Revised Version 1895

Numbers 14:7-24

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?

12I willsmiteאַכֶּ֥נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221them with thepestilenceבַדֶּ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698, and disinherit them, and willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213of thee anationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471greaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andmightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480they.

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.

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