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Numbers 11:28

וַיַּ֜עַן יְהֹושֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֗וּן מְשָׁרֵ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנִ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה כְּלָאֵֽם׃ And Yehoshua, the son of Nun, the servant of Moshe, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moshe, restrain them.   Morphology וַיַּ֜עַן (va-yaʿan) – Root: ענה … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:27

וַיָּ֣רָץ הַנַּ֔עַר וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לְמֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֶלְדָּ֣ד וּמֵידָ֔ד מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And the young man ran and told Moshe, saying, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.   Morphology וַיָּ֣רָץ (va-ya-rats) – Root: רץ (r-ts); Form: Qal imperfect with vav consecutive, … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:26

וַיִּשָּׁאֲר֣וּ שְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡ה שֵׁ֣ם הָאֶחָ֣ד אֶלְדָּ֡ד וְשֵׁם֩ הַשֵּׁנִ֨י מֵידָ֜ד וַתָּ֧נַח עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם הָר֗וּחַ וְהֵ֨מָּה֙ בַּכְּתֻבִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָצְא֖וּ הָאֹ֑הֱלָה וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And two men remained in the camp; the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other was Medad, … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:25

וַיֵּ֨רֶד יְהוָ֥ה בֶּעָנָן֮ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָיו֒ וַיָּ֗אצֶל מִן־הָר֨וּחַ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֔יו וַיִּתֵּ֕ן עַל־שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים וַיְהִ֗י כְּנֹ֤וחַ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָר֔וּחַ וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יָסָֽפוּ׃ And YHWH descended in the cloud and spoke to him. And he took from the spirit that was upon him … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:24

וַיֵּצֵ֣א מֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיְדַבֵּר֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֶּאֱסֹ֞ף שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִישׁ֙ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם וַֽיַּעֲמֵ֥ד אֹתָ֖ם סְבִיבֹ֥ת הָאֹֽהֶל׃ And Moshe went out and spoke to the people the words of YHWH. And he gathered seventy men from the elders of the people … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:23

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה הֲיַ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה תִּקְצָ֑ר עַתָּ֥ה תִרְאֶ֛ה הֲיִקְרְךָ֥ דְבָרִ֖י אִם־לֹֽא׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Is YHWH’s hand too short? Now you will see whether My word will happen to you or not.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:22

הֲצֹ֧אן וּבָקָ֛ר יִשָּׁחֵ֥ט לָהֶ֖ם וּמָצָ֣א לָהֶ֑ם אִ֣ם אֶֽת־כָּל־דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֛ם יֵאָסֵ֥ף לָהֶ֖ם וּמָצָ֥א לָהֶֽם׃ Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, and it suffice for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, and … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:21

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ מֹשֶׁה֒ שֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֨לֶף֙ רַגְלִ֔י הָעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י בְּקִרְבֹּ֑ו וְאַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֗רְתָּ בָּשָׂר֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם וְאָכְל֖וּ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃ And Moshe said, “Six hundred thousand on foot is the people that I am among, and You have said, ‘I will give them … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:20

עַ֣ד חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְזָרָ֑א יַ֗עַן כִּֽי־מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם וַתִּבְכּ֤וּ לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ Until a month of days, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:19

לֹ֣א יֹ֥ום אֶחָ֛ד תֹּאכְל֖וּן וְלֹ֣א יֹומָ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה יָמִ֗ים וְלֹא֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה יָמִ֔ים וְלֹ֖א עֶשְׂרִ֥ים יֹֽום׃ Not one day will you eat, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days.   Morphology לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: Negative … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:18

וְאֶל־הָעָ֨ם תֹּאמַ֜ר הִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ לְמָחָר֮ וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֣ם בָּשָׂר֒ כִּ֡י בְּכִיתֶם֩ בְּאָזְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר מִ֤י יַאֲכִלֵ֨נוּ֙ בָּשָׂ֔ר כִּי־טֹ֥וב לָ֖נוּ בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְנָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם בָּשָׂ֖ר וַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם׃ And to the people you shall say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat; for you … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:17

וְיָרַדְתִּ֗י וְדִבַּרְתִּ֣י עִמְּךָ֮ שָׁם֒ וְאָצַלְתִּ֗י מִן־הָר֛וּחַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָשְׂא֤וּ אִתְּךָ֙ בְּמַשָּׂ֣א הָעָ֔ם וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א אַתָּ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the spirit that is upon you and place … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:16

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶסְפָה־לִּ֞י שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִישׁ֮ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּי־הֵ֛ם זִקְנֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם וְשֹׁטְרָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ אֹתָם֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ שָׁ֖ם עִמָּֽךְ׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Gather for Me seventy men from the elders of Yisra’el, whom you know to … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:15

וְאִם־כָּ֣כָה אַתְּ־עֹ֣שֶׂה לִּ֗י הָרְגֵ֤נִי נָא֙ הָרֹ֔ג אִם־מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְאַל־אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּרָעָתִֽי׃ פ And if You deal thus with me, kill me now, I pray, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my misery.” … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:14

לֹֽא־אוּכַ֤ל אָנֹכִי֙ לְבַדִּ֔י לָשֵׂ֖את אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֥י כָבֵ֖ד מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.   Morphology לֹֽא־אוּכַ֤ל (lo-ukhal) – Root: יכל (y-k-l); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:13

מֵאַ֤יִן לִי֙ בָּשָׂ֔ר לָתֵ֖ת לְכָל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּֽי־יִבְכּ֤וּ עָלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנָה־לָּ֥נוּ בָשָׂ֖ר וְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃ From where shall I have meat to give to all this people? For they cry upon me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’   Morphology מֵאַ֤יִן … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:12

הֶאָנֹכִ֣י הָרִ֗יתִי אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אִם־אָנֹכִ֖י יְלִדְתִּ֑יהוּ כִּֽי־תֹאמַ֨ר אֵלַ֜י שָׂאֵ֣הוּ בְחֵיקֶ֗ךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשָּׂ֤א הָאֹמֵן֙ אֶת־הַיֹּנֵ֔ק עַ֚ל הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּ לַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃ Have I conceived all this people? Have I given birth to them, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:11

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה לָמָ֤ה הֲרֵעֹ֨תָ֙ לְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ וְלָ֛מָּה לֹא־מָצָ֥תִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ לָשׂ֗וּם אֶת־מַשָּׂ֛א כָּל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה עָלָֽי׃ And Moshe said to YHWH, “Why have You dealt ill with Your servant, and why have I not found favor in Your eyes, that You … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:10

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־הָעָ֗ם בֹּכֶה֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו אִ֖ישׁ לְפֶ֣תַח אָהֳלֹ֑ו וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ מְאֹ֔ד וּבְעֵינֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה רָֽע׃ And Moshe heard the people weeping by their families, each man at the entrance of his tent, and the anger of YHWH burned greatly, and it … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:9

וּבְרֶ֧דֶת הַטַּ֛ל עַל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה יֵרֵ֥ד הַמָּ֖ן עָלָֽיו׃ And when the dew descended on the camp at night, the manna would descend upon it.   Morphology וּבְרֶ֧דֶת (u-ve-redet) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Infinitive construct with conjunction; Translation: “And when it … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:8

שָׁטוּ֩ הָעָ֨ם וְלָֽקְט֜וּ וְטָחֲנ֣וּ בָרֵחַ֗יִם אֹ֤ו דָכוּ֙ בַּמְּדֹכָ֔ה וּבִשְּׁלוּ֙ בַּפָּר֔וּר וְעָשׂ֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו עֻגֹ֑ות וְהָיָ֣ה טַעְמֹ֔ו כְּטַ֖עַם לְשַׁ֥ד הַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ The people went about and gathered it, and ground it in mills or crushed it in a mortar, and boiled it in … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:7

וְהַמָּ֕ן כִּזְרַע־גַּ֖ד ה֑וּא וְעֵינֹ֖ו כְּעֵ֥ין הַבְּדֹֽלַח׃ And the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance was like the appearance of crystal.   Morphology וְהַמָּ֕ן (ve-ha-man) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction and definite article; Translation: … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:6

וְעַתָּ֛ה נַפְשֵׁ֥נוּ יְבֵשָׁ֖ה אֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל בִּלְתִּ֖י אֶל־הַמָּ֥ן עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ And now our soul is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֛ה (ve-atta) – Root: עתה (ʿ-t-h); Form: Conjunction with adverb; Translation: “And … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:5

זָכַ֨רְנוּ֙ אֶת־הַדָּגָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נֹאכַ֥ל בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם חִנָּ֑ם אֵ֣ת הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים וְאֶת־הֶחָצִ֥יר וְאֶת־הַבְּצָלִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ We remember the fish that we ate in Mitsrayim for free, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.   Morphology זָכַ֨רְנוּ֙ (zakharnu) – Root: … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:4

וְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבֹּ֔ו הִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ וַיִּבְכּ֗וּ גַּ֚ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מִ֥י יַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּ בָּשָֽׂר׃ And the mixed multitude that was among them craved a craving, and the children of Yisra’el also wept again and said, “Who will give us meat … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:3

וַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַה֖וּא תַּבְעֵרָ֑ה כִּֽי־בָעֲרָ֥ה בָ֖ם אֵ֥שׁ יְהוָֽה׃ And he called the name of that place Tavʿerah, because the fire of YHWH burned among them.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֛א (vayiqra) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Qal waw consecutive imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:2

וַיִּצְעַ֥ק הָעָ֖ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּשְׁקַ֖ע הָאֵֽשׁ׃ And the people cried out to Moshe, and Moshe prayed to YHWH, and the fire subsided.   Morphology וַיִּצְעַ֥ק (vayitzʿaq) – Root: צעק (tz-ʿ-q); Form: Qal waw consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine … Continue reading

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Numbers 11:1

וַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים רַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ וַיִּ֣חַר אַפֹּ֔ו וַתִּבְעַר־בָּם֙ אֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה וַתֹּ֖אכַל בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And the people were as complainers, speaking evil in the ears of YHWH. And YHWH heard, and His anger burned, and the fire of … Continue reading

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Numbers 10:36

וּבְנֻחֹ֖ה יֹאמַ֑ר שׁוּבָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה רִֽבְבֹ֖ות אַלְפֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ׆ ס And when it rested, he said, “Return, YHWH, to the ten thousand thousands of Yisra’el.”   Morphology וּבְנֻחֹ֖ה (u-venucho) – Root: נוח (n-w-ḥ); Form: Qal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd … Continue reading

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Numbers 10:35

וַיְהִ֛י בִּנְסֹ֥עַ הָאָרֹ֖ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֑ה קוּמָ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה וְיָפֻ֨צוּ֙ אֹֽיְבֶ֔יךָ וְיָנֻ֥סוּ מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ And it came to pass, when the Ark set out, that Moshe said, “Arise, YHWH, and let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee … Continue reading

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