza.'A.te.nuH4672us:

15How our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1went downוַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,and we have dweltוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714a longרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117;and the EgyptiansH4714vexedוַיָּרֵ֥עוּvai.ya.Re.'uH7489us, and our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:

16And when we criedוַנִּצְעַ֤קva.nitz.'AkH6817unto the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085our voiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397,and hath brought us forthוַיֹּצִאֵ֖נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and, behold, we arein Kadeshבְקָדֵ֔שׁve.ka.DeshH6946,a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892in the uttermostקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of thy borderגְבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366:

17Let us passנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674,I pray thee, through thy countryבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:we will not passנַעֲבֹר֙na.'a.VorH5674through the fieldsבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,or through the vineyardsוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754,neither will we drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354ofthe waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the wellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875:we will goH3212by the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428highwayדֶּ֧רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,we will not turnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186to the right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225nor to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֔אולu.se.MolH8040,until we have passedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thy bordersגְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

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