1  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

1  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2  'Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; thou shalt write every man's name upon his rod.

3  And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for the head of their fathers' houses.

3  And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; for it is one rod for each: they shall give them according to the tribe of the house of their families.

3  But the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod separately shall contain all their families.

4  And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

4  And you shall place these in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to you.

5  And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud; and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.'

5  Whomever of these I will choose, his rod will germinate, and so shall I restrain the complaints of the sons of Israel before me, by which they murmur against you.”

6  And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

6  And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel. And all the leaders gave him rods, one for each tribe. And there were twelve rods, aside from the rod of Aaron.

7  And Moses laid up the rods before YHWH in the tent of the testimony.

7  And when Moses had placed these before the Lord, in the tabernacle of the testimony,

8  And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

8  returning on the following day, he found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, had germinated, and that the swelling buds had opened into flowers, which, spreading their petals, were formed into those of an almond tree.

8  And on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and blossomed, and yielded ripe almonds.

9  And Moses brought out all the rods from before YHWH unto all the children of Israel; and they looked, and took every man his rod.

9  Therefore, Moses brought out all the rods, from the sight of the Lord, to all the sons of Israel. And they saw, and each one received their rods.

10  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept there, for a token against the rebellious children; that there may be made an end of their murmurings against Me, that they die not.'

11  Thus did Moses; as YHWH commanded him, so did he.

11  And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.

12  And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

12  Then the sons of Israel said to Moses: “Behold, we have been consumed; we have been ruined.

13  Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of YHWH, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'

13  Whoever approaches to the tabernacle of the Lord dies. Will we all be wiped away, even to total annihilation?”

Nm17:28  Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

18:2  And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou near with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee, thou and thy sons with thee being before the tent of the testimony.

2  But take to yourselves also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, and the scepter of your father, and may they be prepared, and may they minister to you. Then you and your sons shall minister in the tabernacle of the testimony.

18:3  And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the Tent; only they shall not come nigh unto the holy furniture and unto the altar, that they die not, neither they, nor ye.

3  And the Levites shall stand watch by your precepts, and for all the works of the tabernacle; yet in such a manner that they shall not approach the vessels of the Sanctuary and of the altar, lest both they die, and you perish, at the same time.

3  And they shall keep your charge and the charge of all the tabernacle; but they shall not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the vessels of the altar, that neither they, nor you also, die.

18:4  And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, whatsoever the service of the Tent may be; but a common man shall not draw nigh unto you.

4  But they may be with you, and they may watch over the care of the tabernacle and all its ceremonies. A foreigner shall not be mixed with you.

4  And they shall accompany you, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation for all the service of the tabernacle; and a stranger shall not come near you.

18:5  And ye shall keep the charge of the holy things, and the charge of the altar, that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

5  Watch over the care of the Sanctuary, and over the ministry of the altar, lest an indignation may rise over the sons of Israel.

5  And you shall have charge of the sanctuary, and charge of the altar, that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

18:6  And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; for you they are given as a gift unto YHWH, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

6  I have given your brothers, the Levites, to you from the midst of the sons of Israel, and I have delivered them as a gift to the Lord, in order to serve in the ministries of his tabernacle.

18:7  And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood in everything that pertaineth to the altar, and to that within the veil; and ye shall serve; I give you the priesthood as a service of gift; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.'

7  But as for you and your sons: guard the priesthood. For all that pertains to the service of the altar and of what is beyond the veil shall be exercised by the priests. If any outsider will approach, he shall be killed.”

7  Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar and within the veil; and you shall serve; I have given your priest's office as a gift; and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

18:8  And YHWH spoke unto Aaron: 'And I, behold, I have given thee the charge of My heave-offerings; even of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel unto thee have I given them for a consecrated portion, and to thy sons, as a due for ever.

8  And the Lord said to Aaron, And, behold, I have given you the charge of the first-fruits of all things consecrated to me by the children of Israel; and I have given them to thee as an honour, and to thy sons after thee for a perpetual ordinance.

8  And the Lord said to Aaron: “Behold, I have given you custody of my first-fruits. Everything that is sanctified by the sons of Israel I have delivered to you and your sons, for the office of the priesthood, by everlasting ordinances.

18:9  This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, even every meal-offering of theirs, and every sin-offering of theirs, and every guilt-offering of theirs, which they may render unto Me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.

9  And let this be to you from all the holy things that are consecrated to me, even the burnt-offerings, from all their gifts, and from all their sacrifices, and from every trespass-offering of theirs, and from all their sin-offerings, whatever things they give to me of all their holy things, they shall be thine and thy sons’.

9  Therefore, you shall receive these, from the things that are sanctified and offered to the Lord. Every offering, and sacrifice, and whatever is repaid to me, on behalf of sin and also for offenses, and which becomes the Holy of holies, shall be for you and for your sons.

18:10  In a most holy place shalt thou eat thereof; every male may eat thereof; it shall be holy unto thee.

10  In the most holy place shall ye eat them; every male shall eat them, thou and thy sons: they shall be holy to thee.

10  You shall eat it in the Sanctuary. Only the males shall eat from it, because it has been consecrated for you.

18:11  And this is thine: the heave-offering of their gift, even all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, as a due for ever; every one that is clean in thy house may eat thereof.

11  But the first-fruits, which the sons of Israel shall vow and offer, I have given to you, and to your sons, as well as to your daughters, by a perpetual right. Whoever is clean in your house shall eat them.

11  And this is the offering of your gifts, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them to you and to your sons and to your daughters with you, by a statute for ever; every one who is clean in your household shall eat of it.

18:12  All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the corn, the first part of them which they give unto YHWH, to thee have I given them.

12  Every first-offering of oil, and every first-offering of wine, their first-fruits of corn, whatsoever they may give to the Lord, to thee have I given them.

12  All the innermost of the oil, and of the wine, and of the grain, whatever first-fruits they offer to the Lord, I have given to you.

18:13  The first-ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring unto YHWH, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thy house may eat thereof.

13  All the first-fruits that are in their land, whatsoever they shall offer to the Lord, shall be thine: every clean person in thy house shall eat them.

18:14  Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.

14  All that the sons of Israel shall repay by vow shall be yours.

18:15  Every thing that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto YHWH, both of man and beast, shall be thine; howbeit the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

15  Whatever goes out first from the womb, of all flesh, which they offer to the Lord, whether from men or from cattle, shall be your right; yet only in so far as, for the firstborn of man, you shall accept a price. And every animal that is unclean you shall cause to be redeemed.

18:16  And their redemption-money--from a month old shalt thou redeem them--shall be, according to thy valuation, five shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary--the same is twenty gerahs.

16  And the redemption of them shall be from a month old; their valuation of five shekels—it is twenty oboli according to the holy shekel.

16  And those that are to be redeemed from a month old and upward shall you redeem, for a price of money of fifty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

18:17  But the firstling of an ox, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt dash their blood against the altar, and shalt make their fat smoke for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto YHWH.

17  But thou shalt not redeem the first-born of calves and the first-born of sheep and the first-born of goats; they are holy: and thou shalt pour their blood upon the altar, and thou shalt offer the fat as a burnt-offering for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

17  But the firstborn of a cow, or of a sheep, or of a goat, you shall not cause to be redeemed, because they have been sanctified to the Lord. Thus, their blood you shall pour out upon the altar, and their fat you shall burn as a most sweet odor to the Lord.

18:18  And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine.

18  Yet truly, the flesh shall fall to your use, just as the consecrated breast and the right shoulder shall be yours.

18  But their meat shall be yours, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are yours.

18:19  All the heave-offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto YHWH, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, as a due for ever; it is an everlasting covenant of salt before the YHWH unto thee and to thy seed with thee.'

19  All the first-fruits of the Sanctuary, which the sons of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and to your sons as well as to your daughters, as a perpetual right. It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord, for you and for your sons.”

18:20  And YHWH said unto Aaron: 'Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any portion among them; I am thy portion and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.

20  And the Lord said to Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any portion among them; for I am thy portion and thine inheritance in the midst of the children of Israel.

20  And the Lord said to Aaron: “In their land, you shall possess nothing; neither shall you have a portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel.

18:21  And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting.

21  And, behold, I have given to the sons of Levi every tithe in Israel for an inheritance for their services, whereinsoever they perform ministry in the tabernacle of witness.

21  But I have given, to the sons of Levi, all the tithes of Israel as a possession, for the ministry by which they serve me in the tabernacle of the covenant,

18:22  And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.

22  And the children of Israel shall no more draw nigh to the tabernacle of witness to incur fatal guilt.

22  so that the sons of Israel may no longer approach to the tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin.

18:23  But the Levites alone shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, and among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

23  And the Levite himself shall perform the service of the tabernacle of witness; and they shall bear their iniquities, it is a perpetual statute throughout their generations; and in the midst of the children of Israel they shall not receive an inheritance.

23  Only the sons of Levi may serve me in the tabernacle and may carry the sins of the people. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in your generations. They shall possess nothing else;

18:24  For the tithe of the children of Israel, which they set apart as a gift unto YHWH, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance; therefore I have said unto them: Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.'

24  Because I have given as a distinct portion to the Levites for an inheritance the tithes of the children of Israel, whatsoever they shall offer to the Lord; therefore I said to them, In the midst of the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

24  being content with the oblation of tithes, which I have separated for their uses and necessities.”

18:25  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

25  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

18:26  'Moreover thou shalt speak unto the Levites, and say unto them: When ye take of the children of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall set apart of it a gift for YHWH, even a tithe of the tithe.

26  “Instruct the Levites, and also declare to them: When you will receive, from the sons of Israel, the tithes, which I have given to you, offer their first-fruits to the Lord, that is, the tenth part of a tenth,

18:27  And the gift which ye set apart shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the wine-press.

27  And your heave-offerings shall be reckoned to you as corn from the floor, and an offering from the wine-press.

27  so that it may be accounted to you as an oblation of the first-fruits, as much from the threshing floors as from the oil and wine presses.

18:28  Thus ye also shall set apart a gift unto YHWH of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and thereof ye shall give the gift which is set apart unto the YHWH to Aaron the priest.

28  So shall ye also separate them from all the offerings of the Lord out of all your tithes, whatsoever ye shall receive from the children of Israel; and ye shall give of them an offering to the Lord to Aaron the priest.

28  And offer the first-fruits of everything, from which you receive tithes, to the Lord, and give them to Aaron the priest.

18:29  Out of all that is given you ye shall set apart all of that which is due unto YHWH, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.

29  Of all your gifts ye shall offer an offering to the Lord, and of every first-fruit the consecrated part from it.

18:30  Therefore thou shalt say unto them: When ye set apart the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press.

30  And thou shalt say to them, When ye shall offer the first-fruits from it, then shall it be reckoned to the Levites as produce from the threshing-floor, and as produce from the wine-press.

30  And you shall say to them: ‘If you offer the noble and the better of the tithes, it shall be accounted to you as if you had given from the first-fruits of the threshing floor and of the oil and wine presses.’

18:31  And ye may eat it in every place, ye and your households; for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.

31  And you shall eat these in all your places, both you and your families, because it is your price for the ministry, by which you serve in the tabernacle of the testimony.

18:32  And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, seeing that ye have set apart from it the best thereof; and ye shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that ye die not.'

32  And ye shall not bear sin by reason of it, for ye shall have offered an offering of first-fruits from it, and ye shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that ye die not.

32  And you shall not sin in this way: by reserving the excellent and fat things for yourselves, lest you pollute the oblations of the sons of Israel, and lest you die.”

19:1  And YHWH spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying

1  And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

19:2  This is the statute of the law which YHWH hath commanded, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer, faultless, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.

2  This is the constitution of the law, as the Lord has commanded, saying, Speak to the sons of Israel, and let them take for thee a red heifer without spot, which has no spot on her, and on which no yoke has been put.

2  “This is the ritual that the Lord has appointed for a victim. Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may bring to you a red cow of full maturity, in which there is no blemish, and which has not carried a yoke.

19:3  And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, and she shall be brought forth without the camp, and she shall be slain before his face.

3  And you shall deliver it to Eleazar the priest, who, having led it out beyond the camp, shall immolate it in the sight of all.

3  And you shall give her to Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth outside the camp, and one shall slaughter her in his sight;

19:4  And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times.

4  And Eleazar shall take of her blood, and sprinkle of her blood seven times in front of the tabernacle of witness.

4  And dipping his finger in its blood, he shall sprinkle it seven times, opposite the door of the tabernacle.

19:5  And the heifer shall be burnt in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall be burnt.

5  And they shall burn her to ashes before him; and her skin and her flesh and her blood, with her dung, shall be consumed.

5  And he shall burn it, while all are watching, delivering into the flame, not only its skin and flesh, but also the blood and dung.

19:6  And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

6  Likewise, cedar wood, and hyssop, and twice-dyed scarlet he shall cast into the flame, by which the cow is consumed.

19:7  Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.

7  And the priest shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and afterwards he shall go into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean till evening.

7  And then finally, having washed his garments and his body, he shall enter into the camp, and he shall be deeply stained until evening.

19:8  And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

8  Then he also who had burned it shall wash his garments and his body, and he shall be unclean until evening.

19:9  And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of sprinkling; it is a purification from sin.

9  Then a clean man shall gather the ashes of the cow, and he shall pour them out beyond the camp, in a very pure place, so that they may be preserved for the multitude of the sons of Israel, and for the water of aspersion, because the cow was burned for sin.

19:10  And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even; and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

10  And when he who had carried the ashes of the cow will have washed his garments, he shall be unclean until evening. The sons of Israel, and the newcomers who live among them, shall have this as a holy and perpetual right.

19:11  He that toucheth the dead, even any man's dead body, shall be unclean seven days;

11  Whoever touches the corpse of a man, and is, because of this, unclean for seven days,

11  He who touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.

19:12  the same shall purify himself therewith on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall be clean; but if he purify not himself the third day and the seventh day, he shall not be clean.

19:13  Whosoever toucheth the dead, even the body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself--he hath defiled the tabernacle of YHWH--that soul shall be cut off from Israel; because the water of sprinkling was not dashed against him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

13  Anyone who will have touched the dead body of a human life, and who has not been sprinkled with this mixture, pollutes the tabernacle of the Lord, and he shall perish out of Israel. For not having been sprinkled with the water of expiation, he shall be unclean, and his filth shall remain upon him.

19:14  This is the law: when a man dieth in a tent, every one that cometh into the tent, and every thing that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

14  And this is the law; if a man die in a house, every one that goes into the house, and all things in the house, shall be unclean seven days.

14  This is the law of a man who dies in a tent. All who enter into his tent, and all the vessels which are there, shall be polluted for seven days.

19:15  And every open vessel, which hath no covering close-bound upon it, is unclean.

15  The vessel that has no cover or binding over it shall be unclean.

19:16  And whosoever in the open field toucheth one that is slain with a sword, or one that dieth of himself, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

16  And every one who shall touch a man slain by violence, or a corpse, or human bone, or sepulchre, shall be unclean seven days.

19:17  And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the purification from sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel.

17  And they shall take some of the ashes from the burning and the sin offering, and they shall pour living waters over them into a vessel.

19:18  And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave.

18  And into it a man who is clean shall dip hyssop, and he shall sprinkle from it the entire tent, and all its articles, and the men who were polluted by means of contact.

19:19  And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

19  And so, in this manner, what is clean shall purify what is unclean, on the third and seventh days. And have been expiated on the seventh day, he shall wash both himself and his garments, and he shall be unclean until evening.

19:20  But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of YHWH; the water of sprinkling hath not been dashed against him: he is unclean.

20  And whatever man shall be defiled and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the congregation, because he has defiled the holy things of the Lord, because the water of sprinkling has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

20  If anyone has not been expiated by this ritual, his soul shall perish from the midst of the Church. For he has polluted the Sanctuary of the Lord, and he has not been sprinkled with purifying waters.

19:21  And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them; and he that sprinkleth the water of sprinkling shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of sprinkling shall be unclean until even.

21  This precept shall be an everlasting ordinance. Likewise, the one who has sprinkled the waters shall wash his garments. All who will have touched the waters of expiation shall be unclean until evening.

19:22  And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth him shall be unclean until even.

22  Whatever has been touched by something unclean will itself be made unclean. And the soul who touches any of these things shall become unclean until evening.”

20:1  And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

1  And the sons of Israel, and the entire multitude, went into the desert of Sin, in the first month. And the people stayed at Kadesh. And Miriam died there, and she was buried in the same place.

20:2  And there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

2  And when the people were in need of water, they came together against Moses and Aaron.

20:3  And the people strove with Moses, and spoke, saying: 'Would that we had perished when our brethren perished before YHWH!

3  And as it turned into sedition, they said: “If only we had perished among our brothers in the sight of the Lord.

3  And the people quarreled with Moses and with Aaron, saying, Would God that we had died with the death with which our brethren died before the LORD!

20:4  And why have ye brought the assembly of YHWH into this wilderness, to die there, we and our cattle?

4  And wherefore have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, to kill us and our cattle?

4  Why have you led away the Church of the Lord, into the wilderness, so that both we and our cattle would die?

20:5  And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.'

5  And wherefore is this? Ye have brought us up out of Egypt, that we should come into this evil place; a place where there is no sowing, neither figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there water to drink.

5  Why did you cause us to ascend from Egypt, and why have you led us into this most wretched place, which is not able to be sown, which does not produce figs, or vines, or pomegranates, and which, moreover, does not even have water to drink?”

20:6  And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces; and the glory of YHWH appeared unto them.

6  And Moses and Aaron, dismissing the multitude, entered the tabernacle of the covenant, and they fell prone on the ground, and they cried out to the Lord, and they said: “O Lord God, listen to the outcry of this people, and open for them, from your storehouse, a fountain of living water, so that, being satisfied, their murmuring may cease.” And the glory of the Lord appeared over them.

6  Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces; and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

20:7  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

7  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

20:8  'Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.'

8  Take thy rod, and call the assembly, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye to the rock before them, and it shall give forth its waters; and ye shall bring forth for them water out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.

8  “Take the rod, and gather the people, you and your brother Aaron, and speak to the rock before them, and it shall bestow waters. And when you have brought forth water from the rock, the entire multitude and their cattle shall drink.”

20:9  And Moses took the rod from before YHWH, as He commanded him.

9  Therefore, Moses took the rod, which was in the sight of the Lord, just as he had instructed him.

20:10  And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them: 'Hear now, ye rebels; are we to bring you forth water out of this rock?'

10  And having gathered the multitude before the rock, he said to them: “Listen, you who are rebellious and unbelieving. Would we be able to cast out water from this rock?”

20:11  And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.

11  And when Moses had lifted up his hand, striking the stone twice with the rod, very great waters went forth, so much so that the people and their cattle were able to drink.

20:12  And YHWH said unto Moses and Aaron: 'Because ye believed not in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.'

12  And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because ye have not believed me to sanctify me before the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

20:13  These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel strove with YHWH, and He was sanctified in them.

13  This is the water of Strife, because the children of Israel spoke insolently before the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

13  This is the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. And Moses said: LORD, you began to show servant of you greatness and the strong hand. Who will do in heavens and in the earth that which you would do as deeds of you and as forces of you. Let me cross over, please, and I shall see the earth good which is across the Jordan, this good mountain and Lebanon. And the LORD said to Moses: enough of you to talk to me about this. Rise to the top of the Pisgah, and lift your eyes toward the west, and the north and the south and the east, and see you with your eyes, as not you are going to cross this Jordan. And command with Joshua son of Nun, and strengthen him and encourage him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. And the LORD said to Moses to say: multitudes of you should turn around this mountain and face the north. And as it was commanded, say to the ones crossing over in the boundary brothers of you, sons of Esau, the ones dwelling in Seir. And they will fear you and you will be very careful as not to anger them, as I will not give you the land which he occupies, not even as much as of a foot. As to Esau I gave the mountain Seir. Purchase from them food that you need to eat, and for the water to drink you shall pay with silver.

20:14  And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom: 'Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us;

14  Meanwhile, Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. They said: “Your brother Israel says this: You know of all the hardships which have overtaken us,

20:15  how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers;

15  And how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we sojourned in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

20:16  and when we cried unto YHWH, 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 thy border.

16  And we cried to the Lord, and the Lord heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and now we are in the city of Cades, at the extremity of thy coasts.

16  and how we cried out to the Lord, and he heeded us and sent an Angel, who led us away from Egypt. Behold, we are situated in the city of Kadesh, which is at the extremity of your borders.

20:17  Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land; we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells; we will go along the king's highway, we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.'

17  And we beg you to permit us to cross through your land. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards; we will not drink the waters of your wells, but we will travel by the public ways, neither turning aside to the right, nor to the left, until we have passed your borders.”

17  Now let us pass through your land; we will not pass through the fields, nor through the vineyards, neither will we drink the water of the wells; but we will go by the king's highway, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left until we have passed your borders.

20:18  And Edom said unto him: 'Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.'

18  Edom responded to them: “You shall not cross through me, otherwise, I will meet you armed.”

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

20:19  And the children of Israel said unto him: 'We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof; let me only pass through on my feet; there is no hurt.'

19  And the sons of Israel said: “We will travel by the well-trodden path. And if we or our cattle drink from your waters, we will give you what is just. There shall be no difficulty in the price, only let us cross through quickly.”

20:20  And he said: 'Thou shalt not pass through.' And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

20  But he answered, “You shall not cross.” And immediately he went out to meet them with a countless multitude and a strong hand;

20  But Edom said. You shall not pass through. And Edom came out against them with a strong force, and with a strong hand.

20:21  Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; wherefore Israel turned away from him.

21  So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Israel turned away from him.

21  neither was he willing to agree to their petition to concede passage through his borders. For this reason, Israel diverted away from him.

20:22  And they journeyed from Kadesh; and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came unto mount Hor.

22  And when they had moved the camp from Kadesh, they arrived at mount Hor, which is at the borders of the land of Edom,

20:23  And YHWH spoke unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying

23  where the Lord spoke to Moses

23  And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron at mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom,

20:24  'Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against My word at the waters of Meribah.

24  Let Aaron be added to his people; for ye shall certainly not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because ye provoked me at the water of strife.

24  “Let Aaron,” he said, “go to his people. For he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because he did not believe my mouth at the Waters of Contradiction.

20:25  Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor.

25  Take Aaron, and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to the mount Or before all the congregation;

25  Take Aaron, and his son with him, and lead them on to mount Hor.

20:26  And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.'

26  and take Aaron’s apparel from off him, and put it on Eleazar his son: and let Aaron die there and be added to his people.

26  And when you have stripped the father of his vestments, you shall put them on Eleazar, his son. Aaron shall be gathered and shall die there.”

20:27  And Moses did as YHWH commanded; and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

27  Moses did just as the Lord had instructed. And they ascended mount Hor, in the sight of the entire multitude.

20:28  And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.

28  And he took Aaron’s garments off him, and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron died on the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

28  And when he had despoiled Aaron of his vestments, he clothed his son Eleazar with them.

29  And when Aaron had died at the top of the mountain, Moses came down with Eleazar.

20:29  And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

29  And the entire multitude, seeing that Aaron lay dead, wept over him for thirty days, throughout all their families.

21:1  And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.

1  And when king Arad the Canaanite, who was living toward the south, had heard this, namely, that Israel had arrived by the way of spies, he fought against them. And proving to be the victor, he led away prey from them.

21:2  And Israel vowed a vow unto YHWH, and said: 'If Thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.'

2  But Israel, obliging himself by a vow to the Lord, said: “If you deliver this people into my hand, I will wipe away their cities.”

21:3  And YHWH hearkened 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.

3  And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered the Chananite into his power; and Israel devoted him and his cities, and they called the name of that place Anathema.

21:4  And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became impatient because of the way.

4  And having departed from mount Or by the way leading to the Red Sea, they compassed the land of Edom, and the people lost courage by the way.

4  Then they set out from mount Hor, by the way that leads to the Red Sea, to circle around the land of Edom. And the people began to tire of their journey and hardships.

21:5  And the people spoke against God, and against Moses: 'Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.'

5  And speaking against God and Moses, they said: “Why did you lead us away from Egypt, so as to die in the wilderness? Bread is lacking; there are no waters. Our soul is now nauseous over this very light food.”

5  And the people murmured against God and against Moses, saying, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For neither is there bread, nor water; and our soul is wearied with this inferior bread (manna).

21:6  And YHWH sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

6  And the Lord sent among the people deadly serpents, and they bit the people, and much people of the children of Israel died.

6  For this reason, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them.

21:7  And the people came to Moses, and said: 'We have sinned, because we have spoken against YHWH, and against thee; pray unto the YHWH, that He take away the serpents from us.' And Moses prayed for the people.

7  And so they went to Moses, and they said: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.

7  Therefore the people came to Moses and said to him, We have sinned, for we have murmured against the LORD and against you; pray before the LORD, that he take the serpents away from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

21:8  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole; and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live.'

8  And Moses prayed to the Lord for the people; and the Lord said to Moses, Make thee a serpent, and put it on a signal-staff; and it shall come to pass that whenever a serpent shall bite a man, every one so bitten that looks upon it shall live.

8  And the Lord said to him: “Make a bronze serpent, and place it as a sign. Whoever, having been struck, gazes upon it, shall live.”

21:9  And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the pole; and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked unto the serpent of brass, he lived.

9  Therefore, Moses made a bronze serpent, and he placed it as a sign. When those who had been struck gazed upon it, they were healed.

21:10  And the children of Israel journeyed, and pitched in Oboth.

10  And the sons of Israel, setting out, made camp at Oboth.

21:11  And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which is in front of Moab, toward the sun-rising.

11  And having departed from Oboth, they encamped in Achalgai, on the farther side in the wilderness, which is opposite Moab, toward the east.

11  Having departed from there, they pitched their tents at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness, which looks out toward Moab, opposite the eastern region.

21:12  From thence they journeyed, and pitched in the valley of Zered.

12  And moving from there, they arrived at the Torrent of Zared.

12  And the LORD said to Moses: Don't besiege Moab and don't anger them, as I will not give you his land for a possession. Because I gave Ar to the sons of Lot for a possession. From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.

21:13  From thence they journeyed, and pitched on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness, that cometh out of the border of the Amorites.--For Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites;

13  Having left that place behind, they then made camp opposite Arnon, which is in the desert, and which juts out at the borders of the Amorite. For certainly Arnon is at the limit of Moab, dividing the Moabites and the Amorites.

13  And the LORD said to Moses to say: You are today before the boundary of Moab. Be watchful when you come near the sons of Ammon. And not besiege and anger them as I will not give you from the land of sons of Ammon for a possession, because to the sons of Lot I gave it for a possession. From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is over in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

21:14  wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of YHWH: Vaheb in Suphah, and the valleys of Arnon,

14  Therefore it is said in a book, A war of the Lord has set on fire Zoob, and the brooks of Arnon.

14  About this place, it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord: “As he did at the Red Sea, so will he do at the Torrents of Arnon.”

21:15  And the slope of the valleys that inclineth toward the seat of Ar, and leaneth upon the border of Moab.--

15  The stones of the torrents were bent, so that they might rest in Ar and lie back within the borders of the Moabites.

21:16  And from thence to Beer; that is the well whereof YHWH said unto Moses: 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.'

16  And thence they came to the well; this is the well of which the Lord said to Moses, Gather the people, and I will give them water to drink.

16  Beyond that place appeared a well, about which the Lord said to Moses: “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”

21:17  Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well--sing ye unto it--

17  Then Israel sang this song at the well, Begin to sing of the well;

21:18  The well, which the princes digged, which the nobles of the people delved, with the sceptre, and with their staves. And from the wilderness to Mattanah;

18  the princes digged it, the kings of the nations in their kingdom, in their lordship sank it in the rock: and they went from the well to Manthanain,

18  “The well, the leaders dug it, and the commanders of the multitude prepared it, at the direction of the lawgiver, and with their staffs.”

21:19  and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;

19  and from Manthanain to Naaliel, and from Naaliel to Bamoth, and from Bamoth to Janen, which is in the plain of Moab as seen from the top of the quarried rock that looks toward the wilderness.

19  They went from the wilderness to Mattanah, from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,

21:20  and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, by the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert.

20  And Moses sent ambassadors to Seon king of the Amorites, with peaceable words, saying,

20  from Bamoth, a valley in the region of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks out opposite the desert.

21:21  And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying

21  We will pass through thy land, we will go by the road; we will not turn aside to the field or to the vineyard.

21  And the LORD said to Moses: Arise and jorney and pass the stream of Arnon. And see that I give in your hand Sihon king of Heshbon of Amorites. And begin to possess his land and anger him in war. As today I begin to give awe and fears before the faces of the people under all heavens. And when they will hear you, they will quiver and writhe from your face. And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites with sayings of peace, saying

21:22  'Let me pass through thy land; we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells; we will go by the king's highway, until we have passed thy border.'

22  We will not drink water out of thy well; we will go by the king’s highway, until we have past thy boundaries.

22  Let me pass through thy land: in way of the king I shall go and not stray right or left. We will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; food with silver we shall buy to eat, and water with silver we shall purchase from you to drink. Only allow me to cross over as they allowed us sons of Esau, the ones dwelling in Seir, and Moabites that dwell in Ar, until we cross your boundary.

21:23  And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.

21:24  And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon unto the Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

24  And he was struck down by them with the edge of the sword, and they possessed his land from Arnon, even to Jabbok and the sons of Ammon. For the borders of the Ammonites were held by a strong fortress.

21:25  And Israel took all these cities; and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the towns thereof.

25  Therefore, Israel took all his cities and lived in the cities of the Amorite, namely, in Heshbon and its villages.

21:26  For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto the Arnon.

26  For Esebon is the city of Seon king of the Amorites; and he before fought against the king of Moab, and they took all his land, from Aroer to Arnon.

26  Heshbon was the city of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who fought against the king of Moab. And he took all the land, which had been under his sovereignty, as far as Arnon.

21:27  Wherefore they that speak in parables say: Come ye to Heshbon! let the city of Sihon be built and established!

27  Therefore say they who deal in dark speeches, Come to Esebon, that the city of Seon may be built and prepared.

27  About this, it is said in the proverb: “Enter into Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be established and built.

21:28  For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; it hath devoured Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon.

28  For a fire has gone forth from Esebon, a flame from the city of Seon, and has consumed as far as Moab, and devoured the pillars of Arnon.

28  A fire has gone forth from Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon, and it has devoured Ar of the Moabites, and the inhabitants of the heights of Arnon.

21:29  Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; he hath given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

29  Woe to thee, Moab; thou art lost, thou people of Chamos: their sons are sold for preservation, and their daughters are captives to Seon king of the Amorites.

29  Woe to you, O Arnon! Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh; he has given his sons hostages, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.

21:30  We have shot at them--Heshbon is perished--even unto Dibon, and we have laid waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.

30  And their seed shall perish from Esebon to Daebon; and their women have yet farther kindled a fire against Moab.

30  The fields of Heshbon have perished as far as Ribon, and have been laid waste as far as Lanhakh, which is in the wilderness.

21:31  Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.

31  And Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites.

31  And so Israel lived in the land of the Amorite.

21:32  And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they took the towns thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

32  And Moses sent some to explore Jazer. These captured its villages and possessed its inhabitants.

21:33  And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan; and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

33  And having returned, they went up the road that leads to Basan; and Og the king of Basan went forth to meet them, and all his people to war to Edrain.

33  And they turned themselves and ascended, along the way of Bashan. And Og, the king of Bashan, met them with all his people, to fight at Edrei.

21:34  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Fear him not; for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.'

34  And the Lord said to Moses: “Do not be afraid of him. For I have delivered him, and all his people, as well as his land, into your hand. And you shall do to him just as you did to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, the inhabitant of Heshbon.”

21:35  So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him remaining; and they possessed his land.

35  And he smote him and his sons, and all his people, until he left none of his to be taken alive; and they inherited his land.

35  Therefore, they struck him down also, with his sons, and all his people, even to utter destruction, and they possessed his land.

22:1  And the children of Israel journeyed, and pitched in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.

1  And they set out and made camp in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan, where Jericho is situated.

22:2  And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

2  Then Balak, the son of Zippor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorite,

22:3  And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was overcome with dread because of the children of Israel.

3  then Moab feared the people exceedingly because they were many; and Moab was grieved before the face of the children of Israel.

3  and that the Moabites had great fear of him, and that they were not able to bear his assault,

22:4  And Moab said unto the elders of Midian: 'Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.'--And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.--

4  said to those greater by birth of Midian: “So will this people wipe away all those who are dwelling within our borders, in the same way that the ox is accustomed to tear out grass, all the way to the roots.” At that time, he was king of Moab.

22:5  And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying: 'Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.

5  Therefore, he sent messengers to Balaam, the son of Beor, a seer who lived above the river of the land of the sons of Ammon, to call him, and to say: “Behold, a people has gone forth from Egypt, which has covered the face of the earth. They are encamped opposite me.

5  So he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, an interpreter of dreams, who dwelt by the river of the land of the children of Ammon, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt; they cover the face of the land, and they are settled over against me.

22:6  Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me; peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.'

6  Therefore, come and curse this people, for they are stronger than I am. If only, in some way, I might be able to strike them and to drive them from my land. For I know that he whom you bless shall be blessed, and he whom you curse shall be cursed.”

22:7  And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spoke unto him the words of Balak.

22:8  And he said unto them: 'Lodge here this night, and I will bring you back word, as YHWH may speak unto me'; and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

8  And he said to them, Tarry here the night, and I will answer you the things which the Lord shall say to me; and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

8  he responded, “Remain for this night, and I will answer with whatever the Lord will say to me.” And while they stayed with Balaam, God came and said to him,

22:9  And God came unto Balaam, and said: 'What men are these with thee?'

9  “What do these men want with you?”

22:10  And Balaam said unto God: 'Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me saying

10  He responded, “Balak, the son of Zippor, the king of the Moabites has sent to me,

22:11  Behold the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth; now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.'

11  Behold, a people has come forth out of Egypt, and has covered the face of the land, and it has encamped near to me; and now come, curse it for me, if indeed I shall be able to smite it, and cast it out of the land.

11  saying: ‘Behold, a people, which has gone forth from Egypt, has covered the face of the earth. Come and curse them, so that, in some way, I may be able to fight them and drive them away.’ ”

22:12  And God said unto Balaam: 'Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.'

12  And God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them, and do not curse the people, for they are blessed.”

22:13  And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak: 'Get you into your land; for YHWH refuseth to give me leave to go with you.'

13  And he, rising up in the morning, said to the leaders, “Go into your own land, for the Lord has prohibited me from going with you.”

22:14  And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said: 'Balaam refuseth to come with us.'

14  Returning, the leaders said to Balak, “Balaam was not willing to come with us.”

14  So the princes of Moab rose up and went to Balak, and said to him, Balaam refused to come with us.

22:15  And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

15  Again, he sent many more persons, and these were more noble than those he had sent before.

15  And again Balak sent messengers who were greater and more honorable than they.

22:16  And they came to Balaam, and said to him: 'Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor: Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me;

16  And when these had come to Balaam, they said: “So says Balak, the son of Zippor. Do not hesitate to come to me.

22:17  for I will promote thee unto very great honour, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.'

17  For I am ready to honor you, and whatever you would want, I shall give to you. Come and curse this people.”

22:18  And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak: 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of YHWH my God, to do any thing, small or great.

18  Balaam responded: “Even if Balak were to give to me his own house, filled with silver and gold, I still would not be able to change the word of the Lord my God, neither to say more, nor to say less.

18  And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not transgress against the word of the LORD my God, neither concerning a small matter nor concerning a great matter.

22:19  Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what YHWH will speak unto me more.'

19  And now do ye also tarry here this night, and I shall know what the Lord will yet say to me.

19  I beg you to remain for this night also, so that I may know what the Lord will answer me again.”

22:20  And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him: 'If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.'

20  Therefore, God came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: “If these men have arrived to call you, then rise up and go with them; yet only in so far as you shall do what I will command you.”

22:21  And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

21  Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddling his donkey, he set out with them.

21  So Balaam rose up in the morning and saddled his ass and went with the princes of Balak.

22:22  And God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of YHWH placed himself in the way for an adversary against him.--Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.--

22  And God was very angry because he went; and the angel of the Lord rose up to withstand him. Now he had mounted his ass, and his two servants were with him.

22  And God was angry. And an Angel of the Lord stood in the way opposite Balaam, who was sitting on the donkey, and he had two servants with him.

22:23  And the ass saw the angel of YHWH standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field; and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

23  The donkey, discerning that the Angel was standing in the way with a drawn sword, turned herself from the road and went through a field. And when Balaam beat her and intended to return her to the path,

23  The she-ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn and held in his hand; and the she-ass turned aside out of the way and went into the field; and Balaam struck the she-ass to turn her into the way.

22:24  Then the angel of YHWH stood in a hollow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side.

24  the Angel stood in a narrow place between the two walls, with which the vineyards were enclosed.

24  But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyard, a wall being on this side and a wall on that side.

22:25  And the ass saw the angel of YHWH, and she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; and he smote her again.

25  And the donkey, seeing this, drew herself close to the wall and scraped the foot of the rider. So he beat her again.

22:26  And the angel of YHWH went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

26  And, nevertheless, the Angel passing on to a narrow place, where one would not be able to deviate either to the right or to the left, stood to meet him.

22:27  And the ass saw the angel of YHWH, and she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff.

27  And when the donkey had seen the Angel standing there, she fell under the feet of the rider, who, being angry, struck her sides more vehemently with a club.

22:28  And YHWH opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam: 'What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?'

28  And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she says to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third time?

28  And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said: “What have I done to you? Why do strike you me, behold now, for the third time?”

22:29  And Balaam said unto the ass: 'Because thou hast mocked me; I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee.'

29  Balaam responded, “Because you have deserved it, and you have mistreated me. If only I had a sword, so that I might pierce you.”

22:30  And the ass said unto Balaam: 'Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee?' And he said: 'Nay.'

30  The donkey said: “Am not I your animal, on which you have always been accustomed to sit, even until this present day? Tell me, when did I ever do the same thing to you.” But he said, “Never.”

30  And the she-ass said to Balaam, Am I not your she-ass upon which you have ridden from your youth even to this day? Have I ever behaved in this manner toward you? And he said to her, No.

22:31  Then YHWH opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the YHWH standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.

31  Immediately, the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he reverenced him prone on the ground.

22:32  And the angel of YHWH said unto him: 'Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because thy way is contrary unto me;

32  And the angel of God said to him, Why hast thou smitten thine ass this third time? and, behold, I came out to withstand thee, for thy way was not seemly before me; and when the ass saw me, she turned away from me this third time.

22:33  and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times; unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.'

33  And if she had not turned out of the way, surely now, I should have slain thee, and should have saved her alive.

33  And unless the donkey had turned aside from the way, allowing a place for my opposition, I would have killed you, and she would have lived.”

22:34  And Balaam said unto the angel of YHWH: 'I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me; now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back.'

34  And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned, for I did not know that thou wert standing opposite in the way to meet me; and now if it shall not be pleasing to thee for me to go on, I will return.

34  Balaam said: “I have sinned, not knowing that you stood against me. And now, if it displeases you for me to continue on, I will return.”

22:35  And the angel of YHWH said unto Balaam: 'Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak.' So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

35  The Angel said, “Go with them, but be careful not to speak anything other than what I shall instruct you.” And so, he went with the leaders.

22:36  And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.

22:37  And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?'

37  And he said to Balaam: “I sent messengers to call you. Why did you not come to me immediately? Was it because I am not able to pay the cost for your arrival?”

22:38  And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.'

38  And Balaam said to Balac, Behold, I am now come to thee: shall I be able to say anything? the word which God shall put into my mouth, that I shall speak.

38  He answered him: “Behold, here I am. Am I able to speak anything other than what God will put into my mouth?”

22:39  And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth.

39  Therefore, they continued on together, and they arrived at a city, which was at the furthest borders of his kingdom.

22:40  And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

40  And after Balak had killed oxen and sheep, he sent the gifts to Balaam, and to the leaders who were with him.

22:41  And it came to pass in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.

41  Then, when morning arrived, he led him to the heights of Baal, and he gazed upon the most distant portions of the population.

23:1  And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.'

23:2  And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.

2  And when he had acted according to the words of Balaam, they placed a calf and a ram together on each altar.

23:3  And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; peradventure YHWH will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.' And he went to a bare height.

3  And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice.

3  And Balaam said to Balak: “Stand for a little while next to your holocaust, until I go, to see if perhaps the Lord will meet with me. And whatever he will command, I shall speak to you.”

23:4  And God met Balaam; and he said unto Him: 'I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.'

4  And Balaam went to enquire of God; and he went straight forward, and God appeared to Balaam; and Balaam said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and have offered a calf and a ram on every altar.

4  And after he had quickly departed, God met with him. And Balaam, speaking to him, said: “I have set up seven altars, and I have placed a calf and a ram on each.”

23:5  And YHWH put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said: 'Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.'

5  And God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, and said, thou shalt return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

5  Then the Lord placed the word in his mouth, and he said: “Return to Balak, and you shall say this.”

23:6  And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab.

6  And he returned to him, and moreover he stood over his whole-burnt-offerings, and all the princes of Moab with him; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

6  Returning, he found Balak standing next to his holocaust, with all the leaders of the Moabites.

23:7  And he took up his parable, and said: From Aram Balak bringeth me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: 'Come, curse me Jacob, and come, execrate Israel.'

7  And taking up his parable, he said: “Balak, king of the Moabites, has led me from Aram, from the mountains of the east. ‘Come forth,’ he said, ‘and curse Jacob. Hurry and condemn Israel.’

23:8  How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I execrate, whom YHWH hath not execrated?

8  How can I curse whom the Lord curses not? or how can I devote whom God devotes not?

8  How shall I curse him, whom God has not cursed? For what reason would I condemn him, whom the Lord does not condemn?

23:9  For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, it is a people that shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

9  I will look upon him from the tops of the stones, and I will consider him from the hills. This people shall dwell alone, and they shall not be counted among the nations.

23:10  Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, or numbered the stock of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let mine end be like his!

10  Who has exactly calculated the seed of Jacob, and who shall number the families of Israel? let my soul die with the souls of the righteous, and let my seed be as their seed.

10  Who can number the dust that is Jacob, and who can know the number of the stock of Israel? May my soul die a just death, and may my end be like theirs.”

23:11  And Balak said unto Balaam: 'What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.'

11  And Balak said to Balaam: “What is this that you are doing? I called for you, in order to curse my enemies, and to the contrary, you bless them.”

23:12  And he answered and said: 'Must I not take heed to speak that which YHWH putteth in my mouth?'

12  And Balaam said to Balac, Whatsoever the Lord shall put into my mouth, shall I not take heed to speak this?

12  He answered him, “How can I say anything other than what the Lord orders?”

23:13  And Balak said unto him: 'Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.'

13  Therefore, Balak said: “Come with me to another place, from where you may see a portion of Israel, though you cannot see them all. Curse them from there.”

23:14  And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

14  And he took him to a high place of the field to the top of the quarried rock, and he built there seven altars, and offered a calf and a ram on every altar.

14  And when he had led him to a lofty place, on the top of mount Pisgah, Balaam built seven altars, and placing upon each a calf and a ram,

23:15  And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'

15  And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.

15  he said to Balak, “Stand here next to your holocaust, while I continue on to meet him.”

23:16  And YHWH met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said: 'Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.'

16  And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said, “Return to Balak, and you shall say this to him.”

16  And the LORD appeared to Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said to him, Go again to Balak and say thus.

23:17  And he came to him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him: 'What hath YHWH spoken?'

17  And he returned to him: and he also was standing by his whole-burnt-sacrifice, and all the princes of Moab with him; and Balac said to him, What has the Lord spoken?

17  Returning, he found him standing next to his holocaust, and the leaders of the Moabites were with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”

23:18  And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear; give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor

18  But, taking up his parable, he said: “Stand, Balak, and pay attention. Listen, you son of Zippor.

23:19  God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: when He hath said, will He not do it? or when He hath spoken, will He not make it good?

19  God is not as man to waver, nor as the son of man to be threatened; shall he say and not perform? shall he speak and not keep to his word?

19  God is not like a man, so that he would lie, nor is he like a son of man, so that he would be changed. Therefore, having spoken, will he not act? Has he ever spoken, and not fulfilled?

23:20  Behold, I am bidden to bless; and when He hath blessed, I cannot call it back.

20  I was led here to bless, and I have no strength to hinder the blessing.

23:21  None hath beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath one seen perverseness in Israel; YHWH his God is with him, and the shouting for the King is among them.

21  There shall not be trouble in Jacob, neither shall sorrow be seen in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, the glories of rulers are in him.

23:22  God who brought them forth out of Egypt is for them like the lofty horns of the wild-ox.

22  It was God who brought him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn.

22  God brought them out of Egypt with his might and excellency.

23:23  For there is no enchantment with Jacob, neither is there any divination with Israel; now is it said of Jacob and of Israel: 'What hath God wrought!'

23  There is no soothsaying in Jacob, nor any divination in Israel. In their times, it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what God has wrought.

23  Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

23:24  Behold a people that riseth up as a lioness, and as a lion doth he lift himself up; he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

24  Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion’s whelp, and shall exalt himself as a lion; he shall not lie down till he have eaten the prey, and he shall drink the blood of the slain.

24  Behold, the people will rise up like a lioness, and lie down like a lion. But they will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain.”

23:25  And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.'

23:26  But Balaam answered and said unto Balak: 'Told not I thee, saying: All that YHWH speaketh, that I must do?'

26  And Balaam answered and said to Balac, Spoke I not to thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I do?

26  And he said, “Have I not told you that whatever God would command of me, I would do?”

23:27  And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.'

27  And Balac said to Balaam, Come and I will remove thee to another place, if it shall please God, and curse me them from thence.

27  And Balak said to him: “Come and I will lead you to another place. If perhaps it may please God, then you may curse them from there.”

23:28  And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.

28  And when he had led him on to the top of mount Peor, which looks out toward the wilderness,

28  Then Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks toward Ashimon.

23:29  And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.'

29  Balaam said to him, “Build seven altars here for me, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams.”

23:30  And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

30  Balak did as Balaam had said, and he placed on each altar a calf and a ram.

24:1  And when Balaam saw that it pleased YHWH to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

1  And when Balaam had seen that it was pleasing to the Lord that he should bless Israel, he by no means went out as he had gone before, to seek divination. But directing his face opposite the desert,

24:2  And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling tribe by tribe; and the spirit of God came upon him.

2  and lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel dwelling in tents by their tribes. And with the Spirit of God rushing into him,

24:3  And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eye is opened;

3  taking up his parable, he said: “Balaam, the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed,

24:4  The saying of him who heareth the words of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes

4  He has said, who heard the word of God, who saw the vision of God, falling into a trance but having his eyes open

24:5  How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!

5  ‘How beautiful are your tabernacles, O Jacob, and your tents, O Israel!

24:6  As valleys stretched out, as gardens by the river-side; as aloes planted of YHWH, as cedars beside the waters;

6  They are like forested valleys, like gardens irrigated next to rivers, like tabernacles which the Lord has fixed, like cedars close to waters.

6  As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

24:7  Water shall flow from his branches, and his seed shall be in many waters; and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

7  There shall come a man out of his seed, and he shall rule over many nations; and the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, and his kingdom shall be increased.

24:8  God who brought him forth out of Egypt is for him like the lofty horns of the wild-ox; he shall eat up the nations that are his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them through with his arrows.

8  Away from Egypt, God has led him, whose strength is like the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.

8  The God who brought them forth out of Egypt with his might and excellency, he shall devour the nations that are their enemies, and shall break their bones in pieces, and cut off their loins.

24:9  He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, and cursed be every one that curseth thee.

9  He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir him up? they that bless thee are blessed, and they that curse thee are cursed.

9  Lying down, he has slept like a lion, and like a lioness, whom no one would dare to awaken. He who blesses you, shall himself also be blessed. He who curses you, shall be considered cursed.”

24:10  And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam: 'I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

10  And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemy, and behold thou hast decidedly blessed him this third time.

10  And Balak, being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: “I called you to curse my enemies, and, to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.

24:11  Therefore now flee thou to thy place; I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, YHWH hath kept thee back from honour.'

11  Now therefore flee to thy place: I said, I will honour thee, but now the Lord has deprived thee of glory.

24:12  And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Spoke I not also to thy messengers that thou didst send unto me, saying

12  Balaam responded to Balak: “Did I not say to your messengers, whom you sent to me

12  And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not say to your messengers whom you sent to me,

24:13  If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of YHWH, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what the YHWH speaketh, that will I speak?

13  If Balac should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatsoever things God shall say, them will I speak.

13  Even if Balak would give me his house, filled with silver and gold, I still could not go away from the word of the Lord my God, so as to offer anything, either good or evil, from my own heart; but whatever the Lord will speak, this, too, I shall speak.

24:14  And now, behold, I go unto my people; come, and I will announce to thee what this people shall do to thy people in the end of days.'

14  Yet truly, as I continue on to my own people, I will give you counsel as to what this people shall do to your people in the end times.”

24:15  And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eye is opened;

15  Therefore, taking up his parable, he again spoke: “Balaam the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed,

24:16  The saying of him who heareth the words of God, and knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes

16  hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge from the Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened.

16  He has said, who heard the words of God and knew the knowledge of the Most High, who saw the vision of God, falling into a trance but having his eyes open;

24:17  I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; there shall step forth a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of Seth.

24:18  And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also, even his enemies, shall be a possession; while Israel doeth valiantly.

18  And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance of Israel, and Israel wrought valiantly.

18  And he shall possess Idumea; the inheritance of Seir shall fall to their enemies. Yet truly, Israel shall act with strength.

24:19  And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.

19  From Jacob will be he who shall be ruler. And he shall perish the remnants of the city.”

19  Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him who has survived out of the city.

24:20  And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said: Amalek was the first of the nations; but his end shall come to destruction.

24:21  And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said: Though firm be thy dwelling-place, and though thy nest be set in the rock;

21  And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, thy dwelling-place is strong; yet though thou shouldest put thy nest in a rock,

21  Likewise, he saw the Kainites, and taking up his parable, he said: “Robust, indeed, is your habitation. But though you will set your nest in a rock,

24:22  Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long? Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

22  and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry thee away captive.

22  and you will be elect among the stock of Kain, how long will you be able to remain? For Assur shall take you captive.”

24:23  And he took up his parable, and said: Alas, who shall live after God hath appointed him?

23  And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?

23  And taking up his parable once more he said: “Alas! Who will be able to survive, when God will do these things?

24:24  But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.

24  They shall arrive in Greek warships from Italy. They shall overcome the Assyrians, and they shall devastate the Hebrews, and yet, at the very end, even they themselves shall perish.”

24  And legions shall come from the land of China, and shall conquer Assyria, and shall subdue the Hebrews, and they also shall perish for ever.

24:25  And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

25:1  And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.

1  Now Israel, at that time, dwelt in Shittim, and the people were fornicating with the daughters of Moab,

25:2  And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

2  who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate, and they adored their gods.

25:3  And Israel joined himself unto the Baal of Peor; and the anger of YHWH was kindled against Israel.

3  And Israel was initiated into Baal of Peor. And so the Lord, being angry,

25:4  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up unto the YHWH in face of the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel.'

4  And the Lord said to Moses, Take all the princes of the people, and make them examples of judgement for the Lord in the face of the sun, and the anger of the Lord shall be turned away from Israel.

4  said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people, and hang them on gallows against the sun, so that my fury may be averted from Israel.”

25:5  And Moses said unto the judges of Israel: 'Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto the Baal of Peor.'

5  And Moses said to the tribes of Israel, Slay ye every one his friend that is consecrated to Beel-phegor.

25:6  And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.

6  And behold, one of the sons of Israel entered, in the sight of his brothers, to a prostitute of Midian, within view of Moses and of all the crowd of the sons of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle.

25:7  And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.

7  And Phinees the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, and rose out of the midst of the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand,

25:8  And he went after the man of Israel into the chamber, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

8  he entered after the Israelite man, into the brothel, and he pierced both of them at the same time, specifically, the man and the woman at the location of their genitals. And the scourge ceased from among the sons of Israel.

25:9  And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.

9  And there were slain twenty-four thousand men.

25:10  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

10  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

10  Then the LORD spoke to Moses and said to him.

25:11  'Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned My wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was very jealous for My sake among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in My jealousy.

11  Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest has caused my wrath to cease from the children of Israel, when I was exceedingly jealous among them, and I did not consume the children of Israel in my jealousy.

11  “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has averted my wrath from the sons of Israel. For he was moved against them by my zeal, so that I myself, in my zeal, might not wipe away the sons of Israel.

25:12  Wherefore say: Behold, I give unto him My covenant of peace;

12  Thus do thou say to him, Behold, I give him a covenant of peace

12  Because of this, say to him: Behold, I give to him the peace of my covenant.

25:13  and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.'

13  and he and his seed after him shall have a perpetual covenant of priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.

13  And the covenant of the everlasting priesthood shall be as much for him as for his offspring. For he was zealous on behalf of his God, and he has made expiation for the wickedness of the sons of Israel.”

25:14  Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house among the Simeonites.

25:15  And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.

15  Moreover, the Midianite woman, who was put to death together with him, was called Cozbi the daughter of Zur, a most noble leader among the Midianites.

25:16  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

16  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, saying,

25:17  'Harass the Midianites, and smite them;

17  Plague the Madianites as enemies, and smite them,

17  “Let the Midianites perceive you as enemies, and strike them down,

25:18  for they harass you, by their wiles wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.'

18  for they are enemies to you by the treachery wherein they ensnare you through Phogor, and through Chasbi their sister, daughter of a prince of Madiam, who was smitten in the day of the plague because of Phogor.

18  for they, too, have behaved with hostility against you, and they have deceived you insidiously by means of the idol Peor, and by Cozbi, the daughter of a commander of Midian, their sister, who was struck down in the day of the scourge because of the sacrilege of Peor.”

26:2  'Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel.'

2  “Number the entire sum of the sons of Israel, from twenty years and above, by their houses and kinships, all who are able to go forth to war.”

26:3  And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying

3  And so, Moses and Eleazar the priest, who were in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho, spoke to those who were

26:4  ' Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward, as YHWH commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came forth out of the land of Egypt.'

4  This is the numbering from twenty years old and upward as the Lord commanded Moses. And the sons of Israel that came out of Egypt are as follows

4  from twenty years and above, just as the Lord had commanded. And this is their number

26:5  Reuben, the first-born of Israel: the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

5  Ruben was the first-born of Israel: and the sons of Ruben, Enoch, and the family of Enoch; to Phallu belongs the family of the Phalluites.

5  Ruben, the firstborn of Israel; his son, Hanoch, from whom is the family of the Hanochites; and Pallu, from whom is the family of the Palluites;

26:6  of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

6  To Asron, the family of Asroni: to Charmi, the family of Charmi.

6  and Hezron, from whom is the family of the Hezronites; and Carmi, from whom is the family of the Carmites.

26:7  These are the families of the Reubenites; and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

26:8  And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.

8  The son of Phallu: Eliab;

26:9  And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, the elect of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against YHWH;

9  his sons, Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram, the leaders of the people, who rose up against Moses and Aaron in the sedition at Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord.

26:10  and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.

10  And the earth, opening its mouth, devoured Korah, with many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred fifty men. And a great miracle was wrought,

26:11  Notwithstanding the sons of Korah died not.

11  But the sons of Core died not.

11  so that, when Korah perished, his sons did not perish.

26:12  The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

12  And the sons of Symeon:—the family of the sons of Symeon: to Namuel, belonged the family of the Namuelites; to Jamin the family of the Jaminites; to Jachin the family of the Jachinites.

12  The sons of Simeon, by their kinships: Nemuel, from him is the family of the Nemuelites; Jamin, from him is the family of the Jaminites; Jachin, from him is the family of the Jachinites;

26:13  of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

13  To Zara the family of the Zaraites; to Saul the family of the Saulites.

13  Sohar, from him is the family of the Soharites; Shaul, from him is the family of the Shaulites.

26:14  These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.

26:15  The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

15  And the sons of Juda, Er and Aunan; and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.

15  The sons of Gad, by their kinships: Zephon, from him is the family of the Zephonites; Haggi, from him is the family of the Haggites; Shuni, from him is the family of the Shunites;

26:16  of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;

16  And these were the sons of Juda, according to their families: to Selom belonged the family of the Selonites; to Phares, the family of the Pharesites; to Zara, the family of the Zaraites.

16  Ozni, from him is the family of the Oznites; Eri, from him is the family of the Erites;

26:17  of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

17  And the sons of Phares were, to Asron, the family of the Asronites; to Jamun, the family of the Jamunites.

17  Arod, from him is the family of the Arodites; Areli, from him is the family of the Arelites.

26:18  These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

26:19  The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

19  And the sons of Issachar according to their families: to Thola, the family of the Tholaites; to Phua, the family of the Phuaites.

26:20  And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

20  To Jasub, the family of the Jasubites; to Samram, the family of the Samramites.

20  And these were the sons of Judah, by their kinships: Shelah, from whom is the family of the Shelahites; Perez, from whom is the family of the Perezites; Zerah, from whom is the family of the Zerahites.

26:21  And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

21  These are the families of Issachar according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

21  Moreover, the sons of Phares were: Hezron, from whom is the family of the Hezronites; and Hamul, from whom is the family of the Hamulites.

26:22  These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

22  The sons of Zabulon according to their families: to Sared, the family of the Saredites; to Allon, the family of the Allonites; to Allel, the family of the Allelites.

26:23  The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

23  These are the families of Zabulon according to their numbering, sixty thousand and five hundred.

26:24  of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

24  The sons of Gad according to their families: to Saphon, the family of the Saphonites; to Angi, the family of the Angites; to Suni, the family of the Sunites;

24  Jashub, from whom is the family of the Jashubites; Shimron, from whom is the family of the Shimronites.

26:25  These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.

25  to Azeni, the family of the Azenites; to Addi, the family of the Addites

25  These are the kinships of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

26:26  The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

26  to Aroadi, the family of the Aroadites; to Ariel, the family of the Arielites.

26  The sons of Zebulon by their kinships: Sered, from whom is the family of the Seredites; Elon, from whom is the family of the Elonites; Jahleel, from whom is the family of the Jahleelites.

26:27  These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

27  These are the kinships of Zebulun, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.

26:28  The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

28  The sons of Aser according to their families; to Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; to Jesu, the family of the Jesusites; to Baria, the family of the Bariaites.

28  tithe sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim

26:29  The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites--and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

29  To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to Melchiel, the family of the Melchielites.

29  From Manasseh was born Machir, from whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir conceived Gilead, from whom is the family of the Gileadites.

26:30  These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

30  And the name of the daughter of Aser, Sara.

30  Gilead had sons: Jezer, from whom is the family of the Jezerites; and Helek, from whom is the family of the Helekites;

26:31  and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

31  These are the families of Aser according to their numbering, forty-three thousand and four hundred.

31  and Asriel, from whom is the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, from whom is the family of the Shechemites;

26:32  and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

32  The sons of Joseph according to their families, Manasse and Ephraim.

32  and Shemida, from whom is the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, from whom is the family of the Hepherites.

26:33  And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

33  The sons of Manasse. To Machir the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Galaad: to Galaad, the family of the Galaadites.

33  Now Hepher was the father of Zelophehad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Mahlah, and Noa, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

26:34  These are the families of Manasseh; and they that were numbered of them were fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

34  And these are the sons of Galaad; to Achiezer, the family of the Achiezerites; to Cheleg, the family of the Chelegites.

26:35  These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

35  To Esriel, the family of the Esrielites; to Sychem, the family of the Sychemites.

35  Now the sons of Ephraim by their kinships were these: Shuthelah, from whom is the family of the Shuthelahites; Becher, from whom is the family of the Becherites; Tahan, from whom is the family of the Tahanites.

26:36  And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

36  To Symaer, the family of the Symaerites; and to Opher, the family of the Opherites.

36  Furthermore, the son of Shuthelah was Eran, from whom is the family of the Eranites.

26:37  These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

37  And to Salpaad the son of Opher there were no sons, but daughters: and these were the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Mala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

37  These are the kinships of the sons of Ephraim, whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.

26:38  The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

38  These are the families of Manasse according to their numbering, fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.

38  These are the sons of Joseph by their families: the sons of Benjamin in their kinships: Bela, from whom is the family of the Belaites; Ashbel, from whom is the family of the Ashbelites; Ahiram, from whom is the family of the Ahiramites;

26:39  of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

39  And these are the children of Ephraim; to Suthala, the family of the Suthalanites; to Tanach, the family of the Tanachites.

39  Shupham, from whom is the family of the Shuphamites; Hupham, from whom is the family of the Huphamites.

26:40  And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman; of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

40  These are the sons of Suthala; to Eden, the family of the Edenites.

40  Of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

26:41  These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

41  These are the families of Ephraim according to their numbering, thirty-two thousand and five hundred: these are the families of the children of Joseph according to their families.

26:42  These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

42  The sons of Benjamin according to their families; to Bale, the family of the Balites; to Asyber, the family of the Asyberites; to Jachiran, the family of the Jachiranites.

42  The sons of Dan by their kinships: Shuham, from whom is the family of the Shuhamites. These are the kinships of Dan by their families.

26:43  All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

43  To Sophan, the family of the Sophanites.

43  All these were Shuhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

26:44  The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

44  And the sons of Bale were Adar and Noeman; to Adar, the family of the Adarites; and to Noeman, the family of the Noemanites.

26:45  Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

45  These are the sons of Benjamin by their families according to their numbering, thirty-five thousand and five hundred.

45  The sons of Beriah: Heber, from whom is the family of the Heberites; and Malchiel, from whom is the family of the Malchielites.

26:46  And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

46  And the sons of Dan according to their families; to Same, the family of the Sameites; these are the families of Dan according to their families.

26:47  These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

47  All the families of Samei according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

47  These are the kinships of the sons of Asher, and their number was fifty-three thousand four hundred.

26:48  The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

48  The sons of Nephthali according to their families; to Asiel, the family of the Asielites; to Gauni, the family of the Gaunites.

26:49  of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

49  To Jeser, the family of the Jeserites; to Sellem, the family of the Sellemites.

49  Jezer, from whom is the family of the Jezerites; Shillem, from whom is the family of the Shillemites.

26:50  These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

50  These are the kinships of the sons of Naphtali by their families, whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.

26:51  These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

51  This is the numbering of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

51  These were the numbers of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

26:52  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

52  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

26:53  'Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

53  To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the names.

53  “The land shall be divided to these, as their possessions, according to the number of their names.

26:54  To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance; to each one according to those that were numbered of it shall its inheritance be given.

54  To the greater number you shall give a greater portion, and to the lesser number, a lesser portion. To each one, just as they have now been counted, a possession shall be delivered.

54  To a large family you shall give a large inheritance and to a small family you shall give a small inheritance; every one shall receive his inheritance according to those that were numbered of him.

26:55  Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot; according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

55  The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.

55  Yet only in so far as the land is divided by lot to a tribe and to families.

26:56  According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.'

56  Thou shalt divide their inheritance by lot between the many and the few.

56  Whatever the lot will happen to be, it shall be accepted, either by the greater, or by the lesser.

26:57  And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

57  And the sons of Levi according to their families; to Gedson, the family of the Gedsonites; to Caath, the family of the Caathites; to Merari, the family of the Merarites.

57  Likewise, this is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gershon, from whom is the family of the Gershonites; Kohath, from whom is the family of the Kohathites; Merari, from whom is the family of the Merarites.

26:58  These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begot Amram.

26:59  And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and she bore unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

59  who had a wife, Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to him in Egypt. She bore, to her husband Amram: sons, Aaron and Moses, as well as their sister, Miriam.

26:60  And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

26:61  And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before YHWH.

61  Of these, Nadab and Abihu died, when they had offered strange fire before the Lord.

61  But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

26:62  And they that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

62  And these were all who were numbered: twenty-three thousand of the male gender, from one month and above. For they were not counted among the sons of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the others.

26:63  These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

63  And this is the numbering of Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in Araboth of Moab, at Jordan by Jericho.

63  This is the number of the sons of Israel, who were enrolled by Moses and by Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho.

26:64  But among these there was not a man of them that were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

64  Among these, not one of them was numbered before, by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.

26:65  For YHWH had said of them: 'They shall surely die in the wilderness.' And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

65  For the Lord said to them, They shall surely die in the wilderness; and there was not left even one of them, except Chaleb the son of Jephonne, and Joshua the son of Naue.