Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 20:7-11

7And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the rodהַמַּטֶּ֗הha.ma.TehH4294,and gatherוְהַקְהֵ֤לve.hak.HelH6950thou the assemblyהָעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712together, thou, and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,and speakוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םve.di.bar.TemH1696ye unto the rockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869;and it shall give forthוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414his waterמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325,and thou shalt bring forthוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318to them waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of the rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553:so thou shalt giveוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and their beastsבְּעִירָֽם׃be.'i.RamH1165drinkH8248.

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the rodהַמַּטֶּ֖הha.ma.TehH4294from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,as he commandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him.

10And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175gatheredוַיַּקְהִ֜לוּvai.yak.Hi.luH6950the congregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951together beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the rockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now, ye rebelsהַמֹּרִ֔יםha.mo.RimH4784;must we fetchנוֹצִ֥יאno.Tzi'H3318you waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325out of this rockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553?

11And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872lifted upוַיָּ֨רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,and with his rodבְּמַטֵּ֖הוּbe.ma.Te.huH4294he smoteוַיַּ֧ךְvai.YakhH5221the rockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471:and the waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325came outוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318abundantlyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227,and the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712drankוַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354,and their beastsוּבְעִירָֽם׃ סu.ve.'i.RamH1165also.

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