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Numbers 21:4-20

4And they journeyedוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265from mountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Redס֔וּףSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220,to compassלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123:and the soulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971was much discouragedוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114because of the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

5And the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696against Godבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430,and against Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872,Wherefore have ye brought us upהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714to dieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? for there isno breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, neither is there anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325;and our soulוְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuH5315loathethקָ֔צָהKa.tzahH6973this lightהַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.KelH7052breadבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.

6And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314serpentsהַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםha.ne.cha.ShimH5175among the peopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971,and they bitוַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvay.na.she.KhuH5391the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;and muchרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7Therefore the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,for we have spokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696against Yhwhבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,and against thee; prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that he take awayוְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.SerH5493the serpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175from us. And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee a fiery serpentשָׂרָ֔ףsa.RafH8314,and setוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760it upon a poleנֵ֑סNesH5251:and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391,when he lookethוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200upon it, shall liveH2425.

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a serpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175of brassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and putוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it upon a poleהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251,and it came to pass, that if a serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175had bittenנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391any manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,when he beheldוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027the serpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175of brassהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178,he livedH2425.

10And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478set forwardוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Obothבְּאֹבֹֽת׃be.'o.VotH88.

11And they journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Obothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Ije–abarimH5863,in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057which isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,toward the sunrisingמִמִּזְרַ֖ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃mi.miz.Rach ha.Sha.meshH8121 H4217.

12From thence they removedנָסָ֑עוּna.Sa.'uH5265,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in the valleyבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Zaredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

13From thence they removedנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the other sideמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676of Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769, which isin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057that cometh outהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of the coastsמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567:for Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769isthe borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,between Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

14Wherefore it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the warsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,What he didוָהֵ֣בva.HevH2052in the Red seaבְּסוּפָ֔הbe.su.FahH5492,and in the brooksהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158of Arnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15And at the streamוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of the brooksהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158that goeth downנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186to the dwellingלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427of Arעָ֑ר'ArH6144,and liethוְנִשְׁעַ֖ןve.nish.'AnH8172upon the borderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

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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