New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 20:2-13

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.”

9So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the rodהַמַּטֶּ֖הha.ma.TehH4294from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,justH3512as He had commandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him;

10and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175gatheredוַיַּקְהִ֜לוּvai.yak.Hi.luH6950the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951beforeאֶל־ פְּנֵ֣י'el- pe.NeiH413 H6440the rockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553.And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָא֙na'H4994,you rebelsהַמֹּרִ֔יםha.mo.RimH4784;shall we bringנוֹצִ֥יאno.Tzi'H3318forthH3318waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325for you out of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088rockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553?”

11Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872liftedוַיָּ֨רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311up his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027and struckוַיַּ֧ךְvai.YakhH5221the rockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471with his rodבְּמַטֵּ֖הוּbe.ma.Te.huH4294; andwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cameH3318forthH3318abundantlyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227,and the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and their beastsוּבְעִירָֽם׃ סu.ve.'i.RamH1165drankוַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354.

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.

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