Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 32:16-19

16And they came nearוַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066unto him, and saidוַ֣יֹּאמְר֔וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129sheepfoldsגִּדְרֹ֥ת צֹ֛אןgid.Rot tzonH6629 H1448here for our cattleלְמִקְנֵ֖נוּle.mik.Ne.nuH4735,and citiesוְעָרִ֖יםve.'a.RimH5892for our little onesלְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃le.ta.Pe.nuH2945:

17But we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֜חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will go readyחֻשִׁ֗יםchu.ShimH2363armedנֵחָלֵ֣ץne.cha.LetzH2502beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,until we have broughtהֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖םha.vi.'o.NumH935them unto their placeמְקוֹמָ֑םme.ko.MamH4725:and our little onesטַפֵּ֙נוּ֙ta.Pe.nuH2945shall dwellוְיָשַׁ֤בve.ya.ShavH3427in the fencedהַמִּבְצָ֔רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18We will not returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725unto our housesבָּתֵּ֑ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004,until the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have inheritedהִתְנַחֵל֙hit.na.ChelH5157every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

19For we will not inheritנִנְחַל֙nin.ChalH5157with them on yonder sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383,or forwardוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973;because our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159is fallenבָ֤אָהVa.'ahH935to us on this sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָֽחָה׃ פmiz.Ra.chahH4217.

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