Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:21-26

21Separateהִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhi.Ba.de.LuH914yourselves from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432this congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712,that I may consumeוַאַכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them in a momentכְּרָֽגַע׃ke.Ra.ga'H7281.

22And they fellוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307upon their facesפְּנֵיהֶם֙pe.nei.HemH6440,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,O Godאֵ֕ל'elH410,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the spiritsהָרוּחֹ֖תha.ru.ChotH7307of all fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,shall oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398,and wilt thou be wrothתִּקְצֹֽף׃ פtik.TzofH7107with all the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712?

23And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Get you upהֵֽעָלוּ֙he.'a.LuH5927from aboutמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439the tabernacleלְמִשְׁכַּן־le.mish.kan-H4908of Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,and Abiramוַאֲבִירָֽם׃va.'a.vi.RamH48.

25And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212unto Dathanדָּתָ֣ןda.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֑םva.'a.vi.RamH48;and the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478followedH3212himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310.

26And he spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696unto the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493,I pray you, from the tentsאָהֳלֵ֨י'o.ho.LeiH168of these wickedהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ha.re.sha.'ImH7563menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,and touchתִּגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumedתִּסָּפ֖וּti.sa.FuH5595in all their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

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