H9001–/וַ–v

Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tent of meeting, and fell on their faces: and the glory of Yahweh appeared to them.

וַיָּבֹא֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak you to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their cattle drink.

וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

Moses took the rod from before Yahweh, as he commanded him.

וַיִּקַּ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, you rebels; shall we bring you forth water out of this rock?

וַיַּקְהִ֜לוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.

וַיָּ֨רֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֧ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּ (וַ) va. “and”

Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, Because you didn't believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yahweh, and he was sanctified in them.

וַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁ (וַ) va “and”

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says your brother Israel, You know all the travail that has happened to us:

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers:

וַיֵּרְד֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּרֵ֥עוּ (וַ) va “and”

and when we cried to Yahweh, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of your border.

וַנִּצְעַ֤ק (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּצִאֵ֖נוּ (וַ) va “and”

Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

The children of Israel said to him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price of it: let me only, without [ergänzt: doing] anything [ergänzt: else], pass through on my feet.

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וְנָתַתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

He said, You shall not pass through. Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: why Israel turned away from him.

וַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”

They traveled from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.

וַיִּסְע֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [ergänzt: to his people], and shall die there.

וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”

Moses did as Yahweh commanded: and they went up into Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

וַיַּפְשֵׁט֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֧מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֧רֶד (וַ) va “and”

When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀ (וַ) va “and”

Israel vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.

וַיִּדַּ֨ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”וְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

Yahweh listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the name of the place was called Hormah.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲרֵ֥ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

וַיִּסְע֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקְצַ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”