| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 14:4:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvayomrooAnd they said Numbers 14:4:2 ⧉אִ֣ישׁeesha man Numbers 14:4:3 ⧉אֶל־אָחִ֑יוelakhivto his brother Numbers 14:4:4 ⧉נִתְּנָ֥הnitnahLet us appoint Numbers 14:4:5 ⧉רֹ֖אשׁrosha leader Numbers 14:4:6 ⧉וְנָשׁ֥וּבָהvenashuvahand let us return Numbers 14:4:7 ⧉מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitsraymahto Egypt |
| 4. Formal Translation And each man said to his brother, “Let us appoint a leader {rosh: head, chief} and let us return to Egypt.” |
| 4. Dynamic Translation They said to one another, “Let us choose a new leader and go back to Egypt.” |