Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 12

1And Miriamמִרְיָ֤םmir.YamH4813and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175spakeוַתְּדַבֵּ֨רva.te.da.BerH1696against Mosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֔הbe.mo.ShehH4872because ofאֹד֛וֹת'o.DotH182the CushiteH3571womanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802whom he had marriedלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947:for he had marriedלָקָֽח׃la.KachH3947a CushiteH3571womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802.

2And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,hath Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068indeed spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696only by Mosesבְּמֹשֶׁה֙be.mo.ShehH4872?hath he not spokenדִבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696also by us? And Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it.

3(Now the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966meekעָנָ֣יוa.navH6035,above all the menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120which wereupon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.)

4And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֗םpit.'OmH6597unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872,and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,and unto Miriamמִרְיָ֔םmir.YamH4813,Come outצְא֥וּtze.'UH3318ye threeשְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶ֖םshe.la.she.te.KhemH7969unto the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150.And they threeשְׁלָשְׁתָּֽם׃she.la.she.TamH7969came outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318.

5And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in the pillarבְּעַמּ֣וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of the cloudעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975inthe doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175and Miriamוּמִרְיָ֔םu.mir.YamH4813:and they bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147came forthוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now my wordsדְבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697:If there be a prophetנְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םne.Vi.'a.KhemH5030among you, IYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will make myself knownאֶתְוַדָּ֔ע'et.va.Da'H3045unto him in a visionבַּמַּרְאָה֙ba.mar.'AhH4759, andwill speakאֲדַבֶּר־'a.da.ber-H1696unto him in a dreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472.

7My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872is not so, who isfaithfulנֶאֱמָ֥ןne.'e.ManH539in all mine houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004.

8With him will I speakאֲדַבֶּר־'a.da.ber-H1696mouthפֶּ֣הpehH6310to mouthפֶּ֞הpehH6310,even apparentlyוּמַרְאֶה֙u.mar.'EhH4758,and not in dark speechesבְחִידֹ֔תve.chi.DotH2420;and the similitudeוּתְמֻנַ֥תu.te.mu.NatH8544of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall he beholdיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027:wherefore then were ye not afraidיְרֵאתֶ֔םye.re.TemH3372to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696against my servantבְּעַבְדִּ֥יbe.'av.DiH5650Mosesבְמֹשֶֽׁה׃ve.mo.ShehH4872?

9And the angerאַ֧ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַרvai.Yi.charH2734against them; and he departedH3212.

10And the cloudוְהֶעָנָ֗ןve.he.'a.NanH6051departedסָ֚רsarH5493from off the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168;and, behold, Miriamמִרְיָ֖םmir.YamH4813becameleprousמְצֹרַ֣עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879, whiteas snowכַּשָּׁ֑לֶגka.Sha.legH7950:and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175lookedוַיִּ֧פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437upon Miriamמִרְיָ֖םmir.YamH4813, and, behold, she wasleprousמְצֹרָֽעַת׃me.tzo.Ra.'atH6879.

11And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,Alasבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,I beseech thee, layתָשֵׁ֤תta.ShetH7896not the sinחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403upon us, wherein we have done foolishlyנוֹאַ֖לְנוּno.'Al.nuH2973,and wherein we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.

12Let her not be as one deadנָ֥א כַּמֵּ֑תna' ka.MetH4191 H4994,of whom the fleshבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃ve.sa.RoH1320is halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677consumedוַיֵּאָכֵ֖לvai.ye.'a.KhelH398when he cometh outבְּצֵאתוֹ֙be.tze.ToH3318of his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517wombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358.

13And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Healרְפָ֥אre.Fa'H7495her now, O Godאֵ֕ל'elH410, I beseech thee.

14And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,If her fatherוְאָבִ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Vi.haH1had butיָרֹ֤קya.RokH3417spitיָרַק֙ya.RakH3417in her faceבְּפָנֶ֔יהָbe.fa.Nei.haH6440,should she not be ashamedתִכָּלֵ֖םti.ka.LemH3637sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117?let her be shutתִּסָּגֵ֞רti.sa.GerH5462outמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351from the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,and afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310that let her be receivedתֵּאָסֵֽף׃te.'a.SefH622in again.

15And Miriamמִרְיָ֛םmir.YamH4813was shutוַתִּסָּגֵ֥רva.ti.sa.GerH5462outמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351from the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971journeyedנָסַ֔עna.Sa'H5265not till Miriamמִרְיָֽם׃mir.YamH4813was broughtהֵאָסֵ֖ףhe.'a.SefH622in again.

16And afterwardוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971removedנָסְע֥וּna.se.'UH5265from Hazerothמֵחֲצֵר֑וֹתme.cha.tze.RotH2698,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָֽן׃ פpa.RanH6290.

Commentaries on Numbers 12