1vai·ye·shev yis·ra·'el ba·shit·tim; vai·ya·chel ha·'am, liz·no·vt el-be·no·vt mo·v·'av. 2vat·tik·re·na la·'am, le·ziv·chei e·lo·hei·hen; vai·yo·chal ha·'am, vai·yish·ta·chav·vu le·lo·hei·hen. 3vai·yi·tza·med yis·ra·'el le·va·'al pe·'o·vr; vai·yi·char-af ha·shem be·yis·ra·'el. 4vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-mo·sheh kach et-kol-ra·shei ha·'am, ve·ho·v·ka o·v·tam la·shem ne·ged ha·sha·mesh; ve·ya·shov cha·ro·vn af-ha·shem mi·yis·ra·'el. 5vai·yo·mer mo·sheh, el-sho·fe·tei yis·ra·'el; hir·gu ish a·na·shav, han·nitz·ma·dim le·va·'al pe·'o·vr.

6ve·hin·neh ish mib·be·nei yis·ra·'el ba vai·yak·rev el-e·chav et-ham·mid·ya·nit, le·'ei·nei mo·sheh, u·le·'ei·nei kol-a·dat be·nei-yis·ra·'el; ve·hem·mah vo·chim, pe·tach o·hel mo·v·'ed. 7vai·yar· pi·ne·chas ben-el·'a·zar, ben-a·ha·ron hak·ko·hen; vai·ya·kam mit·to·vch ha·'e·dah, vai·yik·kach ro·mach be·ya·dov. 8vai·ya·vo a·char ish-yis·ra·'el el-hak·kub·bah vai·yid·kor et-she·nei·hem, et ish yis·ra·'el, ve·'et-ha·'i·shah el-ko·va·tah; vat·te·'a·tzar ham·mag·ge·fah, me·'al be·nei yis·ra·'el. 9vai·yih·yu ham·me·tim bam·mag·ge·fah; ar·ba·'ah ve·'es·rim a·lef. f

10vay·dab·ber ha·shem el-mo·sheh le·mor. 11pi·ne·chas ben-el·'a·zar ben-a·ha·ron hak·ko·hen he·shiv et-cha·ma·ti me·'al be·nei-yis·ra·'el, be·kan·'ov et-kin·'a·ti be·to·v·cham; ve·lo-chil·li·ti et-be·nei-yis·ra·'el be·kin·'a·ti. 12la·chen e·mor; hin·ni no·ten lov et-be·ri·ti sha·lo·vm. 13ve·ha·ye·tah lov u·le·zar·'ov a·cha·rav, be·rit ke·hun·nat o·v·lam; ta·chat a·sher kin·ne le·lo·hav, vay·chap·per al-be·nei yis·ra·'el.

14ve·shem ish yis·ra·'el ham·muk·keh a·sher huk·kah et-ham·mid·ya·nit, zim·ri ben-sa·lu; ne·si veit-av la·shim·'o·ni. 15ve·shem ha·'i·shah ham·muk·kah ham·mid·ya·nit ka·ze·bi vat-tzur; rosh um·mo·vt beit-av be·mid·yan hu. f

16vay·dab·ber ha·shem el-mo·sheh le·mor. 17tza·ro·vr et-ham·mid·ya·nim; ve·hik·ki·tem o·v·tam. 18ki tzo·re·rim hem la·chem, be·nich·lei·hem a·sher-nik·ke·lu la·chem al-de·var-pe·'o·vr; ve·'al-de·var ka·ze·bi vat-ne·si mid·yan a·cho·tam, ham·muk·kah ve·yo·vm-ham·mag·ge·fah al-de·var-pe·'o·vr. 19