Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 14:1-10

1And all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712lifted upוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375their voiceקוֹלָ֑םko.LamH6963,and criedוַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414;and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptוַיִּבְכּ֥וּvai.yiv.KuH1058that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

2And all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙vai.yi.Lo.nuH3885against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and against Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175:and the whole congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Would Godלוּ־lu-H3863that we had diedמַ֙תְנוּ֙mat.nuH4191in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!or would Godלוּ־lu-H3863we had diedמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191in this wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057!

3And wherefore hath Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068broughtמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935us unto this landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to fallלִנְפֹּ֣לlin.PolH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,that our wivesנָשֵׁ֥ינוּna.Shei.nuH802and our childrenוְטַפֵּ֖נוּve.ta.Pe.nuH2945should be a preyלָבַ֑זla.VazH957?were it not betterט֦וֹבTovH2896for us to returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714?

4And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,Let us makeנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414a captainרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218,and let us returnוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440all the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126,and Calebוְכָלֵב֙ve.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312, which wereof them that searchedהַתָּרִ֖יםha.ta.RimH8446the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,rentקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167their clothesבִּגְדֵיהֶֽם׃big.dei.HemH899:

7And they spakeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto all the companyעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which we passedעָבַ֤רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674through to searchלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446it, isan exceedingH3966goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

8If Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068delightחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in us, then he will bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935us into this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and giveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it us; a landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776which flowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

9Only rebelתִּמְרֹדוּ֒tim.ro.DuH4775not ye against Yhwhבַּֽיהוָה֮ba.Yah.wehH3068,neither fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372ye the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; for they arebreadלַחְמֵ֖נוּlach.Me.nuH3899for us: their defenceצִלָּ֧םtzi.LamH6738is departedסָ֣רsarH5493from them, and Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068iswith us: fearתִּירָאֻֽם׃ti.ra.'UmH3372them not.

10But all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712badeוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559stoneלִרְגּ֥וֹםlir.GomH7275them with stonesבָּאֲבָנִ֑יםba.'a.va.NimH68.And the gloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָה֙nir.'AhH7200in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150before all the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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