becauseעַל אֲשֶׁרyou broke faithמְעַלְתֶּםwith meבִּיin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלat the watersבְּמֵיof Meribahמְרִיבַתof Kadesh,קָדֵשׁin the wildernessמִדְבַּרof Zin,צִןbecauseעַל אֲשֶׁרyou did notלֹאtreatקִדַּשְׁתֶּםmeאוֹתִיas holyקִדַּשְׁתֶּםin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Deuteronomy 32:51
Study it in the app“because you broke faith with me in the midst of the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, because you did not treat me as holy in the midst of the sons of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 32:51, word by word
- you broke faithמְעַלְתֶּםmealtem
be unfaithful
Be unfaithful, break the loyalty owed; especially, keep for oneself what belongs to God.
Where else “mealtem” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- at the watersמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of Meribahמְרִיבַתmerivat
Meribah
"Quarrel": the place where the people complained against God.
Where else “merivat” appears- of Kadeshקָדֵשׁkadesh
Kadesh
Kadesh, an oasis in the wilderness south of Canaan; later a camp of Israel.
Where else “kadesh” appears- in the wildernessמִדְבַּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- of Zinצִןtsin
Zin
Zin, a wilderness south of Canaan, where Kadesh lies. It is not the same as the wilderness of Sin (Exodus 16:1).
Where else “tsin” appears- treatקִדַּשְׁתֶּםkidashtem
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kidashtem” appears
Translation note
It is told in Numbers 20:1-13.
The context
50And die on the mountain that you are going up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people,
51 · This verse (above)
52For you will see the land from a distance, but there you shall not enter, into the land that I am giving to the sons of Israel.”