New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 21:4-20

4Then they setוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265out from Mountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theRedס֔וּףSufH5488 H3220Seaיַם־yam-H3220, togoלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437aroundH5437the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of EdomH112; and thepeopleנֶֽפֶשׁ־ הָעָ֖םne.fesh- ha.'AmH5315 H5971becameH7114impatientH7114because of the journeyבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

5The peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696against Godבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430and Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, “Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100have you broughtהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927us up out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714to dieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?For thereH369is noH369foodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and noH369waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, andwe loatheקָ֔צָהKa.tzahH6973this miserableהַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.KelH7052foodבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.”

6The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryH8314serpentsH8314among the peopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971andthey bitוַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvay.na.she.KhuH5391the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, so thatmanyרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7So the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have spokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696against the Lordבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068and you;intercedeהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419with the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that He may removeוְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.SerH5493the serpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175from us.” And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872intercededוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213afieryשָׂרָ֔ףsa.RafH8314serpent,and setוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760it on a standardנֵ֑סNesH5251;and it shall comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961about, that everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is bittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391,when he looksוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200at it, he will liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.”

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213abronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175and setוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it on the standardהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251;and it cameוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about, that ifאִם־'im-H518a serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175bitנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391anyH376manH376,when he lookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027to the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175,he livedוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.

10Now the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478movedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265out and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Obothבְּאֹבֹֽת׃be.'o.VotH88.

11They journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Obothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Iye-abarimH5863,in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is oppositeעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, to theeastמִמִּזְרַ֖ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃mi.miz.Rach ha.Sha.meshH4217 H8121.

12From thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033they setנָסָ֑עוּna.Sa.'uH5265out and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inWadiבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Zeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

13From thereמִשָּׁם֮mi.ShamH8033they journeyedנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the otherמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676of the Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057that comesהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out of the borderמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567,for the Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769is the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,betweenH996Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

14Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in the Bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Warsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Wahebוָהֵ֣בva.HevH2052in Suphahבְּסוּפָ֔הbe.su.FahH5492,And the wadisהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158of the Arnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15And the slopeוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of the wadisהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158That extendsנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186to the siteH7675ofArעָ֑ר'ArH6144,And leansוְנִשְׁעַ֖ןve.nish.'AnH8172to the borderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.”

16From thereוּמִשָּׁ֖םu.mi.ShamH8033they continued toBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876,that is the wellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872, “Assembleאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,that I may giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414them waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.”

17Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891thisH2088songהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892: “Springעֲלִ֥י'a.LiH5927up, O wellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875!SingH6031to it!

18The wellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875,which the leadersשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269sankחֲפָר֣וּהָcha.fa.Ru.haH2658,Which the noblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971dugכָּר֙וּהָ֙ka.Ru.haH3738,With the scepterבִּמְחֹקֵ֖קbim.cho.KekH2710andwith their staffsבְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םbe.mish.'a.no.TamH4938.”And from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057they continuedto Mattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980,

19and from Mattanahוּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הu.mi.ma.ta.NahH4980to Nahalielנַחֲלִיאֵ֑לna.cha.li.'ElH5160,and from Nahalielוּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לu.mi.na.cha.li.'ElH5160to Bamothבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.MotH1120,

20and from Bamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120to the valleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516that is in the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,at the topרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449which overlooksוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה עַל־ פְּנֵ֥יve.nish.Ka.fah 'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440 H8259thewastelandהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

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