New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 16:41-50

41But on the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֜נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “You are the ones who have causedH4191the deathH4191of the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971!”

42It cameH1961aboutH1961,however, when the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712had assembledבְּהִקָּהֵ֤לbe.hi.ka.HelH6950againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,that they turnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437towardאֶל־'el-H413the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredכִסָּ֖הוּkhi.Sa.huH3680it andthe gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200.

43Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the frontפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃ פmo.'EdH4150,

44and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45“GetH7426awayH7426from amongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432thisH2088congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712so that I may consumeוַאֲכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them instantlyכְּרָ֑גַעke.Ra.ga'H7281.”Then they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

46And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, “Takeקַ֣חkachH3947your censerהַ֠מַּחְתָּהHa.mach.tahH4289and putוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784in it from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,and placeוְשִׂ֣יםve.SimH7760incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004on it;then bringוְהוֹלֵ֧ךְve.ho.LekhH1980it quicklyמְהֵרָ֛הme.he.RahH4120to the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712andmakeוְכַפֵּ֣רve.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for them, forwrathהַקֶּ֛צֶףha.Ke.tzefH7110has goneH3318outH3318from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the plagueהַנָּֽגֶף׃ha.Na.gefH5063has begunהֵחֵ֥לhe.ChelH2490!”

47Then Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947itjustH3512asH3512Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872had spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and he ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323into the midstתּ֣וֹךTokhH8432of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,the plagueהַנֶּ֖גֶףha.Ne.gefH5063had begunהֵחֵ֥לhe.ChelH2490among the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971.So he putוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414onthe incenseהַקְּטֹ֔רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004and madeH3722atonementוַיְכַפֵּ֖רvay.kha.PerH3722for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

48And he tookH5975his standH5975betweenH996the deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191and the livingהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416,so that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃ha.ma.ge.FahH4046was broughtH6113toH6113aH6113haltH6113.

49But those who diedהַמֵּתִים֙ha.me.TimH4191by the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֔הba.ma.ge.FahH4046were 14,700אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֑וֹת'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.Sar 'E.lef u.she.Va' me.'otH702 H6240 H505 H7651 H3967in number,besidesמִלְּבַ֥דmi.le.VadH4480 H905those whodiedהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191on accountדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Korahקֹֽרַח׃Ko.rachH7141.

50Then Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,for the plagueוְהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הve.ham.ma.ge.FahH4046had been broughtH6113toH6113aH6113haltH6113.

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