New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 20:12-24

12But the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have not believedהֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣םhe.'e.man.TemH539Me, to treatלְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִיle.Hak.di.She.niH6942Me as holyH6942in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651you shall not bringתָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uH935thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088assemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them.”

13Thoseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992werethe watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָ֔הme.ri.VahH4809,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478contendedרָב֥וּra.VuH7378with the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and He provedH6942Himself holyוַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁvai.yi.ka.DeshH6942among them.

14From Kadeshמִקָּדֵ֖שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872then sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397tothe kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of EdomH112: “Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541your brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, ‘Youknowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605the hardshipהַתְּלָאָ֖הha.te.la.'AhH8513that has befallenמְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃me.tza.'A.te.nuH4672us;

15that our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,and we stayedוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714a longרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,and the EgyptiansH4714treatedH7489us and our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1badlyH7489.

16Butwhen we criedוַנִּצְעַ֤קva.nitz.'AkH6817out to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,He heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085our voiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397and broughtוַיֹּצִאֵ֖נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318us out from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;now beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,we are at Kadeshבְקָדֵ֔שׁve.ka.DeshH6946,a townעִ֖יר'irH5892on the edgeקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of your territoryגְבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

17Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let us passנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776.We will not passנַעֲבֹר֙na.'a.VorH5674throughH5674fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704or through vineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754;we will not even drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325from a wellבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875.We will goנֵלֵ֗ךְne.LekhH1980along the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428highwayדֶּ֧רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,not turningנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or leftוּשְׂמֹ֔אולu.se.MolH8040,untilעַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834we passנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674throughH5674your territoryגְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.’”

18EdomH112,however, saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You shall not passתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674throughH5674us, orפֶּן־pen-H6435I will comeאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318out with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719againstלִקְרָאתֶֽךָ׃lik.ra.Te.chaH7122you.”

19Again, the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “We will goנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927up by the highwayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam.si.LahH4546,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I andmy livestockוּמִקְנַ֔יu.mik.NaiH4735do drinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354any of your waterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325, then I willpayוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414its priceמִכְרָ֑םmikh.RamH4377.Let me onlyH7534passאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃'E.'e.Vo.rahH5674throughH5674on my feetבְּרַגְלַ֥יbe.rag.LaiH7272,nothingאֵין־ דָּבָ֖ר'ein- da.VarH369 H1697else.”

20But he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall not passתַעֲבֹ֑רta.'a.VorH5674throughH5674.”And EdomH112cameוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out againstלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him with a heavyכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515forceבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971and with a strongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21Thus EdomH112refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985to allowנְתֹן֙ne.TonH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to passעֲבֹ֖ר'a.VorH5674throughH5674his territoryבִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.LoH1366;so Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186awayH5186from him.

22Now when they setוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265out fromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֑שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,cameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023.

23Then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175atMountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022Horבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023by the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of EdomH112,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175will begatheredיֵאָסֵ֤ףye.'a.SefH622to his peopleעַמָּ֔יו'a.MavH5971;for he shall not enterיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseעַ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־'al 'a.Sher-H5921 H834you rebelledמְרִיתֶ֥םme.ri.TemH4784againstH854Mycommandפִּ֖יpiH6310at the watersלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809.

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