New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 14:2-4

2And allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙vai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175;and the entireכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “IfH3863onlyH3863we had diedמַ֙תְנוּ֙mat.nuH4191in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!Orא֛וֹ'oH176evenifH3863we had diedמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191in thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057!

3So whyוְלָמָ֣הve.la.MahH4100is the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068bringingמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935us into thisH2088landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776to fallלִנְפֹּ֣לlin.PolH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719?Our wivesנָשֵׁ֥ינוּna.Shei.nuH802and our littleוְטַפֵּ֖נוּve.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945will becomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961plunderלָבַ֑זla.VazH957!Would it not be betterט֦וֹבTovH2896for us to returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714?”

4So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, “Let’s appointנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414a leaderרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218and returnוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714!”

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