| 39[Moreover] your little ones, whom you said will be prey, and your children, who on that day did not know good and evil they will go there and I will give it to them, and they will possess it. |
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לטוְטַפְּכֶם֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲמַרְתֶּ֜ם לָבַ֣ז יִֽהְיֶ֗ה וּבְנֵיכֶ֠ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־יָֽדְע֤וּ הַיּוֹם֙ ט֣וֹב וָרָ֔ע הֵ֖מָּה יָבֹ֣אוּ שָׁ֑מָּה וְלָהֶ֣ם אֶתְּנֶ֔נָּה וְהֵ֖ם יִֽירָשֽׁוּהָ: |
| 40But as for you, turn yourselves around and journey into the desert by way of the Red Sea." |
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מוְאַתֶּ֖ם פְּנ֣וּ לָכֶ֑ם וּסְע֥וּ הַמִּדְבָּ֖רָה דֶּ֥רֶךְ יַם־סֽוּף: |
| turn yourselves: I thought [previously] to let you pass through the breadth of the land of Edom northward, to enter the Land, but you sinned and caused delay for yourselves. |
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פְּנוּ לָכֶם:
אָמַרְתִּי לְהַעֲבִיר אֶתְכֶם דֶּרֶךְ רֹחַב אֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם לְצַד צָפוֹן לִכָּנֵס לָאָרֶץ, קִלְקַלְתֶּם וּגְרַמְתֶּם לָכֶם עִכּוּב:
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| turn yourselves: Backwards, and proceed through the desert towards the Red Sea, for the desert in which they were traveling was south of Mount Seir, separating the Red Sea from Mount Seir. Now turn in the direction of the Sea and go around Mount Seir, along its entire southern side from west to east. |
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פְּנוּ לָכֶם:
לַאֲחוֹרֵיכֶם וְתֵלְכוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר לְצַד יַם סוּף – שֶׁהַמִּדְבָּר שֶׁהָיוּ מְהַלְּכִים בּוֹ לִדְרוֹמוֹ שֶׁל הַר שֵׂעִיר הָיָה מַפְסִיק בֵּין יַם סוּף לְהַר שֵׂעִיר – עַתָּה הִמָּשְׁכוּ לְצַד הַיָּם וּתְסַבְּבוּ אֶת הַר שֵׂעִיר כָּל דְּרוֹמוֹ מִן הַמַּעֲרָב לַמִּזְרָח:
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| 41Then you answered and said to me, "We have sinned against the Lord; we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord, our God, has commanded us." So every one of you girded his weapons, and you prepared yourselves to go up to the mountain. |
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מאוַתַּֽעֲנ֣וּ | וַתֹּֽאמְר֣וּ אֵלַ֗י חָטָ֘אנוּ֘ לַֽיהֹוָה֒ אֲנַ֤חְנוּ נַֽעֲלֶה֙ וְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖נוּ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַתַּחְגְּר֗וּ אִ֚ישׁ אֶת־כְּלֵ֣י מִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹ וַתָּהִ֖ינוּ לַֽעֲלֹ֥ת הָהָֽרָה: |
| and you prepared yourselves: Heb. וַתָּהִינוּ, an expression of “Here we are (הִנֶּנּוּ) and we will go up to the place” (Num. 14:40). This expression which you used, denotes, “Yes” (הֵן) , as if to say: You prepared [to go up to the mountain]. |
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וַתָּהִינוּ:
לְשׁוֹן "הִנֶּנּוּ וְעָלִינוּ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם" (במדבר י"ד), זֶה הַלָּשׁוֹן שֶׁאֲמַרְתֶּם לְשׁוֹן "הֵן", כְּלוֹמַר נִזְדַּמַּנְתֶּם:
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| 42And the Lord said to me, "Say to them, 'Neither go up nor fight, for I am not among you, lest you be struck down before your enemies.' " |
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מבוַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י אֱמֹ֤ר לָהֶם֙ לֹ֤א תַֽעֲלוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־תִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ כִּ֥י אֵינֶ֖נִּי בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וְלֹא֙ תִּנָּ֣גְפ֔וּ לִפְנֵ֖י אֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם: |
| Neither go up: There will be no ascent [victory] for you, but only a descent [defeat]. |
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לֹא תַֽעֲלוּ:
לֹא עֲלִיָּה תְהֵא לָכֶם אֶלָּא יְרִידָה:
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| 43So I spoke to you, but you did not listen, and you rebelled against the command of the Lord, and you acted wickedly and went up to the mountain. |
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מגוָֽאֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם וַתַּמְרוּ֙ אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה וַתָּזִ֖דוּ וַתַּֽעֲל֥וּ הָהָֽרָה: |
| 44And the Amorites, dwelling in that mountain, came out towards you and pursued you as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, as far as Hormah. |
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מדוַיֵּצֵ֨א הָֽאֱמֹרִ֜י הַיּשֵׁ֨ב בָּהָ֤ר הַהוּא֙ לִקְרַאתְכֶ֔ם וַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה הַדְּבֹרִ֑ים וַיַּכְּת֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֛ם בְּשֵׂעִ֖יר עַד־חָרְמָֽה: |
| As bees do: Just as a bee dies instantly after stinging a person, they too [the Amorites], upon touching you, died immediately. |
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כַּֽאֲשֶׁר תַּֽעֲשֶׂינָה הַדְּבֹרִים:
מַה הַדְּבוֹרָה הַזֹּאת כְּשֶׁהִיא מַכָּה אֶת הָאָדָם מִיָּד מֵתָה, אַף הֵם כְּשֶׁהָיוּ נוֹגְעִים בָּכֶם מִיָּד מֵתִים:
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| 45So you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not hear your voice, nor would He listen to you. |
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מהוַתָּשֻׁ֥בוּ וַתִּבְכּ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֤ע יְהֹוָה֙ בְּקֹ֣לְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א הֶֽאֱזִ֖ין אֲלֵיכֶֽם: |
| But the Lord would not hear your voice: As if possible [to say of God], you made His attribute of mercy as though it were cruel. |
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וְלֹֽא־שָׁמַע ה' בְּקֹלְכֶם:
כִּבְיָכוֹל עֲשִׂיתֶם מִדַּת רַחֲמָיו כְּאִלּוּ אַכְזָרִי:
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| 46And you dwelled in Kadesh many days, as the days that you dwelled. |
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מווַתֵּֽשְׁב֥וּ בְקָדֵ֖שׁ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים כַּיָּמִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשַׁבְתֶּֽם: |
| And you dwelled in Kadesh many days: Nineteen years, as it says, “as the days that you dwelled” in the other stations. They totaled thirty-eight years; nineteen of them were spent at Kadesh, and for nineteen years they were continually wandering about, and they returned to Kadesh, as it says, (Num. 32:13), “And He made them wander about in the desert”-thus I have found in Seder Olam (ch. 8). |
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וַתֵּֽשְׁבוּ בְקָדֵשׁ יָמִים רַבִּים:
י"ט שָׁנָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר כימים אשר ישבתם בִּשְׁאָר הַמַּסָּעוֹת, וְהֵם הָיוּ ל"ח שָׁנָה, י"ט מֵהֶם עָשׂוּ בְקָדֵשׁ וי"ט שָׁנָה הוֹלְכִים וּמְטֹרָפִים וְחָזְרוּ לְקָדֵשׁ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (במדבר ל"ב) "וַיְנִיעֵם בַּמִּדְבָּר"; כָּךְ מָצָאתִי בְּסֵדֶר עוֹלָם:
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| 1Then we turned and journeyed into the desert by way of the Red Sea, as the Lord had spoken to me, and we circled Mount Seir for many days. |
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אוַנֵּ֜פֶן וַנִּסַּ֤ע הַמִּדְבָּ֨רָה֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יַם־ס֔וּף כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וַנָּ֥סָב אֶת־הַר־שֵׂעִ֖יר יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים: |
| Then we turned and journeyed into the desert: Had they not sinned, they would have passed by way of Mount Seir to enter the Land from its south[ern end] to its north[ern end], but because they sinned, [it was decreed upon them that they remain in the desert; so] they turned towards the desert, which is between the Red Sea and the southern side of Mount Seir, and they traveled along its south side from the west to the east, by way of the Red Sea by the route they used when they went out of Egypt, which is at the southwest corner. From there they traveled towards the east. |
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וַנֵּפֶן וַנִּסַּע הַמִּדְבָּרָה:
אִלּוּ לֹא חָטְאוּ הָיוּ עוֹבְרִים דֶּרֶךְ הַר שֵׂעִיר לִכָּנֵס לָאָרֶץ מִן דְּרוֹמוֹ לִצְפוֹנוֹ, וּבִשְׁבִיל שֶׁקִּלְקְלוּ הָפְכוּ לְצַד הַמִּדְבָּר, שֶׁהוּא בֵין יַם סוּף לִדְרוֹמוֹ שֶׁל הַר שֵׂעִיר, וְהָלְכוּ אֵצֶל דְּרוֹמוֹ מִן הַמַּעֲרָב לַמִּזְרָח דרך ים סוף. דֶּרֶךְ יְצִיאָתָן מִמִּצְרַיִם שֶׁהוּא בְּמִקְצוֹעַ דְּרוֹמִית מַעֲרָבִית; מִשָּׁם הָיוּ הוֹלְכִים לְצַד הַמִּזְרָח:
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וַנָּסָב אֶת־הַר־שֵׂעִיר:
כָּל דְּרוֹמוֹ עַד אֶרֶץ מוֹאָב:
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