Theseאֵלֶּהare the wordsהַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהspokeדִּבֶּרtoאֶלallכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלbeyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרin the Arabah,בָּעֲרָבָהoppositeמוֹלSuph,סוּףbetweenבֵּיןParanפָּארָןandוּבֵיןTophel,תֹּפֶלLaban,וְלָבָןHazeroth,וַחֲצֵרֹתand Di-zahab.וְדִי זָהָב
It is elevenאַחַד עָשָׂרdaysיוֹםfrom Horebמֵחֹרֵבby the wayדֶּרֶךְof MountהַרSeirשֵׂעִירtoעַדKadesh-barnea.קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ
It wasוַיְהִיin the fortiethבְּאַרְבָּעִיםyear,שָׁנָהin the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂרmonth,חֹדֶשׁon the firstבְּאֶחָדday of the month,לַחֹדֶשׁthat Mosesמֹשֶׁהspokeדִּבֶּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded himצִוָּה אֹתוֹfor them,אֲלֵהֶם
afterאַחֲרֵיhe had struckהַכֹּתוֹSihon,אֵת סִיחֹןkingמֶלֶךְof the Amorites,הָאֱמֹרִיwhoאֲשֶׁרlivedיוֹשֵׁבin Heshbon,בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹןandוְאֵתOg,עוֹגkingמֶלֶךְof Bashan,הַבָּשָׁןwhoאֲשֶׁרlivedיוֹשֵׁבin Ashtaroth,בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹתin Edrei.בְּאֶדְרֶעִי
Beyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Moab,מוֹאָבMosesמֹשֶׁהbeganהוֹאִילto explainבֵּאֵרthisהַזֹּאתinstruction,אֶת הַתּוֹרָהsaying:לֵאמֹר
YHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּspokeדִּבֶּרto usאֵלֵינוּat Horeb,בְּחֹרֵבsaying,לֵאמֹר“You have stayed long enoughרַב לָכֶם שֶׁבֶתon thisהַזֶּהmountain.בָּהָר
Turn,פְּנוּset out,וּסְעוּ לָכֶםand goוּבֹאוּto the hill countryהַרof the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיand toוְאֶלallכָּלits neighbors,שְׁכֵנָיוin the Arabah,בָּעֲרָבָהin the hill country,בָהָרin the Shephelah,וּבַשְּׁפֵלָהin the Negev,וּבַנֶּגֶבand on the coastוּבְחוֹףof the sea,הַיָּםthe landאֶרֶץof the Canaanite,הַכְּנַעֲנִיand Lebanon,וְהַלְּבָנוֹןas far asעַדthe greatהַגָּדֹלriver,הַנָּהָרthe riverנְהַרEuphrates.פְּרָת
See,רְאֵהI have setנָתַתִּיthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץbefore you.לִפְנֵיכֶםGo inבֹּאוּand take possession ofוּרְשׁוּthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהsworeנִשְׁבַּעto your fathers,לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶםto Abraham,לְאַבְרָהָםto Isaac,לְיִצְחָקand to Jacob,וּלְיַעֲקֹבto giveלָתֵתto themלָהֶםand to their offspringוּלְזַרְעָםafter them.”אַחֲרֵיהֶם
At that timeבָּעֵת הַהִואI saidוָאֹמַרto you,אֲלֵכֶם“I am notלֹאableאוּכַלto carryשְׂאֵתyouאֶתְכֶםby myself.לְבַדִּי
YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםhas multipliedהִרְבָּהyou,אֶתְכֶםand look,וְהִנְּyou areכֶםtodayהַיּוֹםlike the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵיof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםin multitude.לָרֹב
May YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof your fathers,אֲבוֹתֵכֶםincreaseיֹסֵףyouעֲלֵיכֶםa thousandאֶלֶףtimesפְּעָמִיםas many as you areכָּכֶםand blessוִיבָרֵךְyou,אֶתְכֶםjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרhe has spokenדִּבֶּרto you!לָכֶם
Howאֵיכָהcan I carryאֶשָּׂאby myselfלְבַדִּיyour trouble,טָרְחֲכֶםyour burden,וּמַשַּׂאֲכֶםand your strife?וְרִיבְכֶם
Provideהָבוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםwise,חֲכָמִיםdiscerning,וּנְבֹנִיםand knownוִידֻעִיםmenאֲנָשִׁיםfrom your tribes,לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶםand I will set themוַאֲשִׂימֵםas your heads.”בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶם
You answeredוַתַּעֲנוּmeאֹתִיand said,וַתֹּאמְרוּ“The thingהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרyou have spokenדִּבַּרְתָּis goodטוֹבto do.”לַעֲשׂוֹת
So I tookוָאֶקַּחthe headsאֶת רָאשֵׁיof your tribes,שִׁבְטֵיכֶםwiseחֲכָמִיםand knownוִידֻעִיםmen,אֲנָשִׁיםand setוָאֶתֵּןthemאֹתָםas headsרָאשִׁיםover you,עֲלֵיכֶםchiefsשָׂרֵיof thousands,אֲלָפִיםchiefsוְשָׂרֵיof hundreds,מֵאוֹתchiefsוְשָׂרֵיof fifties,חֲמִשִּׁיםand chiefsוְשָׂרֵיof tens,עֲשָׂרֹתand supervisorsוְשֹׁטְרִיםfor your tribes.לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶם
I commandedוָאֲצַוֶּה אֶתyour judgesשֹׁפְטֵיכֶםat that time,בָּעֵת הַהִואsaying,לֵאמֹר“Hear casesשָׁמֹעַbetweenבֵּיןyour brothers,אֲחֵיכֶםand judgeוּשְׁפַטְתֶּםrighteouslyצֶדֶקbetweenבֵּיןa manאִישׁandוּבֵיןhis brotherאָחִיוorוּבֵיןhis resident alien.גֵּרוֹ
You shall notלֹאshow partialityתַכִּירוּ פָנִיםin judgment;בַּמִּשְׁפָּטyou shall hearתִּשְׁמָעוּןthe smallכַּקָּטֹןand the great alike.כַּגָּדֹלYou shall notלֹאbe afraidתָגוּרוּofמִפְּנֵיanyone,אִישׁforכִּיthe judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּטisהוּאElohim’s.לֵאלֹהִיםAnd the caseוְהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרis too hardיִקְשֶׁהfor youמִכֶּםyou shall bringתַּקְרִבוּןto me,אֵלַיand I will hear it.”וּשְׁמַעְתִּיו
And I commandedוָאֲצַוֶּהyouאֶתְכֶםat that timeבָּעֵת הַהִואallאֵת כָּלthe thingsהַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou should do.תַּעֲשׂוּן
We set outוַנִּסַּעfrom Horebמֵחֹרֵבand wentוַנֵּלֶךְthrough allאֵת כָּלthatהַהוּאgreatהַגָּדוֹלand fearsomeוְהַנּוֹרָאwildernessהַמִּדְבָּרthatאֲשֶׁרyou saw,רְאִיתֶםon the wayדֶּרֶךְto the hill countryהַרof the Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּhad commandedצִוָּהus,אֹתָנוּand we cameוַנָּבֹאtoעַדKadesh-barnea.קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ
I saidוָאֹמַרto you,אֲלֵכֶם“You have comeבָּאתֶםtoעַדthe hill countryהַרof the Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיwhichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּis givingנֹתֵןus.לָנוּ
See,רְאֵהYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhas setנָתַןthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץbefore you.לְפָנֶיךָGo up,עֲלֵהtake possession,רֵשׁasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof your fathers,אֲבֹתֶיךָhas spokenדִּבֶּרto you.לָךְDo notאַלfearתִּירָאorוְאַלbe dismayed.”תֵּחָת
Then all of youכֻּלְּכֶםcame nearוַתִּקְרְבוּןto meאֵלַיand said,וַתֹּאמְרוּ“Let us sendנִשְׁלְחָהmenאֲנָשִׁיםahead of us,לְפָנֵינוּthat they may search outוְיַחְפְּרוּthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץfor usלָנוּand bring backוְיָשִׁבוּwordדָּבָרto usאֹתָנוּabout the wayאֶת הַדֶּרֶךְby whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהּwe should go upנַעֲלֶהand the citiesוְאֵת הֶעָרִיםto whichאֲשֶׁר אֲלֵיהֶןwe will come.”נָבֹא
The thingהַדָּבָרwas goodוַיִּיטַבin my eyes,בְּעֵינַיand I tookוָאֶקַּחtwelveשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרmenאֲנָשִׁיםfrom among you,מִכֶּםoneאֶחָדmanאִישׁfor eachלַtribe.שָּׁבֶט
They turnedוַיִּפְנוּand went upוַיַּעֲלוּinto the hill country,הָהָרָהcameוַיָּבֹאוּtoעַדthe Valleyנַחַלof Eshcol,אֶשְׁכֹּלand spied it out.וַיְרַגְּלוּ אֹתָהּ
They tookוַיִּקְחוּin their handsבְיָדָםsome of the fruitמִפְּרִיof the landהָאָרֶץand brought it downוַיּוֹרִדוּto us,אֵלֵינוּand they brought backוַיָּשִׁבוּwordדָבָרto usאֹתָנוּand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“The landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּis givingנֹתֵןusלָנוּis good.”טוֹבָה
Butוְyou were notלֹאwillingאֲבִיתֶםto go up,לַעֲלֹתand you rebelledוַתַּמְרוּagainst the commandאֶת פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
You grumbledוַתֵּרָגְנוּin your tentsבְאָהֳלֵיכֶםand said,וַתֹּאמְרוּ“Because of YHWH’s hatredבְּשִׂנְאַת יְהוָהfor usאֹתָנוּhe has brought us outהוֹצִיאָנוּof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםto giveלָתֵתusאֹתָנוּinto the handבְּיַדof the Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיto destroy us.לְהַשְׁמִידֵנוּ
Whereאָנָהare weאֲנַחְנוּgoing up?עֹלִיםOur brothersאַחֵינוּhave meltedהֵמַסּוּour heart,אֶת לְבָבֵנוּsaying,לֵאמֹר‘A peopleעַםgreaterגָּדוֹלand tallerוָרָםthan we;מִמֶּנּוּcitiesעָרִיםgreatגְּדֹלֹתand fortifiedוּבְצוּרֹתup to the heavens;בַּשָּׁמָיִםand alsoוְגַםwe sawרָאִינוּthe sonsבְּנֵיof the Anakimעֲנָקִיםthere.’”שָׁם
I saidוָאֹמַרto you,אֲלֵכֶם“Do notלֹאbe terrified,תַעַרְצוּןand do notוְלֹאfearתִירְאוּןthem.מֵהֶם
YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםwho goesהַהֹלֵךְbefore you,לִפְנֵיכֶםheהוּאwill fightיִלָּחֵםfor you,לָכֶםaccording to all thatכְּכֹל אֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהfor youאִתְּכֶםin Egyptבְּמִצְרַיִםbefore your eyes,לְעֵינֵיכֶם
and in the wilderness,וּבַמִּדְבָּרwhereאֲשֶׁרyou sawרָאִיתָhowאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָcarried you,נְשָׂאֲךָasכַּאֲשֶׁרa manאִישׁcarriesיִשָּׂאhis son,אֶת בְּנוֹallבְּכָלthe wayהַדֶּרֶךְthatאֲשֶׁרyou wentהֲלַכְתֶּםuntilעַדyou cameבֹּאֲכֶםtoעַדthisהַזֶּהplace.”הַמָּקוֹם
Yet inוּבַthisהַזֶּהmatterדָּבָרyou did notאֵינְכֶםbelieveמַאֲמִינִםin YHWHבַּיהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
whoהַwentהֹלֵךְbefore youלִפְנֵיכֶםon the wayבַּדֶּרֶךְto exploreלָתוּרfor youלָכֶםa placeמָקוֹםto camp,לַחֲנֹתְכֶםin fireבָּאֵשׁby night,לַיְלָהto show youלַרְאֹתְכֶםthe wayבַּדֶּרֶךְin whichאֲשֶׁר בָהּyou should go,תֵּלְכוּand in the cloudוּבֶעָנָןby day.יוֹמָם
YHWHיְהוָהheardוַיִּשְׁמַעthe voiceאֶת קוֹלof your words,דִּבְרֵיכֶםand he was angryוַיִּקְצֹףand swore,וַיִּשָּׁבַעsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Notאִםa manאִישׁamong theseבָּ הָאֵלֶּהmen,אֲנָשִׁיםthisהַזֶּהevilהָרָעgeneration,הַדּוֹרshall seeיִרְאֶהthe goodהַטּוֹבָהlandאֵת הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיto giveלָתֵתto your fathers,לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם
exceptזוּלָתִיCalebכָּלֵבsonבֶּןof Jephunneh.יְפֻנֶּהHeהוּאwill see it,יִרְאֶנָּהand to himוְלוֹI will giveאֶתֵּןthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץon whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהּhe has walked,דָּרַךְand to his sons,וּלְבָנָיוbecauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרhe has followedאַחֲרֵיYHWHיְהוָהfully.”מִלֵּא
Alsoגַּםwith meבִּיYHWHיְהוָהwas incensedהִתְאַנַּףbecause of you,בִּגְלַלְכֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר“You tooגַּם אַתָּהshall notלֹאgo inתָבֹאthere.שָׁם
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof Nun,נוּןwho standsהָעֹמֵדbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָheהוּאshall go inיָבֹאthere.שָׁמָּהStrengthenחַזֵּקhim,אֹתוֹforכִּיheהוּאwill makeיַנְחִלֶIsraelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלinherit it.יַנְחִלֶנָּה
And your little ones,וְטַפְּכֶםwhoאֲשֶׁרyou saidאֲמַרְתֶּםwould becomeיִהְיֶהplunder,לָבַזand your sons,וּבְנֵיכֶםwhoאֲשֶׁרtodayהַיּוֹםdo notלֹאknowיָדְעוּgoodטוֹבor evil,וָרָעtheyהֵמָּהshall go inיָבֹאוּthere,שָׁמָּהand to themוְלָהֶםI will give it,אֶתְּנֶנָּהand theyוְהֵםshall take possession of it.יִירָשׁוּהָּ
But you,וְאַתֶּםturnפְּנוּ לָכֶםand set outוּסְעוּfor the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּרָהby the wayדֶּרֶךְof the Seaיַםof Reeds.”סוּף
You answeredוַתַּעֲנוּand saidוַתֹּאמְרוּto me,אֵלַי“We have sinnedחָטָאנוּagainst YHWH.לַיהוָהWeאֲנַחְנוּwill go upנַעֲלֶהand fight,וְנִלְחַמְנוּaccording to all thatכְּכֹל אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּcommanded us.”צִוָּנוּEach of youאִישׁgirded onוַתַּחְגְּרוּhis weaponsאֶת כְּלֵיof war,מִלְחַמְתּוֹand you considered it easyוַתָּהִינוּto go upלַעֲלֹתinto the hill country.הָהָרָה
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Sayאֱמֹרto them,לָהֶם‘Do notלֹאgo upתַעֲלוּand do notוְלֹאfight,תִלָּחֲמוּforכִּיI am notאֵינֶנִּיamong you,בְּקִרְבְּכֶםso that you are notוְלֹאstruck downתִּנָּגְפוּbeforeלִפְנֵיyour enemies.’”אֹיְבֵיכֶם
So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּרto you,אֲלֵיכֶםbutוְyou did notלֹאlisten;שְׁמַעְתֶּםyou rebelledוַתַּמְרוּagainst the commandאֶת פִּיof YHWH,יְהוָהacted presumptuously,וַתָּזִדוּand went upוַתַּעֲלוּinto the hill country.הָהָרָה
Then the Amoriteוַ הָאֱמֹרִיwho livedהַיֹּשֵׁבin thatהַהוּאhill countryבָּהָרcame outיֵּצֵאto meet youלִקְרַאתְכֶםand chasedוַיִּרְדְּפוּyouאֶתְכֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרbeesהַדְּבֹרִיםdo,תַּעֲשֶׂינָהand crushedוַיַּכְּתוּyouאֶתְכֶםin Seirבְּשֵׂעִירas far asעַדHormah.חָרְמָה
You returnedוַתָּשֻׁבוּand weptוַתִּבְכּוּbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהbutוְYHWHיְהוָהdid notלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto your voiceבְּקֹלְכֶםorוְgive earלֹא הֶאֱזִיןto you.אֲלֵיכֶם
So you stayedוַתֵּשְׁבוּin Kadeshבְקָדֵשׁmanyרַבִּיםdays,יָמִיםaccording to the daysכַּיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou stayed.יְשַׁבְתֶּם