Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 21:5-7

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.

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