Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 9:15-22

15And on the dayוּבְיוֹם֙u.ve.yOmH3117that the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908was reared upהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051coveredכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, namely,the tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715:and at evenוּבָעֶ֜רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153there was upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908as it were the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,until the morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

16So it was alwayתָמִ֔ידta.MidH8548:the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680it by day,and the appearanceוּמַרְאֵה־u.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

17And whenוּלְפִ֞יu.le.FiH6310the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051was taken upהֵעָלֹ֤תhe.'a.LotH5927from the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168,then afterוְאַ֣חֲרֵי־ve.'A.cha.rei-H310that the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedיִסְע֖וּyis.'UH5265:and in the placeוּבִמְק֗וֹםu.vim.KomH4725where the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051abodeיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931,there the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478pitched their tentsיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583.

18At the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedיִסְעוּ֙yis.'UH5265,and at the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068they pitchedיַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.NuH2583:as long asיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117the cloudהֶעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051abodeיִשְׁכֹּ֧ןyish.KonH7931upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908they restedיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583in their tents.

19And when the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051tarried longוּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְu.ve.ha.'a.RikhH748upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,then the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478keptוְשָׁמְר֧וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and journeyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265not.

20And soit wasוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426,when the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051was a fewמִסְפָּ֖רmis.ParH4557daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908;according to the commandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068they abodeיַחֲנ֔וּya.cha.NuH2583in their tents, and according to the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068they journeyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265.

21And soit wasוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426,when the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051abode from evenמֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revH6153unto the morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242, and thatthe cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051was taken upוְנַעֲלָ֧הve.na.'a.LahH5927in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,then they journeyedוְנָסָ֑עוּve.na.Sa.'uH5265: whether it wasby dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119or by nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915that the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051was taken upוְנַעֲלָ֥הve.na.'a.LahH5927,they journeyedוְנָסָֽעוּ׃ve.na.Sa.'uH5265.

22Or whether it weretwo daysיֹמַ֜יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117,or a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,or a yearיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,that the cloudהֶעָנָ֤ןhe.'a.NanH6051tarriedבְּהַאֲרִ֨יךְbe.ha.'a.RikhH748upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,remainingלִשְׁכֹּ֣ןlish.KonH7931thereon, the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeיַחֲנ֥וּya.cha.NuH2583in their tents, and journeyedיִסָּ֑עוּyi.Sa.'uH5265not: but when it was taken upוּבְהֵעָלֹת֖וֹu.ve.he.'a.lo.ToH5927,they journeyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265.

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