12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 11:12:1 ⧉הֶאָנֹכִ֣יheanokhiHave I Numbers 11:12:2 ⧉הָרִ֗יתִיhariticonceived Numbers 11:12:3 ⧉אֵ֚תet Numbers 11:12:4 ⧉כָּל־הָעָ֣םkolhaamall the people Numbers 11:12:5 ⧉הַזֶּ֔הhazehthis Numbers 11:12:6 ⧉אִם־אָנֹכִ֖יimanokhiif I Numbers 11:12:7 ⧉יְלִדְתִּ֑יהוּyelidtihuhave given birth to him Numbers 11:12:8 ⧉כִּֽי־תֹאמַ֨רkitomarthat you say Numbers 11:12:9 ⧉אֵלַ֜יelaito me Numbers 11:12:10 ⧉שָׂאֵ֣הוּsaehucarry him Numbers 11:12:11 ⧉בְחֵיקֶ֗ךָbekheikekhain your bosom Numbers 11:12:12 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רkaasheras Numbers 11:12:13 ⧉יִשָּׂ֤א הָאֹמֵן֙yissa haomena nurse carries Numbers 11:12:14 ⧉אֶת־הַיֹּנֵ֔קethayonekthe nursing infant Numbers 11:12:15 ⧉עַ֚לalupon Numbers 11:12:16 ⧉הָֽאֲדָמָ֔הhaadamahthe ground Numbers 11:12:17 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherthat Numbers 11:12:18 ⧉נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּnishbatayou swore Numbers 11:12:19 ⧉לַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃laavotavto their fathers |
12. Formal Translation Am I the one who has conceived all these people? Have I given birth to them, that You {Yahweh, Divine Instructor} should say to me, Carry them in your bosom, as the nurse carries the infant to the land which You swore to their fathers? |
12. Dynamic Translation Did I conceive and give birth to all these people, that You {Yahweh, Guiding Authority} would tell me to carry them in my arms, like a nurse carries an infant, to the land You promised to their ancestors? |