Numbers 14
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וַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙and they grumbledעַל־onמֹשֶׁ֣הMosesוְעַֽל־and onאַהֲרֹ֔ןAaronכֹּ֖לallבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַֽיֹּאמְר֨וּand they saidאֲלֵהֶ֜םto themכָּל־allהָעֵדָ֗הthe congregationלוּ־ifמַ֙תְנוּ֙we had diedבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptא֛וֹorבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רin the wildernessהַזֶּ֖הthe thisלוּ־ifמָֽתְנוּ׃we had died
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וְלָמָ֣הand to why?יְ֠הוָהis Yahwehמֵבִ֨יאbringingאֹתָ֜נוּobj. usאֶל־intoהָאָ֤רֶץthe landהַזֹּאת֙the thisלִנְפֹּ֣לto fallבַּחֶ֔רֶבby the swordנָשֵׁ֥ינוּwives ourוְטַפֵּ֖נוּand little ones ourיִהְי֣וּthey will becomeלָבַ֑זinto plunderהֲל֧וֹא¿ notט֦וֹבgoodלָ֖נוּfor the usשׁ֥וּבis to returnמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃Egypt towards
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אַ֣ךְonlyבַּֽיהוָה֮against Yahwehאַל־may notתִּמְרֹדוּ֒you rebelוְאַתֶּ֗םand youאַל־may notתִּֽירְאוּ֙you fearאֶת־obj.עַ֣םthe people ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landכִּ֥יforלַחְמֵ֖נוּwill be bread ourהֵ֑םtheyסָ֣רit has departedצִלָּ֧םshade theirמֵעֲלֵיהֶ֛םfrom over the themוַֽיהוָ֥הand Yahwehאִתָּ֖נוּis with usאַל־may notתִּירָאֻֽם׃you fear them
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וְאָמְר֗וּand they will sayאֶל־toיוֹשֵׁב֮the inhabitants ofהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַזֹּאת֒the thisשָֽׁמְעוּ֙they have heardכִּֽי־thatאַתָּ֣הyouיְהוָ֔הO Yahwehבְּקֶ֖רֶבare in the midst ofהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַזֶּ֑הthe thisאֲשֶׁר־whoעַ֨יִןeyeבְּעַ֜יִןin eyeנִרְאָ֣ה׀he was seenאַתָּ֣הyouיְהוָ֗הO Yahwehוַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙and cloud yourעֹמֵ֣דis standingעֲלֵהֶ֔םover themוּבְעַמֻּ֣דand in a pillar ofעָנָ֗ןcloudאַתָּ֨הyouהֹלֵ֤ךְare goingלִפְנֵיהֶם֙to before themיוֹמָ֔םby dayוּבְעַמּ֥וּדand in a pillar ofאֵ֖שׁfireלָֽיְלָה׃night
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יְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶ֤רֶךְis long ofאַפַּ֙יִם֙angersוְרַב־and great ofחֶ֔סֶדcovenant loyaltyנֹשֵׂ֥אforgivingעָוֹ֖ןiniquityוָפָ֑שַׁעand transgressionוְנַקֵּה֙and certainly to leave unpunishedלֹ֣אnotיְנַקֶּ֔הhe will leave unpunishedפֹּקֵ֞דvisitingעֲוֹ֤ןthe iniquity ofאָבוֹת֙parentsעַל־onבָּנִ֔יםthe childrenעַל־onשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםa third generationוְעַל־and onרִבֵּעִֽים׃a fourth generation
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כִּ֣יforכָל־allהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe menהָרֹאִ֤יםwho sawאֶת־obj.כְּבֹדִי֙glory myוְאֶת־and obj.אֹ֣תֹתַ֔יsigns myאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשִׂ֥יתִיI didבְמִצְרַ֖יִםin Egyptוּבַמִּדְבָּ֑רand in the wildernessוַיְנַסּ֣וּand they have put to the testאֹתִ֗יobj. meזֶ֚הthisעֶ֣שֶׂרtenפְּעָמִ֔יםtimesוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁמְע֖וּthey have listenedבְּקוֹלִֽי׃to voice my
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וְעַבְדִּ֣יand servant myכָלֵ֗בCalebעֵ֣קֶבconsequenceהָֽיְתָ֞הit has beenר֤וּחַa spiritאַחֶ֙רֶת֙anotherעִמּ֔וֹwith himוַיְמַלֵּ֖אand he has filledאַחֲרָ֑יafter meוַהֲבִֽיאֹתִ֗יוand I will bring himאֶל־intoהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landאֲשֶׁר־whereבָּ֣אhe wentשָׁ֔מָּהthere towardsוְזַרְע֖וֹand offspring hisיוֹרִשֶֽׁנָּה׃it will take possession of it
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בְּמִסְפַּ֨רby the number ofהַיָּמִ֜יםthe daysאֲשֶׁר־whichתַּרְתֶּ֣םyou spied outאֶת־obj.הָאָרֶץ֮the landאַרְבָּעִ֣יםfortyיוֹם֒daysי֣וֹםa dayלַשָּׁנָ֞הfor the yearי֣וֹםa dayלַשָּׁנָ֗הfor the yearתִּשְׂאוּ֙you will bearאֶת־obj.עֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םiniquities yourאַרְבָּעִ֖יםfortyשָׁנָ֑הyearsוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םand you will knowאֶת־obj.תְּנוּאָתִֽי׃opposition my
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אֲנִ֣יIיְהוָה֮Yahwehדִּבַּרְתִּי֒I have spokenאִם־ifלֹ֣א׀notזֹ֣אתthisאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗הI will doלְכָל־to allהָעֵדָ֤הthe congregationהָֽרָעָה֙the evilהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisהַנּוֹעָדִ֖יםwhich has gatheredעָלָ֑יon meבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רin the wildernessהַזֶּ֛הthe thisיִתַּ֖מּוּthey will meet their endוְשָׁ֥םand thereיָמֻֽתוּ׃they will die
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כִּי֩forהָעֲמָלֵקִ֨יthe Amalekitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יand the Canaanitesשָׁם֙are thereלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םto before youוּנְפַלְתֶּ֖םand you will fallבֶּחָ֑רֶבby the swordכִּֽי־forעַל־sinceכֵּ֤ןthusשַׁבְתֶּם֙you have turned backמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יfrom afterיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְלֹא־and notיִהְיֶ֥הhe will beיְהוָ֖הYahwehעִמָּכֶֽם׃with you
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