New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 20:14-16

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.

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