Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 21:16-20

16And from thence they wentto Beerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876: that isthe wellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875whereof Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spakeאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559unto Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH622,and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414them waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

17Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891this songהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892,Spring upעֲלִ֥י'a.LiH5927,O wellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875;singעֱנוּ־'e.nu-H6030ye unto it:

18The princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269diggedחֲפָר֣וּהָcha.fa.Ru.haH2658the wellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875,the noblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971diggedכָּר֙וּהָ֙ka.Ru.haH3738it, by the direction ofthe lawgiverבִּמְחֹקֵ֖קbim.cho.KekH2710,with their stavesבְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םbe.mish.'a.no.TamH4938.And from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057they wentto Mattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980:

19And from Mattanahוּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הu.mi.ma.ta.NahH4980to Nahalielנַחֲלִיאֵ֑לna.cha.li.'ElH5160:and from Nahalielוּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לu.mi.na.cha.li.'ElH5160to Bamothבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.MotH1120:

20And from Bamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120inthe valleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516, that isin the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,to the topרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,which lookethוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהve.nish.Ka.fahH8259towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

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