Then allוַ כָּלthe communityהָעֵדָהlifted upתִּשָּׂאand raisedוַיִּתְּנוּtheir voice,אֶת קוֹלָםand the peopleוַ הָעָםweptיִּבְכּוּthatהַהוּאnight.בַּלַּיְלָה
And allוַ כֹּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלgrumbledיִּלֹּנוּagainstעַלMosesמֹשֶׁהandוְagainstעַלAaron,אַהֲרֹןand the wholeוַ כָּלcommunityהָעֵדָהsaidיֹּאמְרוּto them,אֲלֵהֶם“If onlyלוּwe had diedמַתְנוּin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt!מִצְרַיִםOrאוֹinבַּthisהַזֶּהwilderness,מִּדְבָּרif onlyלוּwe had died!מָתְנוּ
And whyוְלָמָהis YHWHיְהוָהbringingמֵבִיאusאֹתָנוּintoאֶלthisהַזֹּאתlandהָאָרֶץto fallלִנְפֹּלby the sword?בַּחֶרֶבOur wivesנָשֵׁינוּand our little onesוְטַפֵּנוּwill becomeיִהְיוּplunder.לָבַזWould it not beהֲלוֹאbetterטוֹבfor usלָנוּto returnשׁוּבto Egypt?”מִצְרָיְמָה
And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto oneאִישׁanother,אֶל אָחִי“Let us appointו נִתְּנָהa headרֹאשׁand returnוְנָשׁוּבָהto Egypt.”מִצְרָיְמָה
Then Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהandוְAaronאַהֲרֹןfellיִּפֹּלonעַלtheir facesפְּנֵיהֶםbeforeלִפְנֵיallכָּלthe assemblyקְהַלof the communityעֲדַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof NunנוּןandוְCalebכָלֵבsonבֶּןof Jephunneh,יְפֻנֶּהwho were amongמִןthose who had exploredהַתָּרִיםthe land,אֶת הָאָרֶץtoreקָרְעוּtheir clothesבִּגְדֵיהֶם
and saidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלallכָּלthe communityעֲדַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר“The landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרwe passed throughעָבַרְנוּ בָהּto explore itלָתוּר אֹתָהּis a goodטוֹבָהland,הָאָרֶץvery,מְאֹדvery good.מְאֹד
IfאִםYHWHיְהוָהdelightsחָפֵץin us,בָּנוּhe will bringוְהֵבִיאusאֹתָנוּintoאֶלthisהַזֹּאתlandהָאָרֶץand give itוּנְתָנָהּto us,לָנוּa landאֶרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרflowsהִוא זָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey.וּדְבָשׁ
Onlyאַךְdo not rebelאַל תִּמְרֹדוּagainst YHWH;בַּיהוָהand you,וְאַתֶּםdo not fearאַל תִּירְאוּthe peopleאֶת עַםof the land,הָאָרֶץforכִּיtheyהֵםare our bread.לַחְמֵנוּTheir shadeצִלָּםhas turned awayסָרfromמֵover them,עֲלֵיהֶםand YHWHוַיהוָהis with us;אִתָּנוּdo not fear them.”אַל תִּירָאֻם
But allוַ כָּלthe communityהָעֵדָהsaidיֹּאמְרוּto stoneלִרְגּוֹםthemאֹתָםwith stones.בָּאֲבָנִיםThen the gloryוּכְבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהappearedנִרְאָהinבְּthe tentאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדtoאֶלallכָּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“How longעַד אָנָהwill thisהַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםspurn me?יְנַאֲצֻנִיAnd how longוְעַד אָנָהwill they notלֹאbelieveיַאֲמִינוּin me,בִיin spite of allבְּכֹלthe signsהָאֹתוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרI have doneעָשִׂיתִיamong them?בְּקִרְבּוֹ
I will strike themאַכֶּנּוּwith pestilenceבַדֶּבֶרand dispossess them,וְאוֹרִשֶׁנּוּand I will makeוְאֶעֱשֶׂהyouאֹתְךָinto a nationלְגוֹיgreaterגָּדוֹלandוְmightierעָצוּםthan they.”מִמֶּנּוּ
But Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָה“Then the Egyptiansוְ מִצְרַיִםwill hear of it,שָׁמְעוּforכִּיyou brought upהֶעֱלִיתָthisהַזֶּהpeopleאֶת הָעָםin your powerבְכֹחֲךָfrom among them,מִקִּרְבּוֹ
and they will tell itוְאָמְרוּtoאֶלthe inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁבof thisהַזֹּאתland.הָאָרֶץThey have heardשָׁמְעוּthatכִּיyou,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהare inבְּthe midstקֶרֶבof thisהַזֶּהpeople,הָעָםthatאֲשֶׁרyou,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהare seenנִרְאָהeyeעַיִןtoבְּeye,עַיִןand your cloudוַעֲנָנְךָstandsעֹמֵדover them,עֲלֵהֶםandוּin a pillarבְעַמֻּדof cloudעָנָןyouאַתָּהgoהֹלֵךְbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶםby dayיוֹמָםandוּin a pillarבְעַמּוּדof fireאֵשׁby night.לָיְלָה
If you killוְהֵמַתָּהthisהַזֶּהpeopleאֶת הָעָםasכְּoneאֶחָדman,אִישׁthenוְthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםwhoאֲשֶׁרhave heardשָׁמְעוּof your fameאֶת שִׁמְעֲךָwill say,אָמְרוּ לֵאמֹר
‘BecauseמִYHWHיְהוָהwas notבִּלְתִּיableיְכֹלֶתto bringלְהָבִיאthisהַזֶּהpeopleאֶת הָעָםintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרhe sworeנִשְׁבַּעto give them,לָהֶםhe slaughtered themוַיִּשְׁחָטֵםin the wilderness.’בַּמִּדְבָּר
And now,וְעַתָּהpleaseנָאlet the powerכֹּחַof Adonaiאֲדֹנָיbe great,יִגְדַּלjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרyou have spoken,דִּבַּרְתָּsaying,לֵאמֹר
‘YHWHיְהוָהis slowאֶרֶךְto angerאַפַּיִםandוְaboundingרַבin loyal love,חֶסֶדforgivingנֹשֵׂאiniquityעָוֺןand transgression;וָפָשַׁעbut he will by no meansוְ לֹאleave the guilty unpunished,נַקֵּה יְנַקֶּהvisitingפֹּקֵדthe iniquityעֲוֺןof fathersאָבוֹתonעַלchildren,בָּנִיםonעַלthe thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁיםandוְonעַלthe fourth generation.’רִבֵּעִים
Pleaseנָאforgiveסְלַחthe iniquityלַעֲוֺןof thisהַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםaccording toכְּthe greatnessגֹדֶלof your loyal love,חַסְדֶּךָandוְjust asכַאֲשֶׁרyou have forgivenנָשָׂאתָהthisהַזֶּהpeopleלָעָםfrom Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםandוְuntilעַדnow.”הֵנָּה
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“I have forgiven,סָלַחְתִּיaccording to your word.כִּדְבָרֶךָ
Butוְאוּלָםas surely as Iאָנִיlive,חַיandוְas allכָּלthe earthהָאָרֶץwill be filledיִמָּלֵאwith the gloryכְבוֹד אֶתof YHWH,יְהוָה
thatכִּיallכָלthe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho have seenהָרֹאִיםmy gloryאֶת כְּבֹדִיandוְmy signsאֶת אֹתֹתַיthatאֲשֶׁרI didעָשִׂיתִיin Egyptבְמִצְרַיִםandוּin the wilderness,בַמִּדְבָּרand yet have testedוַיְנַסּוּmeאֹתִיtheseזֶהtenעֶשֶׂרtimesפְּעָמִיםandוְhave notלֹאlistenedשָׁמְעוּto my voice,בְּקוֹלִי
shall notאִםseeיִרְאוּthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיto their fathers;לַאֲבֹתָםandוְnoneלֹאof those who spurnכָל מְנַאֲצַmeיshall seeיִרְאוּit.הָ
But my servantוְעַבְדִּיCaleb,כָלֵבbecauseעֵקֶבthere wasהָיְתָהa differentאַחֶרֶתspiritרוּחַin himעִמּוֹand he has followedוַmeאַחֲרָיfully,יְמַלֵּאI will bring himוַהֲבִיאֹתִיוintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץinto whichאֲשֶׁר שָׁמָּהhe went,בָּאand his offspringוְזַרְעוֹshall possess it.יוֹרִשֶׁנָּה
Now the Amalekitesוְהָעֲמָלֵקִיandוְthe Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִיliveיוֹשֵׁבin the valley.בָּעֵמֶקTomorrowמָחָרturnפְּנוּand set outוּסְעוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםinto the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּרby the wayדֶּרֶךְof the Seaיַםof Reeds.”סוּף
And YHWHיְהוָהspokeוַיְדַבֵּרtoאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהandוְtoאֶלAaron,אַהֲרֹןsaying,לֵאמֹר
“How longעַד מָתַיshall I bear with thisלָ הַזֹּאתevilהָרָעָהcommunityעֵדָהthatאֲשֶׁרtheyהֵמָּהgrumbleמַלִּינִיםagainst me?עָלָיThe grumblingsאֶת תְּלֻנּוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhichאֲשֶׁרtheyהֵמָּהgrumbleמַלִּינִיםagainst me,עָלַיI have heard.שָׁמָעְתִּי
Sayאֱמֹרto them,אֲלֵהֶם‘As surely as Iאָנִיlive,חַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהjustאִם לֹאasכַּאֲשֶׁרyou have spokenדִּבַּרְתֶּםin my ears,בְּאָזְנָיsoכֵּןI will doאֶעֱשֶׂהto you.לָכֶם
In thisבַּ הַזֶּהwildernessמִּדְבָּרyour corpsesפִגְרֵיכֶםshall fall,יִפְּלוּandוְallכָלof you who were countedפְּקֻדֵיכֶםin allלְכָלyour number,מִסְפַּרְכֶםfromמִtwentyבֶּן עֶשְׂרִיםyears oldשָׁנָהandוָupward,מָעְלָהwhoאֲשֶׁרhave grumbledהֲלִינֹתֶםagainst me,עָלָי
youאַתֶּםshall notאִםcomeתָּבֹאוּintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץwhereאֲשֶׁרI raisedנָשָׂאתִיmy handאֶת יָדִיto settleלְשַׁכֵּןyouאֶתְכֶםin it,בָּהּexceptכִּי אִםCalebכָּלֵבsonבֶּןof Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהand Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof Nun.נוּן
But your little ones,וְטַפְּכֶםwhomאֲשֶׁרyou saidאֲמַרְתֶּםwould becomeיִהְיֶהplunder,לָבַזI will bringוְהֵבֵיאתִיthem in,אֹתָםand they shall knowוְיָדְעוּthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרyou have rejected.מְאַסְתֶּם בָּהּ
But as for you,וּ אַתֶּםyour corpsesפִגְרֵיכֶםshall fallיִפְּלוּin thisבַּ הַזֶּהwilderness.מִּדְבָּר
And your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶםshall beיִהְיוּshepherdsרֹעִיםin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרfortyאַרְבָּעִיםyears,שָׁנָהand they shall bearוְנָשְׂאוּyour acts of prostitutionאֶת זְנוּתֵיכֶםuntilעַדthe last ofתֹּםyour corpsesפִּגְרֵיכֶםlies in the wilderness.בַּמִּדְבָּר
According to the numberבְּמִסְפַּרof the daysהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou exploredתַּרְתֶּםthe land,אֶת הָאָרֶץfortyאַרְבָּעִיםdays,יוֹםa dayיוֹםfor a year,לַשָּׁנָהa dayיוֹםfor a year,לַשָּׁנָהyou shall bearתִּשְׂאוּyour iniquities,אֶת עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶםfortyאַרְבָּעִיםyears,שָׁנָהand you shall knowוִידַעְתֶּםmy opposition.אֶת תְּנוּאָתִי
I,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהhave spoken;דִּבַּרְתִּיsurelyאִם לֹאthisזֹאתI will doאֶעֱשֶׂהto allלְכָלthisהַזֹּאתevilהָרָעָהcommunityהָעֵדָהthat has gathered togetherהַנּוֹעָדִיםagainst me:עָלָיin thisבַּ הַזֶּהwildernessמִּדְבָּרthey shall come to an end,יִתַּמּוּand thereוְשָׁםthey shall die.”יָמֻתוּ
And the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhomאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהsentשָׁלַחto exploreלָתוּרthe land,אֶת הָאָרֶץand who returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּand madeוַallאֶת כָּלthe communityהָעֵדָהgrumbleיַּלִּינוּagainst himעָלָיוby bringing outלְהוֹצִיאa bad reportדִבָּהaboutעַלthe land,הָאָרֶץ
the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho brought outמוֹצִאֵיa badרָעָהreportדִבַּתof the landהָאָרֶץdiedוַיָּמֻתוּby the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָהbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
But Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof NunנוּןandוְCalebכָלֵבsonבֶּןof Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהremained aliveחָיוּofמִןthoseהָהֵםmenהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho wentהַהֹלְכִיםto exploreלָתוּרthe land.אֶת הָאָרֶץ
And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהspokeיְדַבֵּרtheseהָאֵלֶּהwordsאֶת הַדְּבָרִיםtoאֶלallכָּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand the peopleוַ הָעָםmournedיִּתְאַבְּלוּgreatly.מְאֹד
And they rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּמוּin the morningבַבֹּקֶרand went upוַיַּעֲלוּtoאֶלthe topרֹאשׁof the mountain,הָהָרsaying,לֵאמֹר“Here we are;הִנֶּנּוּwe will go upוְעָלִינוּtoאֶלthe placeהַמָּקוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהsaid,אָמַרforכִּיwe have sinned.”חָטָאנוּ
But Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Whyלָמָּהnowזֶּהare youאַתֶּםtransgressingעֹבְרִיםthe commandאֶת פִּיof YHWH?יְהוָהThatוְהִואwill notלֹאsucceed.תִצְלָח
Do notאַלgo up,תַּעֲלוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהis notאֵיןin your midst,בְּקִרְבְּכֶםso that you will notוְלֹאbe struck downתִּנָּגְפוּbeforeלִפְנֵיyour enemies.אֹיְבֵיכֶם
Forכִּיthe Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִיandוְthe Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִיare thereשָׁםbefore you,לִפְנֵיכֶםand you will fallוּנְפַלְתֶּםby the sword;בֶּחָרֶבbecauseכִּי עַל כֵּןyou have turned backשַׁבְתֶּםfrom followingמֵאַחֲרֵיYHWH,יְהוָהYHWHיְהוָהwill notוְלֹאbeיִהְיֶהwith you.”עִמָּכֶם
But they presumedוַיַּעְפִּלוּto go upלַעֲלוֹתtoאֶלthe topרֹאשׁof the mountain,הָהָרthough the arkוַאֲרוֹןof the covenantבְּרִיתof YHWHיְהוָהandוּMosesמֹשֶׁהdid notלֹאdepartמָשׁוּfromמִthe midstקֶּרֶבof the camp.הַמַּחֲנֶה
Then the Amalekitesוַ הָעֲמָלֵקִיcame down,יֵּרֶדandוְthe Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִיwho livedהַיֹּשֵׁבin thatהַהוּאhill country,בָּהָרand struck themוַיַּכּוּםand crushed themוַיַּכְּתוּםas far asעַדHormah.הַחָרְמָה