Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 14:26-45

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.

31But your little onesוְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔םve.Ta.pe.KhemH2945,which ye saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559should be a preyלָבַ֣זla.VazH957,them will I bring inוְהֵבֵיאתִ֣יve.he.vei.TiH935,and they shall knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which ye have despisedמְאַסְתֶּ֖םme.'as.TemH3988.

32But as foryou, your carcasesוּפִגְרֵיכֶ֖םu.fig.rei.KhemH6297,they shall fallיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307in this wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057.

33And your childrenוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121shall wanderרֹעִ֤יםro.'ImH7462in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,and bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375your whoredomsזְנוּתֵיכֶ֑םze.nu.tei.KhemH2184,until your carcasesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֖םpig.rei.KhemH6297be wastedתֹּ֥םtomH8552in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

34After the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557of the daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117in which ye searchedתַּרְתֶּ֣םtar.TemH8446the landהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776, evenfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֒yOmH3117,each dayי֣וֹםYomH3117for a yearי֣וֹםYomH8141 H3117,shall ye bearתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771, evenfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsH8141,and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045my breach of promiseתְּנוּאָתִֽי׃te.nu.'a.TiH8569.

35I Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068have saidדִּבַּרְתִּי֒di.bar.TiH1696,I will surelyאִם־ לֹ֣א׀'im- lo'H3808 H518doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗ה'e.'e.SehH6213itH2063unto all this evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationהָעֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712,that are gathered togetherהַנּוֹעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259against me: in this wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057they shall be consumedיִתַּ֖מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552,and there they shall dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191.

36And the menוְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to searchלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,who returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and made all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712to murmurוַיַּלִּ֤ינוּvai.yi.lo.nuH3885against him, by bringing upלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318a slanderדִבָּ֖הdi.BahH1681upon the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

37Even thoseH582menH582that did bring upמוֹצִאֵ֥יmo.tzi.'EiH3318the evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451reportדִבַּת־di.bat-H1681upon the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191by the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הba.ma.ge.FahH4046beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

38But Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֔וּןNunH5126,and Calebוְכָלֵ֖בve.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֑הye.fu.NehH3312, which wereof the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָהֵ֔םha.'a.na.Shim ha.HemH582 H1992that wentהַֽהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980to searchלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,livedחָיוּ֙cha.YuH2421still.

39And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696these sayingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697unto all the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

40And they rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and gat them upוַיַּֽעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927into the topרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,LoH2009, we be here,and will go upוְעָלִ֛ינוּve.'a.Li.nuH5927unto the placeהַמָּק֛וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath promisedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559:for we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.

41And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wherefore now do ye transgressעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?but it shall not prosperתִצְלָֽח׃titz.LachH6743.

42Go not upתַּעֲל֔וּta.'a.LuH5927,for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isnot amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you; that ye be not smittenתִּנָּ֣גְפ֔וּti.Na.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.

43For the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִ֨יha.'a.mal.KiH6003and the Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669arethere beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and ye shall fallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307by the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719:because ye are turnedשַׁבְתֶּם֙shav.TemH7725awayמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will not be with you.

44But they presumedוַיַּעְפִּ֕לוּvai.ya'.Pi.luH6075to go upלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927unto the hillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218:nevertheless the arkוַאֲר֤וֹןva.'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֔הu.mo.ShehH4872,departedמָ֖שׁוּMa.shuH4185not outמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

45Then the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִי֙ha.'a.mal.KiH6003came downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,and the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669which dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in that hillבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022,and smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them, and discomfitedוַֽיַּכְּת֖וּםvai.ya.ke.TumH3807them, evenunto Hormahהַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ פHa.cha.re.MahH2767.

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