- Numbers 20:22
וַיִּסְעוּ מִקָּדֵשׁ וַיָּבֹאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל כׇּל־הָעֵדָה הֹר הָהָר׃
Setting out from Kadesh, the Israelites arrived in a body at Mount Hor.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְטַלוּ מֵרְקַם וַאֲתוֹ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל כְּנִשְׁתָּא לְהוֹר טוּרָא׃
They traveled from Kodeish, and the entire community of Bnei Yisroel came to Mount Hor.
- Numbers 20:23
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן בְּהֹר הָהָר עַל־גְּבוּל אֶרֶץ־אֱדוֹם לֵאמֹר׃
At Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom, GOD said to Moses and Aaron,
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה וּלְאַהֲרֹן בְּהוֹר טוּרָא עַל תְּחוּם אַרְעָא דֶּאֱדוֹם לְמֵימַר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe and Aharon at Mount Hor, at the border of the land of Edom, saying.
- Numbers 20:24
יֵאָסֵף אַהֲרֹן אֶל־עַמָּיו כִּי לֹא יָבֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל אֲשֶׁר־מְרִיתֶם אֶת־פִּי לְמֵי מְרִיבָה׃
“Let Aaron be gathered to his kin: he is not to enter the land that I have assigned to the Israelite people, because you disobeyed My command about the waters of Meribah.
Targum Onkelos
יִתְכְּנֵישׁ אַהֲרֹן לְעַמֵּיהּ אֲרֵי לָא יֵיעוֹל לְאַרְעָא דִּיהַבִית לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל דְּסָרֵיבְתּוּן עַל מֵימְרִי לְמֵי מַצּוּתָא׃
“Aharon will now be gathered (die) to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to Bnei Yisroel, because you defied My word at the waters of dispute.
- Numbers 20:25
קַח אֶת־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת־אֶלְעָזָר בְּנוֹ וְהַעַל אֹתָם הֹר הָהָר׃
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up on Mount Hor.
Targum Onkelos
דְּבַר יָת אַהֲרֹן וְיָת אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ וְתַסֵּיק יָתְהוֹן לְהוֹר טוּרָא׃
Take Aharon and his son Elozor, and bring them up to Mount Hor.
- Numbers 20:26
וְהַפְשֵׁט אֶת־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּם אֶת־אֶלְעָזָר בְּנוֹ וְאַהֲרֹן יֵאָסֵף וּמֵת שָׁם׃
Strip Aaron of his vestments and put them on his son Eleazar. There Aaron shall be gathered unto the dead.”
Targum Onkelos
וְתַשְׁלַח יָת אַהֲרֹן יָת לְבוּשׁוֹהִי וְתַלְבֵּישִׁנּוּן יָת אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ וְאַהֲרֹן יִתְכְּנֵישׁ וִימוּת תַּמָּן׃
Remove Aharon’s vestments and dress his son Elozor in them; Aharon will be gathered in and die there.”
- Numbers 20:27
וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶל־הֹר הָהָר לְעֵינֵי כׇּל־הָעֵדָה׃
Moses did as GOD had commanded. They ascended Mount Hor in the sight of the whole community.
Targum Onkelos
וַעֲבַד מֹשֶׁה כְּמָא דְּפַקֵּיד יְיָ וּסְלִיקוּ לְהוֹר טוּרָא לְעֵינֵי כָּל כְּנִשְׁתָּא׃
Moshe did as Adonoy commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the presence of the entire community.
- Numbers 20:28
וַיַּפְשֵׁט מֹשֶׁה אֶת־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתָם אֶת־אֶלְעָזָר בְּנוֹ וַיָּמׇת אַהֲרֹן שָׁם בְּרֹאשׁ הָהָר וַיֵּרֶד מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר מִן־הָהָר׃
Moses stripped Aaron of his vestments and put them on his son Eleazar, and Aaron died there on the summit of the mountain. When Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain,
Targum Onkelos
וְאַשְׁלַח מֹשֶׁה יָת אַהֲרֹן יָת לְבוּשׁוֹהִי וְאַלְבֵּישׁ יָתְהוֹן יָת אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ וּמִית אַהֲרֹן תַּמָּן בְּרֵישׁ טוּרָא וּנְחַת מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר מִן טוּרָא׃
Moshe then removed Aharon’s vestments and dressed Aharon’s son, Elozor, in them; Aharon died there on top of the mountain, and Moshe and Elozor descended from the mountain.
- Numbers 20:29
וַיִּרְאוּ כׇּל־הָעֵדָה כִּי גָוַע אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבְכּוּ אֶת־אַהֲרֹן שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם כֹּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
the whole community knew that Aaron had breathed his last. All the house of Israel bewailed Aaron thirty days.
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזוֹ כָּל כְּנִשְׁתָּא אֲרֵי מִית אַהֲרֹן וּבְכוֹ יָת אַהֲרֹן תְּלָתִין יוֹמִין כֹּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
The entire community saw that Aharon died; and they wept for Aharon thirty days, the entire house of Yisroel.
- Numbers 21:1
וַיִּשְׁמַע הַכְּנַעֲנִי מֶלֶךְ־עֲרָד יֹשֵׁב הַנֶּגֶב כִּי בָּא יִשְׂרָאֵל דֶּרֶךְ הָאֲתָרִים וַיִּלָּחֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׁבְּ ׀ מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁבִי׃
When the Canaanite, king of Arad, who dwelt in the Negeb, learned that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he engaged Israel in battle and took some of them captive.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁמַע כְּנַעֲנָאָה מַלְכָּא דַּעֲרָד יָתֵיב דָּרוֹמָא אֲרֵי אֲתָא יִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹרַח מְאַלְּלַיָּא וַאֲגִיחַ קְרָבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּשְׁבָא מִנֵּיהּ שִׁבְיָא׃
The Canaanite King of Arad heard—who lived in the south—that Yisroel had come by the route of the spies; he attacked [waged war with] Yisroel, and he took from them a captive.
- Numbers 21:2
וַיִּדַּר יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶדֶר לַיהֹוָה וַיֹּאמַר אִם־נָתֹן תִּתֵּן אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה בְּיָדִי וְהַחֲרַמְתִּי אֶת־עָרֵיהֶם׃
Then Israel made a vow to GOD and said, “If You deliver this people into our hand, we will proscribe their towns.”
Targum Onkelos
וְקַיֵּים יִשְׂרָאֵל קְיָם קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲמַר אִם מִמְסָר תִּמְסַר יָת עַמָּא הָדֵין בִּידִי וַאֲגַּמַּר יָת קִרְוֵיהוֹן׃
Yisroel made a vow to [before] Adonoy and said, “If You will deliver this people into my hand, I shall consecrate their cities.”
- Numbers 21:3
וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהֹוָה בְּקוֹל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי וַיַּחֲרֵם אֶתְהֶם וְאֶת־עָרֵיהֶם וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם חׇרְמָה׃
GOD heeded Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites; and they and their cities were proscribed. So that place was named Hormah.
Targum Onkelos
וְקַבֵּיל יְיָ צְלוֹתֵיהּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּמְסַר יָת כְּנַעֲנָאָה וְגַּמַּר יָתְהוֹן וְיָת קִרְוֵיהוֹן וּקְרָא שְׁמֵיהּ דְּאַתְרָא חָרְמָה׃
Adonoy heard Yisroel’s voice [prayers], and He delivered the Canaanites (into Yisroel’s hand), and he (Yisroel) destroyed them and [consecrated] their cities; the region was named Chormo.
- Numbers 21:4
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵהֹר הָהָר דֶּרֶךְ יַם־סוּף לִסְבֹב אֶת־אֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם וַתִּקְצַר נֶפֶשׁ־הָעָם בַּדָּרֶךְ׃
They set out from Mount Hor by way of the Sea of Reeds to skirt the land of Edom. But the people grew restive on the journey,
Targum Onkelos
וּנְטַלוּ מֵהוֹר טוּרָא אוֹרַח יַמָּא דְּסוּף לְאַקָּפָא יָת אַרְעָא דֶּאֱדוֹם וְעַקַת נַפְשָׁא דְּעַמָּא בְּאוֹרְחָא׃
They then traveled from Mount Hor by the Reed Sea route, in order to circle around the land of Edom; traveling was insufferable to the [soul of the] people.
- Numbers 21:5
וַיְדַבֵּר הָעָם בֵּאלֹהִים וּבְמֹשֶׁה לָמָה הֶעֱלִיתֻנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם לָמוּת בַּמִּדְבָּר כִּי אֵין לֶחֶם וְאֵין מַיִם וְנַפְשֵׁנוּ קָצָה בַּלֶּחֶם הַקְּלֹקֵל׃
and the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why did you make us leave Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread and no water, and we have come to loathe this miserable food.”
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְרָעַם עַמָּא קֳדָם יְיָ וְעִם מֹשֶׁה נְצוֹ לְמָא אַסֵּיקְתּוּנָא מִמִּצְרַיִם לִמְמָת בְּמַדְבְּרָא אֲרֵי לֵית לַחְמָא וְלֵית מַיָּא וְנַפְשַׁנָא עַקַת בְּמַנָּא הָדֵין דְּמֵיכְלֵיהּ קַלִּיל׃
The people spoke out [complained] against [the word of] God and [they fought] Moshe, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no food and no water, and we are disgusted with this rotten bread [which is eaten simply].”
- Numbers 21:6
וַיְשַׁלַּח יְהֹוָה בָּעָם אֵת הַנְּחָשִׁים הַשְּׂרָפִים וַיְנַשְּׁכוּ אֶת־הָעָם וַיָּמׇת עַם־רָב מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל׃
GOD sent seraph serpents against the people. They bit the people and many of the Israelites died.
Targum Onkelos
וְגָרֵי יְיָ בְּעַמָּא יָת חִיוָוָן קָלַן וְנַכִּיתוּ יָת עַמָּא וּמִית עַם סַגִּי מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל׃
Adonoy sent against the people the consuming snakes, and they bit the people, and many people of Yisroel died.
- Numbers 21:7
וַיָּבֹא הָעָם אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמְרוּ חָטָאנוּ כִּי־דִבַּרְנוּ בַיהֹוָה וָבָךְ הִתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־יְהֹוָה וְיָסֵר מֵעָלֵינוּ אֶת־הַנָּחָשׁ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל מֹשֶׁה בְּעַד הָעָם׃
The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned by speaking against GOD and against you. Intercede with GOD to take away the serpents from us!” And Moses interceded for the people.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתָא עַמָּא לְוָת מֹשֶׁה וַאֲמַרוּ חַבְנָא אֲרֵי אִתְרָעַמְנָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְעִמָּךְ נְצֵינָא צַלִּי קֳדָם יְיָ וְיַעְדֵּי מִנַּנָא יָת חִוְיָא וְצַלִּי מֹשֶׁה עַל עַמָּא׃
The people came to Moshe and said, “We have sinned by speaking against [complaining before] Adonoy and [fighting with] you; pray to [before] Adonoy that He remove the snakes from us.” Moshe prayed on behalf of the people.
- Numbers 21:8
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עֲשֵׂה לְךָ שָׂרָף וְשִׂים אֹתוֹ עַל־נֵס וְהָיָה כׇּל־הַנָּשׁוּךְ וְרָאָה אֹתוֹ וָחָי׃
Then GOD said to Moses, “Make a seraph figure and mount it on a standard. And anyone who was bitten who then looks at it shall recover.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה עֲבֵיד לָךְ קַלְיָא וְשַׁו יָתֵיהּ עַל אָת וִיהֵי כָּל דְּיִתְנְכֵית וְיִחְזֵי יָתֵיהּ וְיִתְקַיַּים׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Make yourself [the image of] a consuming snake, and place it upon a banner; and anyone bitten will look at it and live.”
- Numbers 21:9
וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה נְחַשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת וַיְשִׂמֵהוּ עַל־הַנֵּס וְהָיָה אִם־נָשַׁךְ הַנָּחָשׁ אֶת־אִישׁ וְהִבִּיט אֶל־נְחַשׁ הַנְּחֹשֶׁת וָחָי׃
Moses made a copper serpent and mounted it on a standard; and if someone was bitten by a serpent, they would look at the copper serpent and recover.
Targum Onkelos
וַעֲבַד מֹשֶׁה חִוְיָא דִּנְחָשָׁא וְשַׁוְיֵיהּ עַל אָת וְהָוֵי כַּד נָכֵית חִוְיָא יָת גּוּבְרָא וּמִסְתַּכַּל בְּחִוְיָא דִּנְחָשָׁא וּמִתְקַיַּים׃
Moshe made a copper snake and placed it on the banner; whenever a snake bit a person, he would gaze upon the copper snake and live.
- Numbers 21:10
וַיִּסְעוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּאֹבֹת׃
The Israelites marched on and encamped at Oboth.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְטַלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּשְׁרוֹ בְּאוֹבוֹת׃
Bnei Yisroel traveled on and camped in Ovos.
- Numbers 21:11
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵאֹבֹת וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּעִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי מוֹאָב מִמִּזְרַח הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃
They set out from Oboth and encamped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness bordering on Moab to the east.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְטַלוּ מֵאוֹבוֹת וּשְׁרוֹ בִּמְגָזַת עִבְרָאֵי בְּמַדְבְּרָא דְּעַל אַפֵּי מוֹאָב מִמַּדְנַח שִׁמְשָׁא׃
They traveled from Ovos and camped in the wasteland passes in the wilderness, facing Moav, eastward of the sun.
- Numbers 21:12
מִשָּׁם נָסָעוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּנַחַל זָרֶד׃
From there they set out and encamped at the wadi Zered.
Targum Onkelos
מִתַּמָּן נְטַלוּ וּשְׁרוֹ בְּנַחְלָא דְּזָרֶד׃
They traveled from there and camped in the valley of Zered.
- Numbers 21:13
מִשָּׁם נָסָעוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ מֵעֵבֶר אַרְנוֹן אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּדְבָּר הַיֹּצֵא מִגְּבֻל הָאֱמֹרִי כִּי אַרְנוֹן גְּבוּל מוֹאָב בֵּין מוֹאָב וּבֵין הָאֱמֹרִי׃
From there they set out and encamped beyond the Arnon, that is, in the wilderness that extends from the territory of the Amorites. For the Arnon is the boundary of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Targum Onkelos
מִתַּמָּן נְטַלוּ וּשְׁרוֹ מֵעִבְרָא דְּאַרְנוֹן דִּבְמַדְבְּרָא דְּנָפֵיק מִתְּחוּם אֱמוֹרָאָה אֲרֵי אַרְנוֹן תְּחוּם מוֹאָב בֵּין מוֹאָב וּבֵין אֱמוֹרָאָה׃
They traveled from there and camped opposite Arnon, in the wilderness, extending from the Emorite border; Arnon being the Moav border between Moav and the Emorite.
- Numbers 21:14
עַל־כֵּן יֵאָמַר בְּסֵפֶר מִלְחֲמֹת יְהֹוָה אֶת־וָהֵב בְּסוּפָה וְאֶת־הַנְּחָלִים אַרְנוֹן׃
Therefore the Book of the Wars of GOD speaks of “…Waheb in Suphah, and the wadis: the Arnon
Targum Onkelos
עַל כֵּן יִתְאֲמַר בְּסִפְרָא קְרָבִין עֲבַד יְיָ עַל יַמָּא דְּסוּף וּגְבוּרָן עַל נַחֲלֵי אַרְנוֹן׃
Concerning this will be told in the Book of the Wars of Adonoy, “He gave at the Reeds (Sea) and [the might at] the valleys of Arnon.
- Numbers 21:15
וְאֶשֶׁד הַנְּחָלִים אֲשֶׁר נָטָה לְשֶׁבֶת עָר וְנִשְׁעַן לִגְבוּל מוֹאָב׃
with its tributary wadis, stretched along the settled country of Ar, hugging the territory of Moab…”
Targum Onkelos
וְשָׁפוֹךְ לְנַחְלַיָּא דְּמִדַּבְּרִין לָקֳבֵיל לְחָיַית וּמִסְתְּמֵיךְ לִתְחוּם מוֹאָב׃
And the spillage in the valleys when it turned to dwell at Ar, and then leaned on the border of Moav.
- Numbers 21:16
וּמִשָּׁם בְּאֵרָה הִוא הַבְּאֵר אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהֹוָה לְמֹשֶׁה אֱסֹף אֶת־הָעָם וְאֶתְּנָה לָהֶם מָיִם׃
And from there to Beer, which is the well where GOD said to Moses, “Assemble the people that I may give them water.”
Targum Onkelos
וּמִתַּמָּן אִתְיְהֵיבַת לְהוֹן בֵּירָא הִיא בֵירָא דַּאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה כְּנוֹשׁ יָת עַמָּא וְאֶתֵּין לְהוֹן מַיָּא׃
From there, to the well; this is the well of which Adonoy said to Moshe, ‘Gather the people and I will give them water.’”
- Numbers 21:17
אָז יָשִׁיר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת עֲלִי בְאֵר עֱנוּ־לָהּ׃
Then Israel sang this song: Spring up, O well—sing to it—
Targum Onkelos
בְּכֵין שַׁבַּח יִשְׂרָאֵל יָת תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא הָדָא סַקִי בֵירָא שַׁבַּחוּ לַהּ׃
It was then that Yisroel sang this song [of praise]: “Arise, O well, sing to it!
- Numbers 21:18
בְּאֵר חֲפָרוּהָ שָׂרִים כָּרוּהָ נְדִיבֵי הָעָם בִּמְחֹקֵק בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָם וּמִמִּדְבָּר מַתָּנָה׃
The well that the chieftains dug, That the nobles of the people started With maces, with their own staffs. And from Midbar to Mattanah,
Targum Onkelos
בֵּירָא דְּחַפְרוּהָא רַבְרְבַיָּא כְּרוּהָא רֵישֵׁי עַמָּא סָפְרַיָּא בְּחוּטְרֵיהוֹן וּמִמַּדְבְּרָא אִתְיְהֵיבַת לְהוֹן׃
The well dug by princes, that the nobles of the nation excavated, through the lawgiver, with their staffs; from the wilderness a gift [was given to them].
- Numbers 21:19
וּמִמַּתָּנָה נַחֲלִיאֵל וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵל בָּמוֹת׃
and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
Targum Onkelos
וּמִדְּאִתְיְהֵיבַת לְהוֹן נָחֲתָא עִמְּהוֹן לְנַחְלַיָּא וּמִנַּחְלַיָּא סָלְקָא עִמְּהוֹן לְרָמָתָא׃
The gift [given to them] (traveled) to the valley, and from the valley [rose with them] to the heights.
- Numbers 21:20
וּמִבָּמוֹת הַגַּיְא אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׂדֵה מוֹאָב רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה וְנִשְׁקָפָה עַל־פְּנֵי הַיְשִׁימֹן׃
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the country of Moab, at the peak of Pisgah, overlooking the wasteland.
Targum Onkelos
וּמֵרָמָתָא לְחִלַּיָּא דִּבְחַקְלֵי מוֹאָב רֵישׁ רָמְתָא וּמִסְתַּכְיָא עַל אַפֵּי בֵּית יְשִׁימוֹן׃
And from the heights to the valley that is in the field of Moav, at the top of the peak that overlooks the wastelands.”