2 {
"verseID": "Numbers.20.2",
"source": "וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה מַ֖יִם לָעֵדָ֑ה וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹֽן",
"text": "And-not *hāyâ* *mayim* for-the-*ʿēdâ* and-*yiqqāhălû* against-*mōšeh* and-against-*ʾahărōn*",
"grammar": {
"*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/existed",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural - water",
"*ʿēdâ*": "feminine singular with prefixed preposition - for the congregation",
"*yiqqāhălû*": "waw-consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd plural - and they assembled themselves",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ʾahărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron"
},
"variants": {
"*mayim*": "water",
"*ʿēdâ*": "congregation/assembly/community",
"*yiqqāhălû*": "assembled/gathered together"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Numbers.20.3",
"source": "וַיָּ֥רֶב הָעָ֖ם עִם־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֵאמֹ֔ר וְל֥וּ גָוַ֛עְנוּ בִּגְוַ֥ע אַחֵ֖ינוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה",
"text": "And-*yāreb* the-*ʿām* with-*mōšeh* and-*yōʾmərû* *lēʾmōr* and-*lû* *gāwaʿnû* in-the-*gəwaʿ* of-*ʾaḥênû* before *yəhwâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yāreb*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - contended/quarreled",
"*ʿām*": "masculine singular - people",
"*yōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they said",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct with lamed - saying",
"*lû*": "particle expressing wish - if only/would that",
"*gāwaʿnû*": "qal perfect 1st plural - we had expired/perished",
"*gəwaʿ*": "qal infinitive construct - perishing/expiring",
"*ʾaḥênû*": "masculine plural construct with 1st plural suffix - our brothers",
"*yəhwâ*": "proper noun - the LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*yāreb*": "contended/quarreled/strove",
"*lû*": "if only/would that",
"*gāwaʿ*": "expire/perish/die"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Numbers.20.4",
"source": "וְלָמָ֤ה הֲבֵאתֶם֙ אֶת־קְהַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה לָמ֣וּת שָׁ֔ם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ וּבְעִירֵֽנוּ",
"text": "And-*lāmâ* *hăbēʾtem* *ʾet*-*qəhal* *yəhwâ* to-the-*midbār* the-*zeh* *lāmût* there *ʾănaḥnû* and-*bəʿîrēnû*",
"grammar": {
"*lāmâ*": "interrogative - why",
"*hăbēʾtem*": "hiphil perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have brought",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*qəhal*": "construct state, masculine singular - assembly of",
"*yəhwâ*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*midbār*": "masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective - this",
"*lāmût*": "qal infinitive construct with lamed - to die",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person plural pronoun - we",
"*bəʿîrēnû*": "feminine plural with 1st plural suffix - our cattle"
},
"variants": {
"*lāmâ*": "why",
"*hăbēʾtem*": "brought/led",
"*qəhal*": "assembly/congregation",
"*midbār*": "wilderness/desert",
"*bəʿîrēnû*": "our cattle/livestock"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Numbers.20.5",
"source": "וְלָמָ֤ה הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לְהָבִ֣יא אֹתָ֔נוּ אֶל־הַמָּק֥וֹם הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֑ה לֹ֣א ׀ מְק֣וֹם זֶ֗רַע וּתְאֵנָ֤ה וְגֶ֙פֶן֙ וְרִמּ֔וֹן וּמַ֥יִם אַ֖יִן לִשְׁתּֽוֹת",
"text": "And-*lāmâ* *heʿĕlîtunû* from-*miṣrayim* *ləhābîʾ* *ʾōtānû* to-the-*māqôm* the-*rāʿ* the-*zeh* not *məqôm* *zeraʿ* and-*təʾēnâ* and-*gepen* and-*rimmôn* and-*mayim* *ʾayin* *lištôt*",
"grammar": {
"*lāmâ*": "interrogative - why",
"*heʿĕlîtunû*": "hiphil perfect 2nd masculine plural with 1st plural suffix - you have brought us up",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*ləhābîʾ*": "hiphil infinitive construct with lamed - to bring",
"*ʾōtānû*": "direct object marker with 1st plural suffix - us",
"*māqôm*": "masculine singular with definite article - the place",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective - this",
"*məqôm*": "construct state, masculine singular - place of",
"*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular - seed/sowing",
"*təʾēnâ*": "feminine singular - fig tree",
"*gepen*": "feminine singular - vine",
"*rimmôn*": "masculine singular - pomegranate",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural - water",
"*ʾayin*": "adverb of negation - there is not",
"*lištôt*": "qal infinitive construct with lamed - to drink"
},
"variants": {
"*heʿĕlîtunû*": "brought us up/made us ascend",
"*māqôm*": "place/location",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/unpleasant",
"*zeraʿ*": "seed/grain/sowing",
"*ʾayin*": "there is not/nothing"
}
}