Revised Version 1895

Numbers 20

1And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, even thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֨עֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712,cameH935intoH935thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofZinצִן֙tzinH6790in thefirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320: and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inKadeshבְּקָדֵ֑שׁbe.ka.DeshH6946; andMiriamמִרְיָ֔םmir.YamH4813diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191there, and wasburiedוַתִּקָּבֵ֖רva.ti.ka.VerH6912there.

2And there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for thecongregationלָעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712: and theyassembledוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950themselvesH5921togetherH5921againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andagainstH5921Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

3And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971strove withMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, and spake,sayingH559, WouldGodH3068thatweH1478haddiedH1478when ourbrethrenאַחֵ֖ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251diedH1478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDH3068!

4Andwhyוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100have yebroughtהֲבֵאתֶם֙ha.ve.TemH935theassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068intoאֶל־'el-H413thiswildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057, thatweH587shoulddieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191there,weH587and ourcattleוּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃u.ve.'i.Re.nuH1165?

5And wherefore have yemadeH5927usH413tocomeH935upH5927outוְלָמָ֤הve.la.MahH4100ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, tobringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935usH413in unto thisevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725? it isnoH3808placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofseedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233, or offigsוּתְאֵנָ֤הu.te.'e.NahH8384, or ofvinesוְגֶ֙פֶן֙ve.Ge.fenH1612, or ofpomegranatesוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416;neitherH3808is thereanyאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369waterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935from thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theassemblyהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951unto thedoorפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, andfellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440: and thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto them.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8Takeקַ֣חkachH3947therodהַמַּטֶּ֗הha.ma.TehH4294, andassembleוְהַקְהֵ֤לve.hak.HelH6950thecongregationהָעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712, thou, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םve.di.bar.TemH1696ye unto therockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553beforeH5869theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869, that itgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414forthH3318itsH5414waterמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325; and thou shaltbringוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318to themwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outH3318of therockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553:soמִן־min-H4480thou shaltgiveH5414thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and theircattleבְּעִירָֽם׃be.'i.RamH1165drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947therodהַמַּטֶּ֖הha.ma.TehH4294frombeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as hecommandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175gatheredH6950theassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951togetherH6950beforeH6440therockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,HearH8085nowנָא֙na'H4994, yerebelsהַמֹּרִ֔יםha.mo.RimH4784; shallweH8085bringנוֹצִ֥יאno.Tzi'H3318youH6440forthH3318waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325outH3318of thisrockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553?

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872liftedH7311upH7311hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027, andsmoteוַיַּ֧ךְvai.YakhH5221therockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553with hisrodבְּמַטֵּ֖הוּbe.ma.Te.huH4294twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471: andwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cameH3318forthH3318abundantlyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227, and thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712drankוַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354, and theircattleוּבְעִירָֽם׃ סu.ve.'i.RamH1165.

12And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282yebelievedהֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣םhe.'e.man.TemH539notלֹא־lo'-H3808inmeאֶל־'el-H413, tosanctifyלְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִיle.Hak.di.She.niH6942meוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413in theeyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, therefore ye shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808bringתָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uH935thisassemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them.

13Theseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992are thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָ֔הme.ri.VahH4809;becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478strove with theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and he wassanctifiedוַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁvai.yi.ka.DeshH6942in them.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397fromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֖שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946unto thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thou knowestallכָּל־kol-H3605the travail that hathbefallenמְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃me.tza.'A.te.nuH4672usאֶל־'el-H413:

15how ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381intoH4714Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, andweH3117dweltוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714alongH3117time; and theEgyptiansH4714evilוַיָּרֵ֥עוּvai.ya.Re.'uH7489entreatedusH3117, and ourfathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:

16and whenweH587criedוַנִּצְעַ֤קva.nitz.'AkH6817unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085ourvoiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971anangelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397, andbroughtH3318usאֶל־'el-H413forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,weH587are inKadeshבְקָדֵ֔שׁve.ka.DeshH6946, acityעִ֖יר'irH5892in the uttermost of thyborderגְבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366:

17letH4994usH4994passנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674, IprayH4994thee,throughH5674thylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:weH834willnotH3808passנַעֲבֹר֙na.'a.VorH5674throughH5674fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704orthroughH5674vineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754,neitherH3808willweH834drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354of thewaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325of thewellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875:weH834willgoH5674alongH5704theking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428highH5186wayדֶּ֧רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,weH834willnotH3808turnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186asideH5186to therightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225norH3808to theleftוּשְׂמֹ֔אולu.se.MolH8040,untilH5704weH834havepassedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thyborderגְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

18AndEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808passתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674throughH5674meH413,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Icomeאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318outH3318with theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719againstH413thee.

19And thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,WeH518willgoנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927upH5927by thehighwayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam.si.LahH4546: andifH518weH518drinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354of thywaterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325, I and mycattleוּמִקְנַ֔יu.mik.NaiH4735, then will Igiveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414thepriceמִכְרָ֑םmikh.RamH4377thereof:letH5414meאֵלָ֥יו'e.LavH413onlyרַ֥קrakH7535,withoutH369doingH8354anyH369thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697else,passאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃'E.'e.Vo.rahH5674throughH5674on myfeetבְּרַגְלַ֥יbe.rag.LaiH7272.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808passתַעֲבֹ֑רta.'a.VorH5674throughH3027. AndEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123cameH3318outH3318againstH7125him withmuchH3027peopleבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971, and with astrongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21ThusEdomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985togiveנְתֹן֙ne.TonH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478passagethroughעֲבֹ֖ר'a.VorH5674hisborderבִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.LoH1366: whereforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186awayH5186from him.

22And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֑שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, even thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,cameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935untomountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175inmountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022Horבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023, by theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,sayingH559,

24Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall begatheredיֵאָסֵ֤ףye.'a.SefH622unto hispeopleעַמָּ֔יו'a.MavH5971: for he shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808enterיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935intoH413thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834I havegivenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588yerebelledמְרִיתֶ֥םme.ri.TemH4784againstעַ֛ל'alH5921mywordפִּ֖יpiH6310at thewatersלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809.

25Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175andEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121, andbringוְהַ֥עַלve.Ha.'alH5927themupH5927untomountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023:

26andstripוְהַפְשֵׁ֤טve.haf.ShetH6584Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175of hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, andputH4191themuponוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖םve.hil.bash.TamH3847Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121: andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175shall begatheredיֵאָסֵ֖ףye.'a.SefH622unto hispeopleH1121, and shalldieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191there.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680: and theywentH5927upH5927intoאֶל־'el-H413mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022Horהֹ֣רhorH2023in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872strippedוַיַּפְשֵׁט֩vai.yaf.ShetH6584Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175of hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, andputH4191themuponוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121; andAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175diedH4191there in thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of themountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022: andMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499cameH3381downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

29And whenallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200thatAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175was dead, theyweptוַיִּבְכּ֤וּvai.yiv.KuH1058forAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysי֔וֹםYomH3117,evenכִּ֥יkiH3588allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Numbers 20

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