Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 20:7-29

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.

12And Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,Because ye believedהֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣םhe.'e.man.TemH539me not, to sanctifyלְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִיle.Hak.di.She.niH6942me in the eyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,therefore ye shall not bringתָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uH935this congregationהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them.

13Thisisהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992the waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָ֔הme.ri.VahH4809;because the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stroveרָב֥וּra.VuH7378with Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and he was sanctifiedוַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁvai.yi.ka.DeshH6942in them.

14And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397from Kadeshמִקָּדֵ֖שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thy brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thou knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all the travailהַתְּלָאָ֖הha.te.la.'AhH8513that hath befallenמְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃me.tza.'A.te.nuH4672us:

15How our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1went downוַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,and we have dweltוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714a longרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117;and the EgyptiansH4714vexedוַיָּרֵ֥עוּvai.ya.Re.'uH7489us, and our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:

16And when we criedוַנִּצְעַ֤קva.nitz.'AkH6817unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085our voiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397,and hath brought us forthוַיֹּצִאֵ֖נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and, behold, we arein Kadeshבְקָדֵ֔שׁve.ka.DeshH6946,a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892in the uttermostקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of thy borderגְבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366:

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.

22And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, eventhe whole congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Kadeshמִקָּדֵ֑שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946,and cameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023.

23And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175in mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022Horבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023,by the coastגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall be gatheredיֵאָסֵ֤ףye.'a.SefH622unto his peopleעַמָּ֔יו'a.MavH5971:for he shall not enterיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because ye rebelled againstמְרִיתֶ֥םme.ri.TemH4784my wordפִּ֖יpiH6310at the waterלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809.

25Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175and Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,and bring them upוְהַ֥עַלve.Ha.'alH5927unto mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023:

26And stripוְהַפְשֵׁ֤טve.haf.ShetH6584Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175of his garmentsבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and putוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖םve.hil.bash.TamH3847them upon Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121:and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175shall be gatheredיֵאָסֵ֖ףye.'a.SefH622unto his people,and shall dieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191there.

27And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680:and they went upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927into mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022Horהֹ֣רhorH2023in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

28And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872strippedוַיַּפְשֵׁט֩vai.yaf.ShetH6584Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175of his garmentsבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,and putוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847them upon Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121;and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175diedוַיָּ֧מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there in the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022:and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499came downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from the mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

29And when all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that Aaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175was deadגָוַ֖עga.Va'H1478,they mournedוַיִּבְכּ֤וּvai.yiv.KuH1058for Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysי֔וֹםYomH3117, evenall the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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