New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 20:2-5

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.”

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