Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 20:17-21

17Let us passנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674,I pray thee, through thy countryבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:we will not passנַעֲבֹר֙na.'a.VorH5674through the fieldsבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,or through the vineyardsוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754,neither will we drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354ofthe waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the wellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875:we will goH3212by the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428highwayדֶּ֧רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,we will not turnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186to the right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225nor to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֔אולu.se.MolH8040,until we have passedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thy bordersגְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

18And Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou shalt not passתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674by me, lest I come outאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318againstH7125thee with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719.

19And the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, We will goנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927by the high wayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam.si.LahH4546:and if I and my cattleוּמִקְנַ֔יu.mik.NaiH4735drinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354of thy waterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325,then I will payוְנָתַתִּ֖י מִכְרָ֑םve.na.ta.Ti mikh.RamH4377 H5414for it: I will only, without doingany thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697else,go throughאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃'E.'e.Vo.rahH5674on my feetבְּרַגְלַ֥יbe.rag.LaiH7272.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt not go throughתַעֲבֹ֑רta.'a.VorH5674.And Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125him with muchכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515peopleבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971,and with a strongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21Thus Edomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985to giveנְתֹן֙ne.TonH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478passageעֲבֹ֖ר'a.VorH5674through his borderבִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.LoH1366:wherefore Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turned awayוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186from him.

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