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Numbers 21:4-20

4And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265frommountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theRedס֔וּףSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220, to goaroundלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123: and thesoulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971was muchdiscouragedוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114because of thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

5And thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696againstGodבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430, and againstMosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, Why have ye broughtusהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714todieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? for there is nobreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, neither is there anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325; and oursoulוְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuH5315loathethקָ֔צָהKa.tzahH6973thislightהַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.KelH7052breadבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314serpentsהַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםha.ne.cha.ShimH5175among thepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971, and theybitוַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvay.na.she.KhuH5391thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; andmanyרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7Therefore thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We havesinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398, for we havespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696against theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, and against thee;prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that he takeawayוְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.SerH5493theserpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175from us. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee a fieryserpentשָׂרָ֔ףsa.RafH8314, andsetוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760it upon apoleנֵ֑סNesH5251: and it shall come to pass, that every one that isbittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391, when helookethוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200upon it, shallliveH2425.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213aserpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andputוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it upon apoleהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251, and it came to pass, that if aserpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175hadbittenנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391anymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, when hebeheldוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027theserpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178, helivedH2425.

10And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478movedforwardוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inObothבְּאֹבֹֽת׃be.'o.VotH88.

11And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromObothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583atIjeabarimH5863, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057which isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, toward thesunrisingמִמִּזְרַ֖ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃mi.miz.Rach ha.Sha.meshH4217 H8121.

12From there theyremovedנָסָ֑עוּna.Sa.'uH5265, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in thevalleyבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158ofZaredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

13From there theyremovedנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the othersideמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676ofArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769, which is in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057that comethoutהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of thebordersמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567: forArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769is theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, betweenMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

14Therefore it issaidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thewarsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, What hedidוָהֵ֣בva.HevH2052in the Redseaבְּסוּפָ֔הbe.su.FahH5492, and in thebrooksהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158ofArnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15And at thestreamוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of thebrooksהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158that goethdownנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186to thedwellingלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427ofArעָ֑ר'ArH6144, andliethוְנִשְׁעַ֖ןve.nish.'AnH8172upon theborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16And from there they went toBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876: that is thewellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875of which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH622, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414themwaterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

17ThenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sungיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891thissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892, Springupעֲלִ֥י'a.LiH5927, Owellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875;singעֱנוּ־'e.nu-H6030ye to it:

18Theprincesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269searchedoutחֲפָר֣וּהָcha.fa.Ru.haH2658thewellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875, thenoblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971dugכָּר֙וּהָ֙ka.Ru.haH3738it, by the direction of thelawgiverבִּמְחֹקֵ֖קbim.cho.KekH2710, with theirstaffsבְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םbe.mish.'a.no.TamH4938. And from thewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057they went 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.MotH1120in thevalleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516, that is in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, to thetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449, whichlookethוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהve.nish.Ka.fahH8259towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

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