Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 11:24-35

24And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and toldוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֞ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622the seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and setוַֽיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975them round aboutסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the tabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.

25And Yhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068came downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in a cloudבֶּעָנָן֮be.'a.NanH6051,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto him, and tookוַיָּ֗אצֶלvai.Ya.tzelH680of the spiritהָר֙וּחַ֙ha.Ru.achH7307that wasupon him, and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֕ןvai.yi.TenH5414itunto the seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657eldersאִ֖ישׁ הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים'ish ha.ze.ke.NimH376 H2205: and it came to pass, that,when the spiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedכְּנ֤וֹחַke.No.achH5117upon them, they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012,and did not ceaseיָסָֽפוּ׃ya.Sa.fuH3254.

26But there remainedוַיִּשָּׁאֲר֣וּvai.yi.sha.'a.RuH7604twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of themenאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀'a.na.ShimH582in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the oneהָאֶחָ֣ד׀ha.'e.ChadH259wasEldadאֶלְדָּ֡ד'el.DadH419,and the nameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֨יha.she.NiH8145Medadמֵידָ֜דmei.DadH4312:and the spiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedוַתָּ֧נַחva.Ta.nachH5117upon them; and they wereof them that were writtenבַּכְּתֻבִ֔יםba.ke.tu.VimH3789,but went not outיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318unto the tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168:and they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

27And there ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323a young manהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Eldadאֶלְדָּ֣ד'el.DadH419and Medadוּמֵידָ֔דu.mei.DadH4312do prophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

28And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126,the servantמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872, oneof his young menמִבְּחֻרָ֖יוmi.be.chu.RavH979,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,forbidכְּלָאֵֽם׃ke.la.'EmH3607them.

29And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Enviestהַֽמְקַנֵּ֥אham.ka.Ne'H7065thou for my sake? would God that allיִתֵּ֜ןyi.TenH5414Yhwh'sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971were prophetsנְבִיאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030, andthat Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068would putיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414his spiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307upon them!

30And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872gatוַיֵּאָסֵ֥ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622him into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,he and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

31And there went forthנָסַ֣ע׀na.Sa'H5265a windוְר֜וּחַve.Ru.achH7307from Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and broughtוַיָּ֣גָזvai.Ya.gozH1468quailsשַׂלְוִים֮sal.VimH7958from the seaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220, and let themfallוַיִּטֹּ֨שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203by the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,as it were a day’sי֣וֹםYomH3117journeyכְּדֶ֧רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870on this sideכֹּ֗הKohH3541,and as it were a day’sיוֹם֙yOmH3117journeyוּכְדֶ֤רֶךְu.khe.De.rekhH1870on the other sideכֹּ֔הKohH3541,round aboutסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and as it were two cubitsוּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִםu.khe.'a.ma.Ta.yimH520highupon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

32And the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971stood upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965all that dayהַיּוֹם֩hai.yOmH3117, and all thatnightהַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and all the nextהַֽמָּחֳרָ֗תha.mo.cho.RatH4283dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,and they gatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ֙vai.ya.'as.FuH622the quailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958:he that gathered leastהַמַּמְעִ֕יטha.mam.'ItH4591gatheredאָסַ֖ף'a.SafH622tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235homersחֳמָרִ֑יםcho.ma.RimH2563:and they spreadוַיִּשְׁטְח֤וּvai.yish.te.ChuH7849themall abroadשָׁט֔וֹחַsha.To.achH7849for themselves round aboutסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

33And while the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320wasyetטֶ֖רֶםTe.remH2962between their teethשִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םshi.nei.HemH8127,ere it was chewedיִכָּרֵ֑תyi.ka.RetH3772,the wrathוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734against the peopleבָעָ֔םva.'AmH5971,And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971with a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227plagueמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

34And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Kibroth–hattaavahH6914:because there they buriedקָֽבְר֔וּka.ve.RuH6912the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that lustedהַמִּתְאַוִּֽים׃ha.mit.'a.VimH183.

35Andthe peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971journeyedנָסְע֥וּna.se.'UH5265from Kibroth–hattaavahH6914unto Hazerothחֲצֵר֑וֹתcha.tze.RotH2698;and abode at Hazerothבַּחֲצֵרֽוֹת׃ פba.cha.tze.RotH2698.

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