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Numbers 11:16-30

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.

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