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Numbers 11:11-35

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Why hast thouafflictedהֲרֵעֹ֙תָ֙ha.re.'O.taH7489thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650? and why have I notfoundמָצָ֥תִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, that thoulayestלָשׂ֗וּםla.SumH7760theburdenמַשָּׂ֛אma.Sa'H4853of all thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971upon me?

12Have Iconceivedהָרִ֗יתִיha.Ri.tiH2029all thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971? have Ibegottenיְלִדְתִּ֑יהוּye.lid.Ti.huH3205them, that thou shouldestsayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559to me,Carryשָׂאֵ֣הוּsa.'E.huH5375them in thybosomבְחֵיקֶ֗ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436, as a nursingfatherהָאֹמֵן֙ha.'o.MenH539bearethיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375the nursingchildהַיֹּנֵ֔קhai.yo.NekH3243, to thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which thousworestנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to theirfathersלַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃la.'a.vo.TavH1?

13Whereמֵאַ֤יִןme.'A.yinH370should I getfleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320togiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414to all thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971? for theyweepיִבְכּ֤וּyiv.KuH1058to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414usfleshבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320, that we mayeatוְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃ve.no.Khe.lahH398.

14I am notableאוּכַ֤ל'u.KhalH3201tobearלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375all thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905, because it is tooheavyכָבֵ֖דkha.VedH3515for me.

15And if thoudealestעֹ֣שֶׂה'O.sehH6213thus with me,killהָרְגֵ֤נִיha.re.Ge.niH2026me, I pray thee, out ofhandהָרֹ֔גha.RogH2026, if I havefoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869; and let me notseeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200mywretchednessבְּרָעָתִֽי׃ פbe.ra.'a.TiH7451.

16And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֶסְפָה־'es.fah-H622to meseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֮'ishH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whom thouknowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045to be theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971, andofficersוְשֹׁטְרָ֑יוve.sho.te.RavH7860over them; andbringוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947them to thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, that they maystandוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320there with thee.

17And I will comedownוְיָרַדְתִּ֗יve.ya.rad.TiH3381andtalkוְדִבַּרְתִּ֣יve.di.bar.TiH1696with thee there: and I willtakeוְאָצַלְתִּ֗יve.'a.tzal.TiH680of theSpiritהָר֛וּחַha.Ru.achH7307who is upon thee, and willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760it upon them; and they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֤וּve.na.se.'UH5375theburdenבְּמַשָּׂ֣אbe.ma.Sa'H4853of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971with thee, that thou mayest notbearתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375it thyself alone.

18Andsayתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559thou to thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,Sanctifyהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves for tomorrowלְמָחָר֮le.ma.CharH4279, and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֣םva.'a.khal.TemH398fleshבָּשָׂר֒ba.SarH1320: for ye haveweptבְּכִיתֶם֩be.khi.TemH1058in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Who shall give usfleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320toeatיַאֲכִלֵ֙נוּ֙ya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398? for it waswellט֥וֹבTovH2895with us inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068willgiveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414youfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320, and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.khal.TemH398.

19Ye shall noteatתֹּאכְל֖וּןtokh.LunH398oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117, nor twodaysיוֹמָ֑יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117, norfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117, neithertenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117, nortwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117;

20But even a wholemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗יםCho.desh ya.MimH2320 H3117, until it shall comeoutיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318at yournostrilsמֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔םme.'a.pe.KhemH639, and it beloathsomeלְזָרָ֑אle.za.Ra'H2214to you:becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282ye havedespisedמְאַסְתֶּ֤םme.'as.TemH3988theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068who isamongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, and haveweptוַתִּבְכּ֤וּva.tiv.KuH1058beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Why came weforthיָצָ֥אנוּya.Tza.nuH3318out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971,amongבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130whom I am, aresixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273; and thou hastsaidאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414themfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320, that they mayeatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398awholeיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

22Shall theflocksהֲצֹ֧אןha.TzonH6629and theherdsוּבָקָ֛רu.va.KarH1241beslainיִשָּׁחֵ֥טyi.sha.ChetH7819for them, tosufficeוּמָצָ֣אu.ma.Tza'H4672for them? or shall all thefishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of theseaהַיָּ֛םhai.YamH3220be gatheredtogetherיֵאָסֵ֥ףye.'a.SefH622for them, tosufficeוּמָצָ֥אu.ma.Tza'H4672for them?

23And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Is theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027shortenedתִּקְצָ֑רtik.TzarH7114? thou shaltseeתִרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200now whether mywordדְבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697shall come topassהֲיִקְרְךָ֥ha.yik.re.ChaH7136to thee or not.

24AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andtoldוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andgatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֞ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622theseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andsetוַֽיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975themaroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439thetabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068camedownוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in acloudבֶּעָנָן֮be.'a.NanH6051, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to him, andtookוַיָּ֗אצֶלvai.Ya.tzelH680of thespiritהָר֙וּחַ֙ha.Ru.achH7307that was upon him, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֕ןvai.yi.TenH5414it to theseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657eldersאִ֖ישׁ הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים'ish ha.ze.ke.NimH2205 H376: and it came to pass, that, when thespiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedכְּנ֤וֹחַke.No.achH5117upon them, theyprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012, and did notceaseיָסָֽפוּ׃ya.Sa.fuH3254.

26But thereremainedוַיִּשָּׁאֲר֣וּvai.yi.sha.'a.RuH7604twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of themenאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀'a.na.ShimH582in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡הba.ma.cha.NehH4264, thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theoneהָאֶחָ֣ד׀ha.'e.ChadH259wasEldadאֶלְדָּ֡ד'el.DadH419, and thenameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֨יha.she.NiH8145Medadמֵידָ֜דmei.DadH4312: and thespiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedוַתָּ֧נַחva.Ta.nachH5117upon them; and they were of them that wererecordedבַּכְּתֻבִ֔יםba.ke.tu.VimH3789, but went notoutיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318to thetabernacleהָאֹ֑הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168: and theyprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

27And thereranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323a youngmanהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Eldadאֶלְדָּ֣ד'el.DadH419andMedadוּמֵידָ֔דu.mei.DadH4312doprophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

28AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126, theservantמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872, one of his youngmenמִבְּחֻרָ֖יוmi.be.chu.RavH979,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,forbidכְּלָאֵֽם׃ke.la.'EmH3607them.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Enviestהַֽמְקַנֵּ֥אham.ka.Ne'H7065thou for my sake? O that alltheיִתֵּ֜ןyi.TenH5414LORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971wereprophetsנְבִיאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030, and that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wouldputיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307upon them!

30AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872withdrewוַיֵּאָסֵ֥ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, he and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

31And there wentforthנָסַ֣ע׀na.Sa'H5265awindוְר֜וּחַve.Ru.achH7307from theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andbroughtוַיָּ֣גָזvai.Ya.gozH1468quailsשַׂלְוִים֮sal.VimH7958from theseaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220, and let themfallוַיִּטֹּ֨שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203by thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, as it were aday’sי֣וֹםYomH3117journeyכְּדֶ֧רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870on thissideכֹּ֗הKohH3541, and as it were aday’sיוֹם֙yOmH3117journeyוּכְדֶ֤רֶךְu.khe.De.rekhH1870on the othersideכֹּ֔הKohH3541,aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, and as it were twocubitsוּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִםu.khe.'a.ma.Ta.yimH520high upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

32And thepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971stoodupוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965all thatdayהַיּוֹם֩hai.yOmH3117, and all thatnightהַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, and all thenextהַֽמָּחֳרָ֗תha.mo.cho.RatH4283dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, and theygatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ֙vai.ya.'as.FuH622thequailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958: he that gatheredleastהַמַּמְעִ֕יטha.mam.'ItH4591gatheredאָסַ֖ף'a.SafH622tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235homersחֳמָרִ֑יםcho.ma.RimH2563: and theyspreadוַיִּשְׁטְח֤וּvai.yish.te.ChuH7849them allabroadשָׁט֔וֹחַsha.To.achH7849for themselvesaroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

33And while thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320wasyetטֶ֖רֶםTe.remH2962between theirteethשִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םshi.nei.HemH8127, before it waschewedיִכָּרֵ֑תyi.ka.RetH3772, thewrathוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waskindledחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734against thepeopleבָעָ֔םva.'AmH5971, and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221thepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971with averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227plagueמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

34And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725KibrothhattaavahH6914: because there theyburiedקָֽבְר֔וּka.ve.RuH6912thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatlustedהַמִּתְאַוִּֽים׃ha.mit.'a.VimH183.

35And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971journeyedנָסְע֥וּna.se.'UH5265fromKibrothhattaavahH6914toHazerothחֲצֵר֑וֹתcha.tze.RotH2698; and abode atHazerothבַּחֲצֵרֽוֹת׃ פba.cha.tze.RotH2698.

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