Revised Version 1895

Numbers 21:4-20

4And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265frommountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220, to compass thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123: and thesoulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971was much discouraged because of thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

5And thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spakeagainstH1696Godבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430, andagainstH1696Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, Wherefore have yebroughtH5927usכִּ֣יkiH3588upH5927outלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714todieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? for there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and there isnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325; and oursoulוְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuH5315loatheth this lightbreadבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryserpentsהַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםha.ne.cha.ShimH5175among thepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971, and they bit thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; andmuchרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7And thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,WeH3588havesinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,becauseH3588weH3588havespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696againstH5921theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, andagainstH5921thee;prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that hetakeH5493awayH5493theserpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175fromusH413. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,MakeH7760thee a fiery serpent, andsetH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921astandardנֵ֑סNesH5251: and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213aserpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andsetוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921thestandardהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251: and itcameH1961topassH1961, thatifאִם־'im-H518aserpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175had bittenanyH376manH376, when helookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027unto theserpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178, helivedH1961.

10And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inObothבְּאֹבֹֽת׃be.'o.VotH88.

11And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromObothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583atIye-abarimH5863, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,towardעַל־'al-H5921thesunrisingמִמִּזְרַ֖חmi.miz.RachH4217.

12From thence theyjourneyedנָסָ֑עוּna.Sa.'uH5265, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in thevalleyבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158ofZeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

13From thence theyjourneyedנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on theotherמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676ofArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, that comethoutהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of theborderמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567: forArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769is theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,betweenH996Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

14Wherefore it issaidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of theWarsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Vaheb in Suphah, And thevalleysהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158ofArnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15And theslopeוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of thevalleysהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158That inclineth toward thedwellingלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427ofArעָ֑ר'ArH6144, And leanethuponH3427theborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16And from thence they journeyed toBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876: that is thewellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875whereof theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559untoMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH622, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414themwaterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

17Thensangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892:SpringH5927upH5927, Owellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875;singH7891ye unto it:

18Thewellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875, which theprincesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269digged, Which thenoblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971delved, With the sceptre, and with their staves. And from thewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057they journeyed toMattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980:

19and fromMattanahוּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הu.mi.ma.ta.NahH4980toNahalielנַחֲלִיאֵ֑לna.cha.li.'ElH5160: and fromNahalielוּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לu.mi.na.cha.li.'ElH5160toBamothבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.MotH1120:

20and fromBamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120to thevalleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516that is in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, to thetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834lookethdownוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהve.nish.Ka.fahH8259uponעַל־'al-H5921thedesertהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

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