Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 27:1-7

1Then cameוַתִּקְרַ֜בְנָהva.tik.Rav.nahH7126the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָ֗דtze.la.fe.ChadH6765,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hepherחֵ֤פֶרChe.ferH2660,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gileadגִּלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Machirמָכִ֣ירma.KhirH4353,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,of the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130: and these arethe namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֔יוbe.no.TavH1323;Mahlahמַחְלָ֣הmach.LahH4244,Noahנֹעָ֔הno.'AhH5270,and Hoglahוְחָגְלָ֥הve.cha.ge.LahH2295,and Milcahוּמִלְכָּ֖הu.mil.KahH4435,and Tirzahוְתִרְצָֽה׃ve.tir.TzahH8656.

2And they stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֜דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,and beforeוְלִפְנֵי֙ve.lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖םha.ne.si.'ImH5387and all the congregationהָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.DahH5712, bythe doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Our fatherאָבִינוּ֮'a.vi.NuH1diedמֵ֣תmetH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֒ba.mid.BarH4057,and he was not inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the companyהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712of them that gathered themselves togetherהַנּוֹעָדִ֛יםha.no.'a.DimH3259against Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in the companyבַּעֲדַת־ba.'a.dat-H5712of Korahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141;but diedמֵ֔תMetH4191in his own sinבְחֶטְא֣וֹve.chet.'OH2399,and had no sonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121.

4Why should the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of our fatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1be done awayיִגָּרַ֤עyi.ga.Ra'H1639from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹmish.pach.ToH4940,because he hath no sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121?Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414unto us thereforea possessionאֲחֻזָּ֔ה'a.chu.ZahH272amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the brethrenאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251of our fatherאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1.

5And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֥בvai.yak.RevH7126their causeמִשְׁפָּטָ֖ןmish.pa.TanH4941beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

6And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7The daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָד֮tze.la.fe.ChadH6765speakדֹּבְרֹת֒doe.RotH1696rightכֵּ֗ןKenH3651:thou shalt surelyנָתֹ֨ןna.TonH5414giveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414them a possessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272of an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1brethrenאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251;and thou shalt cause the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ן'a.vi.HenH1to passוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674unto them.

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