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Numbers 20:14-22

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.

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