Numbers 14

Israel weeps and rebels against entering Kena'an due to spies' evil report, wishing return to Egypt; YHWH threatens destruction but Moses intercedes citing His reputation, so YHWH forgives yet decrees 40 wilderness years for the adults, with plague on rebels and Caleb promised inheritance.[1]

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וַ/יִּלֹּ֨נוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤍𐤅 vayilonu lona (Bemba) and they grumbled and they lodged overnight and they grumbled HC/VNw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְ/עַֽל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and against and upon and against HC/R אַהֲרֹ֔ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) all the whole of all of HNcmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַֽ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֲלֵ/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them to them HR/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/עֵדָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah the congregation the appointed assembly the congregation HTd/Ncfsa לוּ 𐤋𐤅 lu would that if only would that HC מַ֨תְנוּ֙ 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤅 matenu we had died we died we died HVqp1cp בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land of in land in land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp א֛וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or or HC בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) in the wilderness in the grazing steppe in the wilderness HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms לוּ 𐤋𐤅 lu-2 would that if only would that HC מָֽתְנוּ 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤅 matenu-2 we had died we died we died HVqp1cp
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אַ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely surely HTa בַּֽ/יהוָה֮ 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) against-the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over do not HTn תִּמְרֹדוּ֒ 𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤅 timerodu rebel you men rebel rebel HVqj2mp וְ/אַתֶּ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and-you and you men and you men HC/Pp2mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over do not HTn תִּֽירְאוּ֙ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 tireu fear you will fear fear HVqj2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo עַ֣ם 𐤏𐤌 am people gathered people people HNcmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of-the-land the earth of the land HTd/Ncbsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לַחְמֵ֖/נוּ 𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤍𐤅 lachemenu our-bread our bread our bread HNcbsc/Sp1cp הֵ֑ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they they HPp3mp סָ֣ר 𐤎𐤓 sar has-departed ruling chief has departed HVqp3ms צִלָּ֧/ם 𐤑𐤋/𐤌 tsilam their-protection their shade their protection HNcmsc/Sp3mp מֵ/עֲלֵי/הֶ֛ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mealeyhem from-upon-them from upon them from upon them HR/R/Sp3mp וַֽ/יהוָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np אִתָּ֖/נוּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 itanu with-us with us with us HR/Sp1cp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-3 not upon / over do not HTn תִּירָאֻֽ/ם 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀/𐤌 tiraum fear-them may you fear them fear them HVqj2mp/Sp3mp
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וְ/אָמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veameru and-they-will-say and they said and they will say HC/Vqq3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יוֹשֵׁב֮ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev the-inhabitant dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsc הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of-the-land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּאת֒ 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this HTd/Pdxfs שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu they-have-heard they heard they heard HVqp3cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/קֶ֖רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in-the-midst-of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which who HTr עַ֨יִן 𐤏𐤉𐤍 ayin Enyi (Fante) eye there-is-no eye HNcbsa בְּ/עַ֜יִן 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍 beayin Enyi (Fante) in-eye in eye in an eye HR/Ncbsa נִרְאָ֣ה 𐤍𐤓𐤀𐤄 nireah you-are-seen was seen he was seen HVNp3ms אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you you you HPp2ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/עֲנָֽנְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤍/𐤊 vaananekha and-your-cloud and your enveloping cloud and your cloud HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms עֹמֵ֣ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed ima (Bemba) stands the standing-one standing HVqrmsa עֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem over-them toward them over them HR/Sp3mp וּ/בְ/עַמֻּ֣ד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤃 uveamud and-in-pillar and in a standing-pillar of and in a pillar of HC/R/Ncmsc עָנָ֗ן 𐤏𐤍𐤍 anan of-cloud covering-cloud covering-cloud HNcmsa אַתָּ֨ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-3 you you you HPp2ms הֹלֵ֤ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe go the one walking the one walking HVqrmsa לִ/פְנֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before-them before their face to before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp יוֹמָ֔ם 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤌 yomam by-day in the daytime in the daytime HD וּ/בְ/עַמּ֥וּד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃 uveamud-2 and-in-pillar and in a standing-pillar of and in a pillar of HC/R/Ncmsc אֵ֖שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire fire HNcbsa לָֽיְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by-night night night HNcmsa
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יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶ֤רֶךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤊 erekhe long long-of long of HAamsc אַפַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 apayim of-nose nostrils two angers HNcmda וְ/רַב 𐤅/𐤓𐤁 verav and-great and great and great HC/Aamsc חֶ֔סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed lovingkindness covenant-loyal love steadfast love HNcmsa נֹשֵׂ֥א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nose bearing the one who bears the one who lifts HVqrmsa עָוֺ֖ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of HNcbsa וָ/פָ֑שַׁע 𐤅/𐤐𐤔𐤏 vafasha and-transgression willful rebellion willful rebellion HC/Ncmsa וְ/נַקֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤄 venaqeh and-clearing and declaring clean and to clean HC/Vpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יְנַקֶּ֔ה 𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤄 yenaqeh he-clears he declares clean he will clean HVpi3ms פֹּקֵ֞ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 poqed visiting the attending one the attending one HVqrmsa עֲוֺ֤ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon-2 iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of HNcbsc אָבוֹת֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 avot fathers fathers of fathers of HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR בָּנִ֔ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) children sons sons HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR שִׁלֵּשִׁ֖ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 shileshim thirds third-generation descendants third-generation descendants HNcmpa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-on and upon and upon HC/R רִבֵּעִֽים 𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 ribeim fourths fourth-generation descendants fourth-generation descendants HNcmpa
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כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֗ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men the men HTd/Ncmpa הָ/רֹאִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 haroim who have seen the seeing ones the seeing ones HTd/Vqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כְּבֹדִ/י֙ 𐤊𐤁𐤃/𐤉 kevodi my glory my weighty honor my glory HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To אֹ֣תֹתַ֔/י 𐤀𐤕𐤕/𐤉 ototay my signs my distinguishing signs my distinguishing signs HNcbpc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr עָשִׂ֥יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I did I did I did HVqp1cs בְ/מִצְרַ֖יִם 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 vemitserayim in Egypt in Mitsrayim, the Two Enclosures in Mitserayim HR/Np וּ/בַ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 uvamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) and in the wilderness and in the grazing-steppe and in the wilderness HC/Rd/Ncmsa וַ/יְנַסּ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤅 vayenasu and they have tested and they put to the test and they put to the test HC/Vpw3mp אֹתִ֗/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) [·] HTo/Sp1cs זֶ֚ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh these this one this one HPdxms עֶ֣שֶׂר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 eser ten ten ten HAcfsa פְּעָמִ֔ים 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 peamim times occurrences times HNcfpa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn שָׁמְע֖וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu they have listened they heard they heard HVqp3cp בְּ/קוֹלִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 beqoli to my voice in my voice to my voice HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
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בְּ/מִסְפַּ֨ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 bemisepar according to the number in counted number of in the number of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יָּמִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim of the days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr תַּרְתֶּ֣ם 𐤕𐤓𐤕𐤌 taretem you explored you surveyed you explored HVqp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָרֶץ֮ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa אַרְבָּעִ֣ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty forty HAcbpa יוֹם֒ 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom days day days HNcmsa י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom-2 a day day day HNcmsa לַ/שָּׁנָ֞ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤍𐤄 lashanah for a year for a yearly cycle for a year HRd/Ncfsa י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom-3 a day day day HNcmsa לַ/שָּׁנָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤍𐤄 lashanah-2 for a year for a yearly cycle for a year HRd/Ncfsa תִּשְׂאוּ֙ 𐤕𐤔𐤀𐤅 tiseu you shall bear you (masculine plural) will lift/carry you (masculine plural) will lift HVqi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עֲוֺנֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aonoteykhem your iniquities your twisted wrongdoings your iniquities HNcbpc/Sp2mp אַרְבָּעִ֖ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim-2 forty forty forty HAcbpa שָׁנָ֑ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤌 vidaetem and you shall know and you will know and you will know HC/Vqq2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo תְּנוּאָתִֽ/י 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤀𐤕/𐤉 tenuati my opposition my estrangement my opposition HNcfsc/Sp1cs
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אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp דִּבַּרְתִּי֒ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti have spoken I spoke I spoke HVpp1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn זֹ֣את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֗ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do I will do I will do HVqi1cs לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal kila (Swahili) to all to the whole of to all HR/Ncmsc הָ/עֵדָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah the congregation the appointed assembly the congregation HTd/Ncfsa הָֽ/רָעָה֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah evil the evil the evil HTd/Aafsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this HTd/Pdxfs הַ/נּוֹעָדִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤅𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤌 hanoadim yala (Kikongo) that are gathered the appointed ones the ones appointed HTd/VNrmpa עָלָ֑/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me upon me against me HR/Sp1cs בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) in the wilderness in the grazing steppe in the wilderness HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֛ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms יִתַּ֖מּוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤅 yitamu they shall be consumed they will come to completion they will finish HVqi3mp וְ/שָׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vesham and there and there and there HC/D יָמֻֽתוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤕𐤅 yamutu they shall die they will die they will die HVqi3mp
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וְ/הָ֣/אֲנָשִׁ֔ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 vehaanashim And the men and the men and the men HC/Td/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which who HTr שָׁלַ֥ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach sent to send off he sent HVqp3ms מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp לָ/ת֣וּר 𐤋/𐤕𐤅𐤓 latur to spy out to explore to explore HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יָּשֻׁ֗בוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu who returned and they turned back and they returned HC/Vqw3mp ו/ילונו 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤍𐤅 vylvnv lona (Bemba) and grumbled and they lodged overnight and they caused to grumble HC/VNw3mp וַ/יַּלִּ֤ינוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 vayalinu lona (Bemba) and made [the congregation] murmur and they lodged and they stayed HC/Vhw3mp עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against him upon him against him HR/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ֣/עֵדָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah the congregation the appointed assembly the congregation HTd/Ncfsa לְ/הוֹצִ֥יא 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 lehotsi by bringing up to cause to go out to cause to go out HR/Vhc דִבָּ֖ה 𐤃𐤁𐤄 dibah a bad report malicious report malicious report HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al about upon about HR הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa
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