Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:41-49

41But on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283all the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֜נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and against Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ye have killedהֲמִתֶּ֖םha.mi.TemH4191the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

42And it came to pass, when the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712was gatheredבְּהִקָּהֵ֤לbe.hi.ka.HelH6950against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and against Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,that they lookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437toward the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150:and, behold, the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredכִסָּ֖הוּkhi.Sa.huH3680it, and the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200.

43And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃ פmo.'EdH4150.

44And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Get you upהֵרֹ֗מּוּhe.Ro.muH7426from amongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432this congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712,that I may consumeוַאֲכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them as in a momentכְּרָ֑גַעke.Ra.ga'H7281.And they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307upon their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

46And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947a censerהַ֠מַּחְתָּהHa.mach.tahH4289,and putוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784therein from offמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,and putוְשִׂ֣יםve.SimH7760on incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004,and goH3212quicklyמְהֵרָ֛הme.he.RahH4120unto the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,and make an atonementוְכַפֵּ֣רve.kha.PerH3722for them: for there is wrathהַקֶּ֛צֶףha.Ke.tzefH7110gone outיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;the plagueהַנָּֽגֶף׃ha.Na.gefH5063is begunהֵחֵ֥לhe.ChelH2490.

47And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872commandedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323into the midstתּ֣וֹךTokhH8432of the congregationהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951;and, behold, the plagueהַנֶּ֖גֶףha.Ne.gefH5063was begunהֵחֵ֥לhe.ChelH2490among the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971:and he putוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414on incenseהַקְּטֹ֔רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004,and made an atonementוַיְכַפֵּ֖רvay.kha.PerH3722for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

48And he stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975between the deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191and the livingהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416;and the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃ha.ma.ge.FahH4046was stayedוַתֵּעָצַ֖רva.te.'a.TzarH6113.

49Now they that diedהַמֵּתִים֙ha.me.TimH4191in the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֔הba.ma.ge.FahH4046were fourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and sevenוּשְׁבַ֣עu.she.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967,beside them that diedהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191about the matterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Korahקֹֽרַח׃Ko.rachH7141.

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