| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 20:5:1 ⧉וְלָמָ֤הvelamaand why Numbers 20:5:2 ⧉הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙heelitunuhave you brought us up Numbers 20:5:3 ⧉מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmimitsrayimfrom Egypt Numbers 20:5:4 ⧉לְהָבִ֣יאlehavito bring Numbers 20:5:5 ⧉אֹתָ֔נוּotanuus Numbers 20:5:6 ⧉אֶל־הַמָּק֥וֹםelhamakomto the place Numbers 20:5:7 ⧉הָרָ֖עharathe evil Numbers 20:5:8 ⧉הַזֶּ֑הhazehthis Numbers 20:5:9 ⧉לֹ֣אlono Numbers 20:5:10 ⧉מְק֣וֹםmekoma place Numbers 20:5:11 ⧉זֶ֗רַעzerafor seed Numbers 20:5:12 ⧉וּתְאֵנָ֤הuteenaor figs Numbers 20:5:13 ⧉וְגֶ֙פֶן֙vegefenor vine Numbers 20:5:14 ⧉וְרִמּ֔וֹןverimonor pomegranate Numbers 20:5:15 ⧉וּמַ֥יִםumayimand water Numbers 20:5:16 ⧉אַ֖יִןayinthere is not Numbers 20:5:17 ⧉לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lishtotto drink |
| 5. Formal Translation And why did you bring us up from Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation Why did you take us out of Egypt just to bring us to this dreadful place? There is no grain, no figs, no grapevines, no pomegranates—and there is not even any water to drink. |