New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 14:26-37

26The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27“HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970shall I bearwith thisH2088evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationלָעֵדָ֤הla.'e.DahH5712whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834aregrumblingמַלִּינִ֖יםma.li.NimH3885againstעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921Me? I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085the complaintsתְּלֻנּ֞וֹתte.lu.NotH8519of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they aremakingמַלִּינִ֛יםma.li.NimH3885againstעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921Me.

28Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, ‘As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,’saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘justH3512asyou have spokenדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696in My hearingבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651I will surely doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213to you;

29your corpsesפִגְרֵיכֶ֜םfig.rei.KhemH6297will fallיִפְּל֨וּyi.pe.LuH5307in thisהַ֠זֶּהHa.zehH2088wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057,even allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605yournumberedפְּקֻדֵיכֶם֙pe.ku.dei.KhemH6485men, according to your completeלְכָל־le.kholH3605numberמִסְפַּרְכֶ֔םmis.par.KhemH4557from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have grumbledהֲלִֽינֹתֶ֖םha.li.no.TemH3885againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921Me.

30Surelyאִם־'im-H518you shall not comeתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Isworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ יָדִ֔יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to settleלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931you,exceptכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Calebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

31Your childrenוְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔םve.Ta.pe.KhemH2945,however, whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559would becomeיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961a preyלָבַ֣זla.VazH957--I will bringוְהֵבֵיאתִ֣יve.he.vei.TiH935them in, and they will knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֖םme.'as.TemH3988.

32But as for you, your corpsesוּפִגְרֵיכֶ֖םu.fig.rei.KhemH6297will fallיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057.

33Your sonsוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121shall be shepherdsרֹעִ֤יםro.'ImH7462forfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, and they willsufferוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375for yourunfaithfulnessזְנוּתֵיכֶ֑םze.nu.tei.KhemH2184,untilעַד־'ad-H5704your corpsesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֖םpig.rei.KhemH6297lieתֹּ֥םtomH8552in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

34According to thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557of daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you spiedתַּרְתֶּ֣םtar.TemH8446out the landהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֒yOmH3117,for everyי֣וֹםYomH3117dayי֣וֹםYomH3117you shall bearתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375yourguiltעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771a yearH8141, evenfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsH8141,and you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045My oppositionתְּנוּאָתִֽי׃te.nu.'a.TiH8569.

35I, the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּי֒di.bar.TiH1696,surelyאִם־ לֹ֣א׀'im- lo'H518 H3808thisH2088I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗ה'e.'e.SehH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605thisH2088evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationהָעֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712who are gatheredהַנּוֹעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259together againstעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921Me. In thisH2088wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057they shall be destroyedיִתַּ֖מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552,and thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033they will dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191.’”

36As for the menH376whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to spyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446out the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and who returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and made allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712grumbleוַיַּלִּ֤ינוּvai.yi.lo.nuH3885againstעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him by bringingלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318out a badדִבָּ֖הdi.BahH1681reportH1681concerningעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

37eventhose menH376who broughtמוֹצִאֵ֥יmo.tzi.'EiH3318out the very badרָעָ֑הra.'AhH1681 H7451reportדִבַּת־di.bat-H1681of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191by aplagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הba.ma.ge.FahH4046beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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