New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 20:1-8

1Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֨עֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712,cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִן֙tzinH6790in the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320;and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stayedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at Kadeshבְּקָדֵ֑שׁbe.ka.DeshH6946.Now Miriamמִרְיָ֔םmir.YamH4813diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191thereשָׁם֙shamH8033and was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵ֖רva.ti.ka.VerH6912thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

2There was noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for the congregationלָעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712,and they assembledוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950themselves againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

3The peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thus contendedוַיָּ֥רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872and spokeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “IfH3863onlyH3863we had perishedגָוַ֛עְנוּga.Va'.nuH1478when our brothersאַחֵ֖ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251perishedבִּגְוַ֥עbig.Va'H1478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

4Whyוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100then have you broughtהֲבֵאתֶם֙ha.ve.TemH935the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951into thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057,for us and our beastsוּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃u.ve.'i.Re.nuH1165to dieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191hereשָׁ֔םShamH8033?

5Whyוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100have you made us comeהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927up from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to bringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935us in to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wretchedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725?It is not a placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofgrainזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233or figsוּתְאֵנָ֤הu.te.'e.NahH8384or vinesוְגֶ֙פֶן֙ve.Ge.fenH1612or pomegranatesוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,norH369is thereH369waterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.”

6Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935in from the presenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951to the doorwayפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150andfellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440.Then the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to them;

7and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8“Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the rodהַמַּטֶּ֗הha.ma.TehH4294;and you and your brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175assembleוְהַקְהֵ֤לve.hak.HelH6950the congregationהָעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712and speakוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םve.di.bar.TemH1696to the rockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,that it may yieldוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414its waterמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325.You shall thus bringוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325for them out of the rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553and let the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and their beastsבְּעִירָֽם׃be.'i.RamH1165drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248.”

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