17And they sinnedלַחֲטֹא־la.cha.to'-H2398yet moreוַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254against him by provokingלַֽמְר֥וֹתlam.RotH4784the most Highעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945in the wildernessבַּצִּיָּֽה׃ba.tzi.YahH6723.
18And they temptedוַיְנַסּוּ־vay.na.su-H5254Godאֵ֥ל'elH410in their heartבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824by askingלִֽשְׁאָל־lish.'ol-H7592meatאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400for their lustלְנַפְשָֽׁם׃le.naf.ShamH5315.
19Yea, they spakeוַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּvay.da.be.RuH1696against Godבֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.HimH430;they saidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559,Canהֲי֣וּכַלha.Yu.khalH3201Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410furnishלַעֲרֹ֥ךְla.'a.RokhH6186a tableשֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ןShul.ChanH7979in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057?
20Behold, he smoteהִכָּה־hi.kah-H5221the rockצ֨וּר׀tzurH6697,that the watersמַיִם֮ma.YimH4325gushed outוַיָּז֣וּבוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100,and the streamsוּנְחָלִ֪יםu.ne.cha.LimH5158overflowedיִ֫שְׁטֹ֥פוּyish.To.fuH7857;canH3201he giveתֵּ֑תTetH5414breadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899also? canH3201he provideיָכִ֖יןya.KhinH3559fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607for his peopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃le.'a.MoH5971?
21Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085this,and was wrothוַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֥רvai.yit.'a.BarH5674:so a fireוְ֭אֵשׁVe.'eshH784was kindledנִשְּׂקָ֣הni.se.KahH5400against Jacobבְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,and angerאַ֝֗ף'AfH639also came upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927against Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;
22Because they believedהֶ֭אֱמִינוּHe.'e.mi.nuH539not in Godבֵּאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430,and trustedבָ֝טְח֗וּva.te.ChuH982not in his salvationבִּֽישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.toH3444:
23Though he had commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834from aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and openedפָּתָֽח׃pa.TachH6605the doorsוְדַלְתֵ֖יve.dal.TeiH1817of heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,
24And had rained downוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305mannaמָ֣ןmanH4478upon them to eatלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398,and had givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414them of the grainוּדְגַן־u.de.ga.no.Sha-H1715of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.
25Manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376did eatאָ֣כַל'A.khalH398angels’אַ֭בִּירִים'A.bi.rimH47foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899:he sentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971them meatצֵידָ֬הtzei.DahH6720to the fullלָשֹֽׂבַע׃la.Soa'H7648.
26He caused an east windקָ֭דִיםKa.dimH6921to blowיַסַּ֣עya.Sa'H5265in the heavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064:and by his powerבְּעֻזּ֣וֹbe.'u.ZoH5797he brought inוַיְנַהֵ֖גvay.na.HegH5090the south windתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.
27He rainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305fleshשְׁאֵ֑רshe.'ErH7607also upon them as dustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083,and featheredכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775like as the sandוּֽכְח֥וֹלu.khe.CholH2344of the seaיַ֝מִּ֗יםya.MimH3220:
28And he let itfallוַ֭יַּפֵּלVai.ya.pelH5307in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of their campמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,round aboutסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439their habitationsלְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו׃le.mish.ke.no.TavH4908.
29So they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,and were wellמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966filledוַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּvai.yis.be.'UH7646:for he gaveיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935them their own desireוְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗םve.ta.'a.va.TamH8378;
30They were not estrangedזָר֥וּza.RuH2114from their lustמִתַּאֲוָתָ֑םmi.ta.'a.va.TamH8378.But while their meatאָכְלָ֥ם'a.khe.LamH400wasyet in their mouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310,
31The wrathוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639of Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927upon them, and slewוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגVai.ya.ha.rogH2026the fattestבְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑םbe.mish.ma.nei.HemH4924of them, and smote downהִכְרִֽיעַ׃hikh.Ri.a'H3766the chosenוּבַחוּרֵ֖יu.va.chu.ReiH970menof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
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