Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 13:21-25

21So they went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,and searchedוַיָּתֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Tu.ruH8446the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֥ןtzinH6790unto Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,as men comeלְבֹ֥אle.Vo'H935to Hamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

22And they ascendedוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927by the southבַנֶּגֶב֮va.ne.GevH5045,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275;where Ahimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289,Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֣יshe.ShaiH8344,and Talmaiוְתַלְמַ֔יve.tal.MaiH8526,the childrenיְלִידֵ֖יye.li.DeiH3211of Anakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061, were. (Now Hebronוְחֶבְר֗וֹןve.chev.RonH2275was builtנִבְנְתָ֔הniv.ne.TahH1129sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Zoanצֹ֥עַןTzo.'anH6814in Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.)

23And they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל'esh.KolH812,and cut downוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772from thence a branchזְמוֹרָה֙ze.mo.RahH2156with oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259clusterוְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹלve.'esh.KolH811of grapesעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025,and they bareוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it between twoבִּשְׁנָ֑יִםbish.Na.yimH8147upon a staffבַמּ֖וֹטva.MotH4132; and they broughtof the pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִ֖יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416,and of the figsהַתְּאֵנִֽים׃ha.te.'e.NimH8384.

24The placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725was calledקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Eshcolאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל'esh.KolH812,because ofאֹד֣וֹת'o.DotH182the cluster of grapesהָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלha.'esh.KolH811which the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478cut downכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772from thence.

25And they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from searchingמִתּ֣וּרmi.TurH8446of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

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