Revised Version 1895
Numbers 14
2AndallH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙vai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andagainstוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175: and thewholeH3605congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712saidH559unto them, WouldGodH559thatweH3605haddiedמַ֙תְנוּ֙mat.nuH4191in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714! or wouldGodH559weH3605haddiedמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191in thiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057!
3And wherefore doth theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935usH413unto thislandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776, tofallלִנְפֹּ֣לlin.PolH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719? Ourwivesנָשֵׁ֥ינוּna.Shei.nuH802and ourlittleוְטַפֵּ֖נוּve.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945shall be apreyלָבַ֑זla.VazH957: were itnotהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808betterט֦וֹבTovH2896forusH413toreturnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725intoH413Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714?
5ThenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440allכָּל־kol-H3605theassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of thecongregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
6AndJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126andCalebוְכָלֵב֙ve.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312, which were of them thatspiedהַתָּרִ֖יםha.ta.RimH8446outמִן־min-H4480thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, rent theirclothesבִּגְדֵיהֶֽם׃big.dei.HemH899:
7and they spake untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559, Thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichH834weH834passedH5674throughH5674tospyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446itoutאֶל־'el-H413, is anexceedingH3966goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
8Ifאִם־'im-H518theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068delightחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654inusH5414, then he willbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935usH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andgiveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it untousH5414; alandאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834floweth withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.
9Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389rebelתִּמְרֹדוּ֒tim.ro.DuH4775notאַל־'al-H408againstH5921theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֮ba.Yah.wehH3068,neitherאַל־'al-H408fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372ye thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; for they arebreadלַחְמֵ֖נוּlach.Me.nuH3899forusH5921: their defence isremovedסָ֣רsarH5493from over them, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068is withusH5921:fearתִּירָאֻֽם׃ti.ra.'UmH3372themnotאַל־'al-H408.
10Butallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712badestoneH68them withstonesH68. And thegloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָה֙nir.'AhH7200in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
11And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,HowH834longעַד־'ad-H5704will thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971despiseיְנַאֲצֻ֖נִיye.na.'a.Tzu.niH5006meH413? andhowH834longוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704will theynotלֹא־lo'-H3808believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539inmeH413, forallבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605thesignsהָֽאֹת֔וֹתha.'o.TotH226whichH834I have wrought among them?
14and they willtellוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559it to theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֮yo.ShevH3427of thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: they haveheardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085that thouLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068art in themidstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971; for thouLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068artseenנִרְאָ֣ה׀nir.'AhH7200faceH6440tofaceH6440, and thycloudוַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙va.'a.na.ne.KhaH6051standeth over them, and thou goestbeforeH6440them, in apillarוּבְעַמֻּ֣דu.ve.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָ֗ן'a.NanH6051bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, and in apillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
15Nowהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088ifH834thou shaltkillוְהֵמַתָּ֛הve.he.ma.TahH4191thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971as onemanכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376, then thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whichH834haveheardשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085thefameשִׁמְעֲךָ֖shim.'a.KhaH8088of thee willspeakוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
16BecauseH834theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wasnotH3201ableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201tobringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834he sware unto them, therefore he hathslainוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
18TheLORDH3068isslowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639, and plenteous inmercyH3068,forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771andtransgressionוָפָ֑שַׁעva.Fa.sha'H6588, and that will bynoלֹ֣אlo'H3808meansוְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.KehH5352clearיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352theguiltyH5771;visitingפֹּקֵ֞דpo.KedH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of thefathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1uponעַל־'al-H5921thechildrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,uponעַל־'al-H5921thethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thefourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generationH8029.
22becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588allH3605thoseH3605menH376whichH834haveseenהָרֹאִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7200mygloryכְּבֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519, and mysignsאֹ֣תֹתַ֔י'o.to.TaiH226,whichH834I wrought inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and in thewildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּ֑רu.va.mid.BarH4057, yet havetemptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254meH6963theseזֶ֚הzehH2088tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, and havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearkened to myvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963;
24but myservantוְעַבְדִּ֣יve.'av.DiH5650Calebכָלֵ֗בkha.LevH3612,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hadanotherאַחֶ֙רֶת֙'a.Che.retH312spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307with him, and hathfollowedאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310meH413fullyוַיְמַלֵּ֖אvay.ma.Le'H4390, him will Ibringוַהֲבִֽיאֹתִ֗יוva.ha.vi.'o.TivH935intoH413thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776whereinto hewentבָּ֣אba'H935; and hisseedוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shallpossessיוֹרִשֶֽׁנָּה׃yo.ri.She.nahH3423it.
25Now theAmalekiteוְהָֽעֲמָלֵקִ֥יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in thevalleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010:tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279turnפְּנ֨וּpe.NuH6437ye, and getyouH1870intoH3220thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220.
27HowH834longעַד־'ad-H5704shall I bear with thisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationלָעֵדָ֤הla.'e.DahH5712,whichH834murmurמַלִּינִ֖יםma.li.NimH3885againstH5921meH5921? I haveheardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085the murmurings of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834theymurmurמַלִּינִ֛יםma.li.NimH3885againstH5921meH5921.
29your carcases shallfallיִפְּל֨וּyi.pe.LuH5307in thiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that werenumberedפְּקֻדֵיכֶם֙pe.ku.dei.KhemH6485ofyouH834,accordingH5921to yourwholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605numberמִסְפַּרְכֶ֔םmis.par.KhemH4557, fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,whichH834havemurmuredהֲלִֽינֹתֶ֖םha.li.no.TemH3885againstH5921meH5921,
30surelyכִּ֚יkiH3588ye shallnotH518comeתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, concerningwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iliftedנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375upH5375myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027that I wouldmakeH5375youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859dwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931therein, saveCalebכָּלֵ֣בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֔הye.fu.NehH3312, andJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.
31But yourlittleוְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔םve.Ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834yesaidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559should be apreyלָבַ֣זla.VazH957, them will Ibringוְהֵבֵיאתִ֣יve.he.vei.TiH935in, and they shallknowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye haverejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֖םme.'as.TemH3988.
33And yourchildrenוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121shall be wanderers in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, and shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375your whoredoms,untilעַד־'ad-H5704your carcases beconsumedתֹּ֥םtomH8552in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
34AfterH3117thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557of thedaysH3117inwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834yespiedתַּרְתֶּ֣םtar.TemH8446outH3045thelandהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776,evenH853fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysH3117, foreveryH3117dayH3117ayearH8141, shall yebearתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771,evenH853fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsH8141, and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045my alienation.
35I theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּרְתִּי֒di.bar.TiH1696,surelyH4191this will Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗ה'e.'e.SehH6213untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451congregationהָעֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712, that aregatheredהַנּוֹעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259togetherH3259againstH5921meH5921: in thiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057they shall beconsumedיִתַּ֖מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552, and there they shalldieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191.
36And themenH376,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971tospyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446outH3318thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whoreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andmadeH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712tomurmurוַיַּלִּ֤ינוּvai.yi.lo.nuH3885againstH5921him, bybringingH3318upH5921anevilH1681reportדִבָּ֖הdi.BahH1681againstH5921thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,
38ButJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֔וּןNunH5126, andCalebוְכָלֵ֖בve.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֑הye.fu.NehH3312, remainedaliveחָיוּ֙cha.YuH2421ofthoseH376menH376thatwentהַֽהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980tospyלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446outמִן־min-H4480thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
39AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.
40And theyroseH7925upH5927earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, and gat themupH5927to thetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Loהִנֶּ֗נּוּhi.Ne.nuH2005,weH3588behereH4725, and willgoH5927upH5927unto theplaceהַמָּק֛וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathpromisedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: forweH3588havesinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398.
43For there theAmalekiteהָעֲמָלֵקִ֨יha.'a.mal.KiH6003and theCanaaniteוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669arebeforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH3588, and ye shallfallוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םu.ne.fal.TemH5307by theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719:becauseH3588ye areturnedH7725backשַׁבְתֶּם֙shav.TemH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, therefore theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808be withyouH3588.
44But they presumed togoלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upH5927to thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of themountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022: nevertheless thearkוַאֲר֤וֹןva.'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֔הu.mo.ShehH4872,departedמָ֖שׁוּMa.shuH4185notלֹא־lo'-H3808outאֶל־'el-H413of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
45Then theAmalekiteהָעֲמָלֵקִי֙ha.'a.mal.KiH6003cameH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669whichהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thatmountainבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022, andsmoteH5221them andbeatH5221themdownH3381,evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoHormahהַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ פHa.cha.re.MahH2767.
Commentaries on Numbers 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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