New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 14:40-45

40In the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,however, they roseH7925up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925and wentוַיַּֽעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to theridgeרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of the hillהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022countryH2022,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “HereH2009we are;we have indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398,but we will goוְעָלִ֛ינוּve.'a.Li.nuH5927up to the placeהַמָּק֛וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has promisedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.”

41But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100thenזֶּ֛הzehH2088are you transgressingעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when it will not succeedתִצְלָֽח׃titz.LachH6743?

42Do not goתַּעֲל֔וּta.'a.LuH5927up, orוְלֹא֙ve.Lo'H3808you will be struckH5062downH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesH340,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is not amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you.

43For the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִ֨יha.'a.mal.KiH6003and the Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669will be thereשָׁם֙shamH8033in frontלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440of you, and you will fallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307by the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,inasmuchעַל־ כֵּ֤ן'al- kenH3588 H5921 H3651as you have turnedH7725backשַׁבְתֶּם֙shav.TemH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will not be with you.”

44But they wentלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up heedlesslyוַיַּעְפִּ֕לוּvai.ya'.Pi.luH6075to theridgeרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the hillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022countryH2022;neitherH3808the arkוַאֲר֤וֹןva.'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068norH3808Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֔הu.mo.ShehH4872leftמָ֖שׁוּMa.shuH4185the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

45Then the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִי֙ha.'a.mal.KiH6003and the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who livedהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in that hillבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022countryH2022cameH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,and struckוַיַּכּ֥וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them and beatH3807them downH3807as farעַד־'ad-H5704asHormahהַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ פHa.cha.re.MahH2767.

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