New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 11:10-15

10Now Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971weepingבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940,eachH376manH376at the doorwayלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of his tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168;and the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966, andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was displeasedוּבְעֵינֵ֥י רָֽע׃u.ve.'ei.Nei Ra'H7489 H5869.

11So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100have Youbeen so hardהֲרֵעֹ֙תָ֙ha.re.'O.taH7489on Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650?And whyוְלָ֛מָּהve.La.mahH4100have I not foundמָצָ֥תִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,that You have laidלָשׂ֗וּםla.SumH7760the burdenמַשָּׂ֛אma.Sa'H4853of allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971on me?

12Was it I who conceivedהָרִ֗יתִיha.Ri.tiH2029allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?Was it I who broughtH3205them forthH3205,that You should sayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559to me, ‘Carryשָׂאֵ֣הוּsa.'E.huH5375them in your bosomבְחֵיקֶ֗ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436as anurseהָאֹמֵן֙ha.'o.MenH539carriesיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375a nursingH3243infantH3243,to the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834You sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to their fathersלַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃la.'a.vo.TavH1’?

13Whereמֵאַ֤יִןme.'A.yinH4480 H370am I to get meatבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?For they weepיִבְכּ֤וּyiv.KuH1058beforeעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414us meatבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320that we may eatוְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃ve.no.Khe.lahH398!’

14I aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905am not ableאוּכַ֤ל'u.KhalH3201to carryלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588it is tooמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480burdensomeכָבֵ֖דkha.VedH3515for me.

15So ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518You are going to dealעֹ֣שֶׂה'O.sehH6213thusכָּ֣כָה׀Ka.khahH3602with me, pleaseנָא֙na'H4994killהָרְגֵ֤נִיha.re.Ge.niH2026me at onceהָרֹ֔גha.RogH2026,ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and do not let me seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200my wretchednessH7463.”

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