Revised Version 1895

Numbers 11

1And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971were as murmurers, speakingevilרַ֖עra'H7451in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734; and thefireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068burnt among them, anddevouredוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398in the uttermost part of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

2And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971criedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872; andMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784abated.

3And thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Taberahתַּבְעֵרָ֑הtav.'e.RahH8404:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thefireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068burnt among them.

4And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsoweptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058againH7725, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Who shallgiveH7725usH7725fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320toeatיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?

5WeH834rememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙za.Khar.nuH2142thefishהַדָּגָ֔הha.da.GahH1710,whichH834weH834didH834eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for nought; thecucumbersהַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗יםha.ki.shu.'ImH7180, and themelonsהָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔יםha.'a.va.ti.ChimH20, and theleeksהֶחָצִ֥ירhe.cha.TzirH2682, and theonionsהַבְּצָלִ֖יםha.be.tza.LimH1211, and the garlick:

6butnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258oursoulH5315isdriedיְבֵשָׁ֖הye.ve.ShahH3002awayH3605; there isnothingאֵ֣ין'einH369atallH3605:weH6258have noughtsaveH5315thismannaהַמָּ֥ןha.ManH4478tolookעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869to.

7And themannaוְהַמָּ֕ןve.ha.ManH4478was likecorianderגַּ֖דgadH1407seedכִּזְרַע־kiz.ra'-H2233, and theappearanceוְעֵינ֖וֹve.'ei.NoH5869thereof as theappearanceכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869ofbdelliumהַבְּדֹֽלַח׃ha.be.Do.lachH916.

8Thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971wentH1961aboutH1961, andgatheredוְלָֽקְט֜וּve.la.ke.TuH3950it, andgroundוְטָחֲנ֣וּve.ta.cha.NuH2912it in mills, orbeatדָכוּ֙da.KhuH1743it in mortars, and seethed it in pots, andmadeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213cakesעֻג֑וֹתu.GotH5692of it: and thetasteטַעְמ֔וֹta'.MoH2940of it was as thetasteכְּטַ֖עַםke.Ta.'amH2940of freshoilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081.

9And when thedewהַטַּ֛לha.TalH2919fellH5921uponH5921thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264in thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, themannaהַמָּ֖ןha.ManH4478fellH5921uponH5921it.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872heardH8085thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971weepingבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058throughoutH8085theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940,everyH376manH376at thedoorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of histentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168: and theangerאַ֤ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966; andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wasdispleasedרָֽע׃Ra'H7489.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Wherefore hast thouevilהֲרֵעֹ֙תָ֙ha.re.'O.taH7489entreated thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650? and wherefore have Inotלֹא־lo'-H3808foundמָצָ֥תִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, that thou layest theburdenמַשָּׂ֛אma.Sa'H4853ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971uponעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921meאֶל־'el-H413?

12Have Iconceivedהָרִ֗יתִיha.Ri.tiH2029allכָּל־kol-H3605thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971? have IbroughtH3205themforthH3205, that thou shouldestsayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559untomeאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413,CarryH5375them in thybosomבְחֵיקֶ֗ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436, as a nursing-father carrieth the suckingchildH3205, unto thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834thou swarest unto theirfathersלַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃la.'a.vo.TavH1?

13Whence should I havefleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320togiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971? for theyweepיִבְכּ֤וּyiv.KuH1058untomeH5414,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414usH5414fleshבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320, thatweכִּֽי־ki-H3588mayeatוְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃ve.no.Khe.lahH398.

14I amnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808ableאוּכַ֤ל'u.KhalH3201tobearלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375allכָּל־kol-H3605thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588it istooH4480heavyכָבֵ֖דkha.VedH3515formeH4480.

15Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thoudealעֹ֣שֶׂה'O.sehH6213thusכָּ֣כָה׀Ka.khahH3602withmeH4994,killH2026meH4994, IprayH4994thee,outH7200of hand,ifאִם־'im-H518I havefoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869; andletH4994meH4994notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408seeH7200my wretchedness.

16And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֶסְפָה־'es.fah-H622untomeH413seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֮'ishH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou knowest to be theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971, andofficersוְשֹׁטְרָ֑יוve.sho.te.RavH7860over them; andbringוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947them unto thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, that they maystandוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320there with thee.

17And I willcomeוְיָרַדְתִּ֗יve.ya.rad.TiH3381downH3381andtalkוְדִבַּרְתִּ֣יve.di.bar.TiH1696with thee there: and I willtakeH5375of thespiritהָר֛וּחַha.Ru.achH7307whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isuponעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, and willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760ituponעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; and they shallbearH5375theburdenבְּמַשָּׂ֣אbe.ma.Sa'H4853of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971with thee, that thoubearH5375itnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808thyselfaloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

18Andsayתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559thou unto thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,Sanctifyהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselvesagainstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413tomorrowלְמָחָר֮le.ma.CharH4279, and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֣םva.'a.khal.TemH398fleshבָּשָׂר֒ba.SarH1320: for ye haveweptבְּכִיתֶם֩be.khi.TemH1058in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Who shallgiveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414usH5414fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320toeatיַאֲכִלֵ֙נוּ֙ya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398? for it waswellט֥וֹבTovH2895withusH5414inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068willgiveH5414youH3588fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320, and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.khal.TemH398.

19Ye shallnotH3808eatתֹּאכְל֖וּןtokh.LunH398onedayי֥וֹםYomH3117,norH3808twoH3808daysיוֹמָ֑יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117,norH3808fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,neitherH3808tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,norH3808twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117;

20but awholeיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,untilH5704itcomeH1961outH3318at yournostrilsמֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔םme.'a.pe.KhemH639, and it beloathsomeלְזָרָ֑אle.za.Ra'H2214untoyouH834:becauseH3588that ye haverejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֤םme.'as.TemH3988theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068whichH834is amongyouH834, and haveweptוַתִּבְכּ֤וּva.tiv.KuH1058beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100cameH1961weH3588forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971, amongwhomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am, aresixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273; and thou hastsaidאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414themfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320, that they mayeatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398awholeיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

22Shallflocksהֲצֹ֧אןha.TzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָ֛רu.va.KarH1241beslainיִשָּׁחֵ֥טyi.sha.ChetH7819for them, to suffice them? or shallallכָּל־kol-H3605thefishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of theseaהַיָּ֛םhai.YamH3220begatheredיֵאָסֵ֥ףye.'a.SefH622togetherH622for them, to suffice them?

23And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Is theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027waxed short?nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258shalt thouseeתִרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200whetherאִם־'im-H518mywordדְבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697shallcomeהֲיִקְרְךָ֥ha.yik.re.ChaH7136to pass unto thee ornotלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.

24AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318outH3318, andtoldוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֞ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andsetוַֽיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975themroundH5439aboutH5439theTentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameH1961downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in thecloudבֶּעָנָן֮be.'a.NanH6051, and spake unto him, andtookH1961of thespiritהָר֙וּחַ֙ha.Ru.achH7307that wasuponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, andputוַיִּתֵּ֕ןvai.yi.TenH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921theseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205: and itcameH1961topassH1961, that, when thespiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedכְּנ֤וֹחַke.No.achH5117uponעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them, theyprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012, but theydidאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834soH4480noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreH4480.

26But thereremainedוַיִּשָּׁאֲר֣וּvai.yi.sha.'a.RuH7604twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147menH376in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡הba.ma.cha.NehH4264, thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the one wasEldadאֶלְדָּ֡ד'el.DadH419, and thenameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of theotherהָאֶחָ֣ד׀ha.'e.ChadH259Medadמֵידָ֜דmei.DadH4312: and thespiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedוַתָּ֧נַחva.Ta.nachH5117uponעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; and they were of them that werewrittenבַּכְּתֻבִ֔יםba.ke.tu.VimH3789, but hadnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goneH3318outH3318unto theTentהָאֹ֑הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168: and theyprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

27And thereranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323ayoungהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Eldadאֶלְדָּ֣ד'el.DadH419andMedadוּמֵידָ֔דu.mei.DadH4312doprophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

28AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126, theministerמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872, one of his chosenmenH1121,answeredH559andsaidH559, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, forbid them.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Art thoujealousהַֽמְקַנֵּ֥אham.ka.Ne'H7065for mysakeH5921? wouldGodH3068thatallכָּל־kol-H3605theLORD’SH3068peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971wereprophetsנְבִיאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030, that theLORDH3068wouldputH5414hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307uponH5921them!

30AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872gat himintoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, he and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

31And therewentH1468forthנָסַ֣ע׀na.Sa'H5265awindוְר֜וּחַve.Ru.achH7307from theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andbroughtH1468quailsשַׂלְוִים֮sal.VimH7958from theseaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220, and let themfallוַיִּטֹּ֨שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203by thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,aboutH5439aday’sי֣וֹםYomH3117journeyכְּדֶ֧רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870on thissideH5439, and aday’sיוֹם֙yOmH3117journeyוּכְדֶ֤רֶךְu.khe.De.rekhH1870on theotherH3541sideH5439,roundH5439aboutH5439thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, andaboutH5439twoמִן־min-H4480cubitsוּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִםu.khe.'a.ma.Ta.yimH520aboveH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

32And thepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971roseH6965upH6965allH3605thatdayהַיּוֹם֩hai.yOmH3117, andallH3605thenightהַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, andallH3605thenextהַֽמָּחֳרָ֗תha.mo.cho.RatH4283dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, andgatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ֙vai.ya.'as.FuH622thequailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958: he thatgatheredאָסַ֖ף'a.SafH622leastהַמַּמְעִ֕יטha.mam.'ItH4591gatheredH622tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235homersחֳמָרִ֑יםcho.ma.RimH2563: and theyspreadH7849themallH3605abroad forthemselvesH622roundH5439aboutH5439thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

33Whileעוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙o.De.nuH5750thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320was yetbetweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996theirteethשִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םshi.nei.HemH8127, ere it waschewedיִכָּרֵ֑תyi.ka.RetH3772, theangerוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waskindledH2734againstH2734thepeopleבָעָ֔םva.'AmH5971, and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221thepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971with averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatH3966plagueמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

34And thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Kibroth-hattaavahH6914:becauseכִּי־ki-H3588there theyburiedקָֽבְר֔וּka.ve.RuH6912thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that lusted.

35FromKibroth-hattaavahH6914thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971journeyedנָסְע֥וּna.se.'UH5265untoHazerothחֲצֵר֑וֹתcha.tze.RotH2698; and they abode atHazerothבַּחֲצֵרֽוֹת׃ פba.cha.tze.RotH2698.

Commentaries on Numbers 11

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