Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 20:2-4

2And there was no waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for the congregationלָעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712:and they gatheredוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950themselves together against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and against Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

3And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971chodeוַיָּ֥רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and spakeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Would God thatוְל֥וּve.LuH3863we had diedגָוַ֛עְנוּga.Va'.nuH1478when our brethrenאַחֵ֖ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251diedבִּגְוַ֥עbig.Va'H1478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

4And why have ye brought upהֲבֵאתֶם֙ha.ve.TemH935the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068into this wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057,that we and our cattleוּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃u.ve.'i.Re.nuH1165should dieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191there?

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