H9002–/וְ–v

Then Moses, with the responsible men of Israel, went back to the tent-circle.

וְזִקְנֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the Lord sent a wind, driving little birds from the sea, so that they came down on the tents, and all round the tent-circle, about a day's journey on this side and on that, in masses about two cubits high over the face of the earth.

וְר֜וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְדֶ֤רֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”וּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִם (וּ) u. “and”

And all that day and all night and the day after, the people were taking up the birds; the smallest amount which anyone got was ten homers: and they put them out all round the tents.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֣ל׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was tasted, the wrath of the Lord was moved against the people and he sent a great outburst of disease on them.

וְאַ֤ף (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Miriam and Aaron said evil against Moses, because of the Cushite woman to whom he was married, for he had taken a Cushite woman as his wife.

וְאַהֲרֹן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the man Moses was more gentle than any other man on earth.

וְהָאִ֥ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and Aaron and Miriam, Come out, you three, to the Tent of meeting. And the three of them went out.

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, taking his place at the door of the Tent, and made Aaron and Miriam come before him.

וּמִרְיָ֔ם (וּ) u. “and”

With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?

וּמַרְאֶה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְמֻנַ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And the cloud was moved from over the Tent; and straight away Miriam became a leper, as white as snow: and Aaron, looking at Miriam, saw that she was a leper.

וְהֶעָנָ֗ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Aaron said to Moses, O my lord, let not our sin be on our heads, for we have done foolishly and are sinners.

וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had put a mark of shame on her, would she not be shamed for seven days? Let her be shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days, and after that she may come in again.

וְאָבִ֙יהָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַחַ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

So Miriam was shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days: and the people did not go forward on their journey till Miriam had come in again.

וְהָעָם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

After that, the people went on from Hazeroth and put up their tents in the waste land of Paran.

וְאַחַ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Send men to get knowledge about the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from every tribe of their fathers you are to send a man, every one a chief among them.

וְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”

And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, the son of Zaccur.

וְאֵ֖לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And see what the land is like; and if the people living in it are strong or feeble, small or great in number;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And what sort of land they are living in, if it is good or bad; and what their living-places are, tent-circles or walled towns;

וּמָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וּמָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”

And if the land is fertile or poor, and if there is wood in it or not. And be of good heart, and come back with some of the produce of the land. Now it was the time when the first grapes were ready.

וּמָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וְהַ֨יָּמִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

They went up into the South and came to Hebron; and Ahiman and Sheshai and Talmai, the children of Anak, were living there. (Now the building of Hebron took place seven years before that of Zoan in Egypt.)

וְשָׁ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְתַלְמַ֔י (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֶבְר֗וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

And they came to the valley of Eshcol, and cutting down a vine-branch with its grapes, two of them took it on a rod between them; and they took some pomegranates and figs.

וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

And they came back to Moses and Aaron and all the children of Israel, to Kadesh in the waste land of Paran; and gave an account to them and to all the people and let them see the produce of the land.

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said, We came to the land where you sent us, and truly it is flowing with milk and honey: and here is some of the produce of it.

וְ֠גַם (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וּדְבַ֛שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְזֶה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the people living in the land are strong, and the towns are walled and very great; further, we saw the children of Anak there.

וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Amalekites are in the South; and the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites are living in the hill-country; and the Canaanites by the sea and by the side of Jordan.

וְ֠הַֽחִתִּי (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְהַיְבוּסִ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”