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Numbers 20

1Thencameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, even the wholecongregationהָ֨עֵדָ֤הha.'e.DahH5712, into thedesertמִדְבַּר־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 was nowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for thecongregationלָעֵדָ֑הla.'e.DahH5712: and theygatheredוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yi.Ka.ha.LuH6950themselves together againstMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and againstAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

3And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stroveוַיָּ֥רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378withMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andspokeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Othatוְל֥וּve.LuH3863we haddiedגָוַ֛עְנוּga.Va'.nuH1478when ourbrethrenאַחֵ֖ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251diedבִּגְוַ֥עbig.Va'H1478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

4And why have yebroughtהֲבֵאתֶם֙ha.ve.TemH935thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068into thiswildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057, that we and ourcattleוּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃u.ve.'i.Re.nuH1165shoulddieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191there?

5And why have ye made us comeupהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, tobringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935us to thisevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725? it is noplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofseedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233, or offigsוּתְאֵנָ֤הu.te.'e.NahH8384, or ofvinesוְגֶ֙פֶן֙ve.Ge.fenH1612, or ofpomegranatesוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416; neither is there anywaterוּמַ֥יִםu.Ma.yimH4325todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935from thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theassemblyהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951to thedoorפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and theyfellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307upon theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440: and thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to them.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8Takeקַ֣חkachH3947therodהַמַּטֶּ֗הha.ma.TehH4294, andgatherוְהַקְהֵ֤לve.hak.HelH6950thou theassemblyהָעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712together, thou, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םve.di.bar.TemH1696ye to therockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553before theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869; and it shall giveforthוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414itswaterמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325, and thou shalt bringforthוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318to themwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of therockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553: so thou shalt givewaterוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248to thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and theirbeastsבְּעִירָֽם׃be.'i.RamH1165.

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

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175gatheredוַיַּקְהִ֜לוּvai.yak.Hi.luH6950thecongregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951togetherbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440therockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now, yerebelsהַמֹּרִ֔יםha.mo.RimH4784; must wefetchנוֹצִ֥יאno.Tzi'H3318youwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325out of thisrockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553?

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872liftedupוַיָּ֨רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027, and with hisrodבְּמַטֵּ֖הוּbe.ma.Te.huH4294hesmoteוַיַּ֧ךְvai.YakhH5221therockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471: and thewaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cameoutוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318abundantlyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227, and thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712drankוַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354, and theirbeastsוּבְעִירָֽם׃ סu.ve.'i.RamH1165also .

12And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, Because yebelievedהֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣םhe.'e.man.TemH539me not, tosanctifyלְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִיle.Hak.di.She.niH6942me in theeyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, therefore ye shall notbringתָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uH935thiscongregationהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951into thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them.

13This istheהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָ֔הme.ri.VahH4809; because thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stroveרָב֥וּra.VuH7378with theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and he wassanctifiedוַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁvai.yi.ka.DeshH6942in them.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397fromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֖שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thouknowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all thetravailהַתְּלָאָ֖הha.te.la.'AhH8513that hathbefallenמְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃me.tza.'A.te.nuH4672us:

15How ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1wentdownוַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381intoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, and we havedweltוַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714alongרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117; and theEgyptiansH4714afflictedוַיָּרֵ֥עוּvai.ya.Re.'uH7489us, and ourfathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:

16And when wecriedוַנִּצְעַ֤קva.nitz.'AkH6817to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085ourvoiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971anangelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397, and hath brought usforthוַיֹּצִאֵ֖נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and, behold, we are inKadeshבְקָדֵ֔שׁve.ka.DeshH6946, acityעִ֖יר'irH5892in theuttermostקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of thyborderגְבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366:

17Let uspassנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674, I pray thee, through thycountryבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776: we will notpassנַעֲבֹר֙na.'a.VorH5674through thefieldsבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704, or through thevineyardsוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754, neither will wedrinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354of thewaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325of thewellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875: we willgoH3212by theking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428highwayדֶּ֧רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, we will notturnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186to the righthandיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225nor to theleftוּשְׂמֹ֔אולu.se.MolH8040, until we havepassedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thybordersגְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

18AndEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thou shalt notpassתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674by me, lest I comeoutאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318againstH7125thee with theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719.

19And thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, We willgoנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927by thehighwayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam.si.LahH4546: and if I and mycattleוּמִקְנַ֔יu.mik.NaiH4735drinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354of thywaterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325, then I willpayוְנָתַתִּ֖י מִכְרָ֑םve.na.ta.Ti mikh.RamH5414 H4377for it: I will only, without doing anythingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697else, gothroughאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃'E.'e.Vo.rahH5674on myfeetבְּרַגְלַ֥יbe.rag.LaiH7272.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shalt not gothroughתַעֲבֹ֑רta.'a.VorH5674. AndEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125him withmanyכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515peopleבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971, and with astrongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21ThusEdomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985togiveנְתֹן֙ne.TonH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478passageעֲבֹ֖ר'a.VorH5674through hisborderבִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.LoH1366: thereforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedawayוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186from him.

22And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, even the wholecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromKadeshמִקָּדֵ֑שׁmi.ka.DeshH6946, andcameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tomountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175inmountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022Horבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023, by theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall begatheredיֵאָסֵ֤ףye.'a.SefH622to hispeopleעַמָּ֔יו'a.MavH5971: for he shall notenterיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935into thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I havegivenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, because ye rebelledagainstמְרִיתֶ֥םme.ri.TemH4784mywordפִּ֖יpiH6310at thewaterלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809.

25Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175andEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121, and bring themupוְהַ֥עַלve.Ha.'alH5927tomountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022Horהֹ֥רhorH2023:

26Andstripוְהַפְשֵׁ֤טve.haf.ShetH6584Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175of hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, andputוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖םve.hil.bash.TamH3847them uponEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121: andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175shall begatheredיֵאָסֵ֖ףye.'a.SefH622to his people, and shalldieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191there.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680: and they wentupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927tomountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022Horהֹ֣רhorH2023in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872strippedוַיַּפְשֵׁט֩vai.yaf.ShetH6584Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175of hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, andputוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847them uponEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121; andAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175diedוַיָּ֧מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there on thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of themountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022: andMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499camedownוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

29And when all thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200thatAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175wasdeadגָוַ֖עga.Va'H1478, theymournedוַיִּבְכּ֤וּvai.yiv.KuH1058forAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysי֔וֹםYomH3117, even all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Numbers 20

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