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Numbers 14:13-39

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Then theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713shallhearוְשָׁמְע֣וּve.sha.me.'UH8085it; for thou broughtestupהֶעֱלִ֧יתָhe.'e.Li.taH5927thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971in thy might from 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.

17Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258, IprayH4994thee,letH4994thepowerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136begreatיִגְדַּל־yig.dal-H1431, according as thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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.

19PardonH5545, IprayH4994thee, theiniquityלַעֲוֹ֛ןla.'a.VonH5771of thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971according unto thegreatnessכְּגֹ֣דֶלke.Go.delH1433of thy mercy, and according as thou hastforgivenH5545thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971, fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714evenH5704untilH5704nowH4994.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havepardonedסָלַ֖חְתִּיsa.Lach.tiH5545according to thywordכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697:

21but in very deed, as Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, and asallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall befilledוְיִמָּלֵ֥אve.yi.ma.Le'H4390with thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;

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;

23surelyאִם־'im-H518they shallnotH3808seeיִרְאוּ֙yir.'UH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sware unto theirfathersלַאֲבֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1,neitherH3808shallanyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of them thatdespisedמְנַאֲצַ֖יme.na.'a.TzaiH5006meH7200seeיִרְאֽוּהָ׃yir.'U.haH7200it:

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.

26And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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.

28Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto them, As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,surelyאִם־'im-H518as ye havespokenדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696in mineearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651will Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213toyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834:

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.

32But as foryouאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859, your carcases shallfallיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307in thiswildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057.

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,

37evenH776thoseH376menH376thatdidH376bringמוֹצִאֵ֥יmo.tzi.'EiH3318up anevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451reportדִבַּת־di.bat-H1681of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191by theplagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הba.ma.ge.FahH4046beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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.

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