Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 11:4-9

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:

6But now our soulנַפְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuH5315isdried awayיְבֵשָׁ֖הye.ve.ShahH3002: there isnothing at all, besideבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115this mannaהַמָּ֥ןha.ManH4478, beforeour eyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869.

7And the mannaוְהַמָּ֕ןve.ha.ManH4478wasas corianderגַּ֖דgadH1407seedכִּזְרַע־kiz.ra'-H2233,and the colourוְעֵינ֖וֹve.'ei.NoH5869thereof as the colourכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869of bdelliumהַבְּדֹֽלַח׃ha.be.Do.lachH916.

8Andthe peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971went aboutשָׁטוּ֩sha.TuH7751,and gatheredוְלָֽקְט֜וּve.la.ke.TuH3950it,and groundוְטָחֲנ֣וּve.ta.cha.NuH2912itin millsבָרֵחַ֗יִםva.re.Cha.yimH7347,or beatדָכוּ֙da.KhuH1743itin a mortarבַּמְּדֹכָ֔הba.me.do.KhahH4085,and bakedוּבִשְּׁלוּ֙u.vi.she.LuH1310itin pansבַּפָּר֔וּרba.pa.RurH6517,and madeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213cakesעֻג֑וֹתu.GotH5692of it: and the tasteטַעְמ֔וֹta'.MoH2940of it was as the tasteכְּטַ֖עַםke.Ta.'amH2940of freshלְשַׁ֥דle.ShadH3955oilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081.

9And when the dewהַטַּ֛לha.TalH2919fellוּבְרֶ֧דֶתu.ve.Re.detH3381upon the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264in the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,the mannaהַמָּ֖ןha.ManH4478fellיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381upon it.

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