Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 14:23-30

23Surely they shall notאִם־'im-H518seeיִרְאוּ֙yir.'UH7200the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I swareנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto their fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1,neither shall any of them that provokedמְנַאֲצַ֖יme.na.'a.TzaiH5006me seeיִרְאֽוּהָ׃yir.'U.haH7200it:

24But my servantוְעַבְדִּ֣יve.'av.DiH5650Calebכָלֵ֗בkha.LevH3612,becauseעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118he had anotherאַחֶ֙רֶת֙'a.Che.retH312spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307with him, and hath followedאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me fullyוַיְמַלֵּ֖אvay.ma.Le'H4390,him will I bringוַהֲבִֽיאֹתִ֗יוva.ha.vi.'o.TivH935into the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776whereinto he wentבָּ֣אba'H935;and his seedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall possessיוֹרִשֶֽׁנָּה׃yo.ri.She.nahH3423it.

25(Now the Amalekitesוְהָֽעֲמָלֵקִ֥יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003and the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the valleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010.)To morrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279turnפְּנ֨וּpe.NuH6437you, and getוּסְע֥וּu.se.'UH5265you into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Redסֽוּף׃ פSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220.

26And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27How long shall I bear withthis evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationלָעֵדָ֤הla.'e.DahH5712,which murmurמַלִּינִ֖יםma.li.NimH3885against me? I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085the murmuringsתְּלֻנּ֞וֹתte.lu.NotH8519of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which they murmurמַלִּינִ֛יםma.li.NimH3885against me.

28Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto them,As truly asלֹ֕אlo'H3808I liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as ye have spokenדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696in mine earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,so will I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213to you:

29Your carcasesפִגְרֵיכֶ֜םfig.rei.KhemH6297shall fallיִפְּל֨וּyi.pe.LuH5307in this wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057;and all that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיכֶם֙pe.ku.dei.KhemH6485of you, according to your whole numberמִסְפַּרְכֶ֔םmis.par.KhemH4557,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,which have murmuredהֲלִֽינֹתֶ֖םha.li.no.TemH3885against me,

30Doubtless ye shall notH518comeתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, concerningwhich I swareנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ יָדִ֔יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to make you dwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931therein, save Calebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312,and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

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