Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:29-35

29If these men dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191the common deathכְּמ֤וֹתke.MotH4194of all menהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,or if they be visitedיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485after the visitationוּפְקֻדַּת֙u.fe.ku.DatH6486of all menהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120; thenYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath not sentשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃she.la.Cha.niH7971me.

30But if Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068makeיִבְרָ֣אyiv.Ra'H1254a new thingבְּרִיאָ֞הbe.ri.'AhH1278,and the earthהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127openוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475her mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310,and swallow them upוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104, with all that appertainunto them, and they go downוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381quickחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into the pitשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585;then ye shall understandוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have provokedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And it came to pass, as he had made an endכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127clave asunderוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234that was under them:

32And the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605her mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310,and swallowed them upוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104,and their householdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004,and all the menהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120that appertainedunto Korahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141, and all theirgoodsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33They, and all that appertainedto them, went downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into the pitשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680upon them: and they perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6from amongמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the congregationהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that wereround aboutסְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439them fledנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127at the cryלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963of them: for they saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Lest the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776swallow us upתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104also.

35And there came outיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318a fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784from Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and consumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398the two hundredוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that offeredמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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