Numbers 27
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וַתִּקְרַ֜בְנָהand they drew nearבְּנ֣וֹתthe daughters ofצְלָפְחָ֗דZelophehadבֶּן־the son ofחֵ֤פֶרHepherבֶּן־the son ofגִּלְעָד֙Gileadבֶּן־the son ofמָכִ֣ירMakirבֶּן־the son ofמְנַשֶּׁ֔הManassehלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֖תof the clans ofמְנַשֶּׁ֣הManassehבֶן־the son ofיוֹסֵ֑ףJosephוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙and theseשְׁמ֣וֹתwere the names ofבְּנֹתָ֔יוdaughters hisמַחְלָ֣הMahlahנֹעָ֔הNoahוְחָגְלָ֥הand Hoglahוּמִלְכָּ֖הand Milcahוְתִרְצָֽה׃and Tirzah
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אָבִינוּ֮father ourמֵ֣תhe diedבַּמִּדְבָּר֒in the wildernessוְה֨וּאand heלֹא־notהָיָ֜הhe wasבְּת֣וֹךְin amongהָעֵדָ֗הthe companyהַנּוֹעָדִ֛יםwhich gatheredעַל־onיְהוָ֖הYahwehבַּעֲדַת־in the company ofקֹ֑רַחKorahכִּֽי־forבְחֶטְא֣וֹin own sin hisמֵ֔תhe diedוּבָנִ֖יםand sonsלֹא־notהָ֥יוּthey belongedלֽוֹ׃to the him
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כֵּ֗ןrightבְּנ֣וֹתthe daughters ofצְלָפְחָד֮Zelophehadדֹּבְרֹת֒are speakingנָתֹ֨ןcertainly to giveתִּתֵּ֤ןyou will giveלָהֶם֙to the themאֲחֻזַּ֣תpossession ofנַחֲלָ֔הan inheritanceבְּת֖וֹךְin amongאֲחֵ֣יthe brothers ofאֲבִיהֶ֑םfather theirוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֛and you will make pass overאֶת־obj.נַחֲלַ֥תthe inheritance ofאֲבִיהֶ֖ןfather theirלָהֶֽן׃to the them
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וְאִם־and ifאֵ֣יןnotאַחִים֮brothersלְאָבִיו֒belong to father hisוּנְתַתֶּ֣םand you will giveאֶת־obj.נַחֲלָת֗וֹinheritance hisלִשְׁאֵר֞וֹto relative hisהַקָּרֹ֥בthe nearאֵלָ֛יוto himמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹfrom own clan hisוְיָרַ֣שׁand he will take possession ofאֹתָ֑הּobj. itוְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜הand it will becomeלִבְנֵ֤יfor the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלְחֻקַּ֣תinto a statute ofמִשְׁפָּ֔טjudgmentכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust asצִוָּ֥הhe has commandedיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶת־obj.מֹשֶֽׁה׃ סMoses
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כַּאֲשֶׁר֩as sinceמְרִיתֶ֨םyou rebelled againstפִּ֜יmouth myבְּמִדְבַּר־in the wilderness ofצִ֗ןZinבִּמְרִיבַת֙in the strife ofהָֽעֵדָ֔הthe congregationלְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֥נִיto treat as holy meבַמַּ֖יִםat the watersלְעֵינֵיהֶ֑םto eyes theirהֵ֛םtheyמֵֽי־were the waters ofמְרִיבַ֥תMeribathקָדֵ֖שׁKadeshמִדְבַּר־the wilderness ofצִֽן׃ פZin
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אֲשֶׁר־whoיֵצֵ֣אhe will go outלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םto before themוַאֲשֶׁ֤רand whoיָבֹא֙he will comeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םto before themוַאֲשֶׁ֥רand whoיוֹצִיאֵ֖םhe will lead out themוַאֲשֶׁ֣רand whoיְבִיאֵ֑םhe will bring themוְלֹ֤אand notתִהְיֶה֙it will beעֲדַ֣תthe congregation ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכַּצֹּ֕אןlike the sheepאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאֵין־notלָהֶ֖םbelongs to the themרֹעֶֽה׃a shepherd
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וְלִפְנֵ֨יand to beforeאֶלְעָזָ֤רEleazarהַכֹּהֵן֙the priestיַעֲמֹ֔דhe will standוְשָׁ֥אַלand he will enquireל֛וֹfor the himבְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טby the judgment ofהָאוּרִ֖יםthe Urimלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehעַל־onפִּ֨יוmouth hisיֵצְא֜וּthey will go outוְעַל־and onפִּ֣יוmouth hisיָבֹ֗אוּthey will comeה֛וּאheוְכָל־and allבְּנֵי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לIsraelאִתּ֖וֹwith himוְכָל־and allהָעֵדָֽה׃the congregation
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