New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 14:4-12

4So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, “Let us appointנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414a leaderרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218and returnוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.”

5Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440in the presenceלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440of allכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126and Calebוְכָלֵב֙ve.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312,of those who had spiedהַתָּרִ֖יםha.ta.RimH8446out the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,toreקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167their clothesבִּגְדֵיהֶֽם׃big.dei.HemH899;

7and they spokeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834we passedH5674throughH5674to spyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446out is an exceedinglyH3966goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is pleasedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654with us, then He will bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935us into thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and giveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it to us--a landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834flowsזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

9Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389do not rebelתִּמְרֹדוּ֒tim.ro.DuH4775against the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֮ba.Yah.wehH3068; and do notfearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, for they will be ourpreyלַחְמֵ֖נוּlach.Me.nuH3899. Theirprotectionצִלָּ֧םtzi.LamH6738has been removedסָ֣רsarH5493from them, and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068is with us; do not fearתִּירָאֻֽם׃ti.ra.'UmH3372them.”

10But allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to stoneלִרְגּ֥וֹםlir.GomH7275them with stonesבָּאֲבָנִ֑יםba.'a.va.NimH68. Thenthe gloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָה֙nir.'AhH7200in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150to allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

11The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Howאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575longעַד־'ad-H5704will thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971spurnיְנַאֲצֻ֖נִיye.na.'a.Tzu.niH5006Me? And howאָ֙נָה֙'a.nahH575longוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704willthey not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539in Me, despite allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the signsהָֽאֹת֔וֹתha.'o.TotH226whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have performedעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in their midstבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130?

12I will smiteאַכֶּ֥נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221them withpestilenceבַדֶּ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698and dispossessוְאוֹרִשֶׁ֑נּוּve.'o.ri.She.nuH3423them, and Iwill makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213you into a nationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471greaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and mightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480they.”

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