Numbers 20:1

“And the sons of Israel, the whole community, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.”

Numbers 20:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 20:1, word by word

And the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” 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.

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communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “eda” appears
cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavou” appears
into the wildernessמִדְבַּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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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).

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in the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

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monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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and the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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stayedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev

stay

To remain in a place.

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in Kadeshקָדֵשׁkadesh

Kadesh

Kadesh, an oasis in the wilderness south of Canaan; later a camp of Israel.

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and Miriamמִרְיָםmiryam

Miriam

Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess; also a woman of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).

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diedתָּמָתtamat

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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and was buriedתִּקָּבֵרtikaver

bury

Bury.

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Translation note

The verse does not give the year. It can be understood that almost forty years have passed between chapter 19 and this one: Aaron dies shortly afterward (20:28), and 33:38 places his death in the fortieth year.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And there was no water for the community; and they assembled against Moses and against Aaron.

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