Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 11:1-5

1And whenthe peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971complainedכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔יםke.mit.'O.ne.NimH596,it displeasedרַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣יra' be.'a.ze.NeiH241 H7451Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it;and his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734;and the fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068burntוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197among them, and consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398them that werein the uttermost partsבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

2And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971criedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;and when Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784was quenchedוַתִּשְׁקַ֖עva.tish.Ka'H8257.

3And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of theהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Taberahתַּבְעֵרָ֑הtav.'e.RahH8404:because the fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068burntבָעֲרָ֥הva.'a.RahH1197among them.

4And the mixt multitudeוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ve.ha.saf.SufH628that wasamongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them fell a lustingהִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑הhit.'a.Vu ta.'a.VahH8378 H183:and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478also weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Who shall give us fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320to eatיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?

5We rememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙za.Khar.nuH2142the fishהַדָּגָ֔הha.da.GahH1710,which we did eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714freelyחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600;the cucumbersהַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗יםha.ki.shu.'ImH7180,and the melonsהָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔יםha.'a.va.ti.ChimH20,and the leeksהֶחָצִ֥ירhe.cha.TzirH2682,and the onionsהַבְּצָלִ֖יםha.be.tza.LimH1211,and the garlickהַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ha.shu.MimH7762:

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