New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 32:1-19

1Now the sonsלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֛ןre.'u.VenH7205and the sonsוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410hadהָיָ֞הha.YahH1961averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966largeH6099numberH6099of livestockוּמִקְנֶ֣ה׀u.mik.NehH4735.So when they sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270and the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadגִּלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, thatit was indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009a placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725suitableמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725for livestockמִקְנֶֽה׃mik.NehH4735,

2the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410and the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and spokeוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and to the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Atarothעֲטָר֤וֹתa.ta.RotH5852,Dibonוְדִיבֹן֙ve.di.VonH1769,Jazerוְיַעְזֵ֣רve.ya'.ZerH3270,Nimrahוְנִמְרָ֔הve.nim.RahH5247,Heshbonוְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןve.chesh.BonH2809,Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500,Sebamוּשְׂבָ֥םu.se.VamH7643,Neboוּנְב֖וֹu.ne.VoH5015,and Beonוּבְעֹֽן׃u.ve.'OnH1194,

4the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068conqueredהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,is a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776for livestockמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735,and your servantsוְלַֽעֲבָדֶ֖יךָve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have livestockמִקְנֶֽה׃ סmik.NehH4735.”

5And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518we have foundמָצָ֤אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,let thisH2088landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776be givenיֻתַּ֞ןyu.TanH5414to your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650as ourpropertyלַאֲחֻזָּ֑הla.'a.chu.ZahH272;do not takeH5674us acrossH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.”

6But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the sonsלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410and the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205, “Should your brothersהַאַֽחֵיכֶ֗םha.'a.chei.KhemH251goיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421while you remainתֵּ֥שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?

7And whyוְלָ֣מָּהve.La.mahH4100are you discouragingתְנִיא֔וּן לֵ֖בte.nu.'un levH5106 H3820thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478from crossingH5674overH5674into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414them?

8ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213when I sentבְּשָׁלְחִ֥יbe.sha.le.ChiH7971them fromKadesh-barneaH6947to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

9For when they wentH5927upH5927to theValleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל'esh.KolH812and sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,they discouragedוַיָּנִ֕יאוּ לֵ֖בvai.ya.Ni.'u levH5106 H3820thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478so that they did not goבֹא֙vo'H935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414them.

10Sothe Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068angerאַ֥ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and He sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11‘Noneאִם־'im-H518of the menH376who cameH5927upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,shall seeיִרְא֨וּyir.'UH7200the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,to Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and to Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;for they did not followאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310Me fullyמִלְא֖וּmil.'UH4390,

12exceptבִּלְתִּ֞יbil.TiH1115Calebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312the Kenizziteהַקְּנִזִּ֔יha.ke.ni.ZiH7074and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126;for they have followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068fullyמִלְא֖וּmil.'UH4390.’

13So the Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068angerאַ֤ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He made them wanderוַיְנִעֵם֙vay.ni.'EmH5128in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,untilעַד־'ad-H5704the entireכָּל־kol-H3605generationהַדּ֔וֹרha.DorH1755of those who had doneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068cameH8552toH8552anH8552endH8552.

14Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,you have risenH6965upH6965inH8478your fathers’אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1placeתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478,bornתַּרְבּ֖וּתtar.ButH8635of sinfulחַטָּאִ֑יםcha.ta.'ImH2400menH376,to addH3254stillH5750moreH5750to the burningחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068againstאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15For if youturnתְשׁוּבֻן֙te.shu.VunH7725awayH7725from followingמֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310Him, He will onceוְיָסַ֣ףve.ya.SafH3254 H5750moreH5750leaveלְהַנִּיח֖וֹle.ha.ni.ChoH5117them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,and you will destroyוְשִֽׁחַתֶּ֖םve.shi.cha.TemH7843allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theseהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.”

16Then they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066him and saidוַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129sheepfoldsגִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אןgid.Rot tzonH6629 H1448for our livestockלְמִקְנֵ֖נוּle.mik.Ne.nuH4735hereפֹּ֑הPohH6311and citiesוְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.RimH5892for our littleלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945;

17but we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֜חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will be armedנֵחָלֵ֣ץne.cha.LetzH2502,hurryingחֻשִׁ֗יםchu.ShimH2363aheadלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִם־'ad 'a.Sher 'im-H5704 H834 H518we have broughtהֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖םha.vi.'o.NumH935them to their placeמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725,while our littleטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945liveוְיָשַׁ֤בve.ya.ShavH3427in the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֔רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18We will not returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725to our homesבָּתֵּ֑ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004untilעַ֗ד'AdH5704everyH376oneH376of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has gainedH5157possessionH5157of his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

19But we will not haveH5157anH5157inheritanceH5157with them on the otherמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676of the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383and beyondוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973,becauseH3588our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159has comeבָ֤אָהVa.'ahH935to uson this sideH5676of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383toward the eastמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.”

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