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Numbers 21:4-6

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.

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