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Psalms 106:13-23

13They soonמִֽ֭הֲרוּMi.ha.ruH4116forgatשָׁכְח֣וּsha.khe.ChuH7911his worksמַעֲשָׂ֑יוma.'a.SavH4639;they waitedחִ֝כּ֗וּchi.KuH2442not for his counselלַעֲצָתֽוֹ׃la.'a.tza.ToH6098:

14But lustedוַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּvai.yit.'a.VuH183exceedinglyתַ֭אֲוָהTa.'a.vahH8378in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,and temptedוַיְנַסּוּ־vay.na.su-H5254Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452.

15And he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414them their requestשֶׁאֱלָתָ֑םshe.'e.la.TamH7596;but sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971leannessרָז֣וֹןra.ZonH7332into their soulבְּנַפְשָֽׁם׃be.naf.ShamH5315.

16They enviedוַיְקַנְא֣וּvay.kan.'UH7065Mosesלְ֭מֹשֶׁהLe.mo.shehH4872also in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264, andAaronלְ֝אַהֲרֹ֗ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the saintקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17The earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776openedתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605and swallowed upוַתִּבְלַ֣עva.tiv.La'H1104Dathanדָּתָ֑ןda.TanH1885,and coveredוַ֝תְּכַ֗סva.te.KhasH3680the companyעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Abiramאֲבִירָֽם׃'a.vi.RamH48.

18And a fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784was kindledוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197in their companyבַּעֲדָתָ֑םba.'a.da.TamH5712;the flameלֶ֝הָבָ֗הle.ha.VahH3852burned upתְּלַהֵ֥טte.la.HetH3857the wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563.

19They madeיַעֲשׂוּ־ya.'a.su-H6213a calfעֵ֥גֶל'E.gelH5695in Horebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,and worshippedוַ֝יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812the molten imageלְמַסֵּכָֽה׃le.ma.se.KhahH4541.

20Thus they changedוַיָּמִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Mi.ruH4171their gloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519into the similitudeבְּתַבְנִ֥יתbe.tav.NitH8403of an oxשׁ֝֗וֹרShorH7794that eatethאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398grassעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.

21They forgatשָׁ֭כְחוּshakh.chuH7911Godאֵ֣ל'elH410their saviourמוֹשִׁיעָ֑םmo.shi.'AmH3467,which had doneעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213great thingsגְדֹל֣וֹתge.do.LotH1419in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

22Wondrous worksנִ֭פְלָאוֹתNif.la.'otH6381in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamחָ֑םChamH2526, andterrible thingsנ֝וֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otH3372by the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220.

23Therefore he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that he would destroyלְֽהַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥םle.hash.Mi.DamH8045them, had notלוּלֵ֡יlu.LeiH3884Mosesמֹ֘שֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872his chosenבְחִיר֗וֹve.chi.RoH972stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him in the breachבַּפֶּ֣רֶץba.Pe.retzH6556,to turn awayלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725his wrathחֲ֝מָת֗וֹcha.ma.ToH2534,lest he should destroyמֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית׃Me.hash.ChitH7843them.

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