[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Mín‐Shù‐Jì ((Mín {The People} 民)‐(Shù Numbers 数 數)‐(Jì Record 记 記) → [The Book of Numbers]) 20 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 2 Hòulái (Hòu·lái afterwards · {came to be} 后来 後來) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [assembly] 会众 會眾) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · {was having} 没有 沒有) shuǐ (water 水) hē, jiù (then 就) jùjí qilai zéguài Móxī (Moses 摩西), Yàlún (Aaron 亚伦 亞倫). 3 Mínzhòng gēn (with 跟) Móxī (Moses 摩西) zhēngchǎo shuō (saying 说 說/説): “Cóngqián wǒmen de ((wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) (de ’s 的) → [our]) dìxiong (dì·xiong {younger brothers} · {elder brothers} → [brothers] 弟兄) sǐ (died 死) zài (at 在) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) miànqián (miàn·qián face · {before ←} 面前), dāngshí wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) bùrú yě (also 也) sǐqù hǎo ({would have been well} 好) le ({to completion} 了)! 4 Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zěnme (zěn·me why · [suf] 怎么 怎麼/麽) bǎ ({have held} 把) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) de (’s 的) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) lǐngdào zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) kuàngyě, yào ({to require} 要) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) hé (and 和) wǒmen de ((wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) (de ’s 的) → [our]) shēngkou dōu (all 都) sǐ ({to die} 死) zài (at 在) zhèlǐ (zhè·lǐ this · inside → [here] 这里 這裡/裏) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? 5 Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zěnme (zěn·me why · [suf] 怎么 怎麼/麽) bǎ ({have held} 把) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) cóng (from 从 從) Āijí (Egypt 埃及) lǐng shanglai, dài wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) dào ({to arrive at} 到) zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) huài dìfang (dì·fang {earth → [place]} · {direction → [place]} → [place] 地方)? Zhèlǐ (Zhè·lǐ this · inside → [here] 这里 這裡/裏) jì bù (not 不) hǎo ({is good} 好) sǎzhǒng, yě (also 也) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · {is having} 没有 沒有) wúhuā guǒ, pútao, shíliu, yòu (also 又) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · {is having} 没有 沒有) shuǐ (water 水) hē.” 6 Móxī (Moses 摩西), Yàlún (Aaron 亚伦 亞倫) jiù (then 就) cóng (from 从 從) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) miànqián zǒudào huìmù ménkǒu, miàn fú yú dì (ground 地), Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) de (’s 的) róngyào zài (at 在) tāmen (tā·men him · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) yǎnqián xiǎnxiàn chulai.

📖 📄 📘 7 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) duì (to 对 對) Móxī (Moses 摩西) shuō (said 说 說/説): 8 “Nǐ (you 你) názhe zhàng, gēn (with 跟) nǐ (your 你) gēge Yàlún (Aaron 亚伦 亞倫) yìqǐ (yì·qǐ {being one} · {rising → [group]} → [together] 一起) zhàojí huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [assembly] 会众 會眾). Yào (must 要) zài (at 在) tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) yǎnqián duì (to 对 對) yánshí shuōhuà, yánshí bì (certainly 必) liúchu shuǐ (water 水) lai ({to come} 来 來). Nǐ (you 你) yào (must → [will] 要) cóng (from 从 從) yánshí zhōng (within 中) yǐnchu shuǐ (water 水) lai ({to come} 来 來), gěi ({to give to} 给 給) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [assembly] 会众 會眾) hé (and 和) shēngkou hē.”

📖 📄 📘 9 Yúshì (Yú·shì {from (that)} · {being (the case)} → [so] 于是 於是) Móxī (Moses 摩西) cóng (from 从 從) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) miànqián názhe zhàng zǒu le ([indicates a change] 了), zhèngrú (zhèng·rú just · as 正如) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) fēnfu tā (him 他) de (’s 的). 10 Móxī (Moses 摩西), Yàlún (Aaron 亚伦 亞倫) zhàojí huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) dào ({to arrive at} 到) yánshí qián ({before ←} 前), duì (to 对 對) tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zhèixiē (zhèi·xiē this · {indefinite number of} 这些 這些) pàntú tīngzhe! Nándào fēiyào wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) cóng (from 从 從) zhèi (this 这 這) kuài yánshí zhōng (within 中) yǐnshuǐ gěi ({to give to} 给 給) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) bùchéng?” 11 Móxī (Moses 摩西) jiù (then 就) jǔshǒu, yòng (used 用) zhàng jīdǎ yánshí liǎng (two 两 兩) xià ({times going down} 下). Shuǐ (water 水) jiù (then 就) gǔngǔn yǒng chulai (chu·lai out · {to come} 出来 出來), huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [assembly] 会众 會眾) hé (and 和) shēngkou dōu (all 都) hē le ([indicates a change] 了).

📖 📄 📘 12 Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) duì (to 对 對) Móxī (Moses 摩西), Yàlún (Aaron 亚伦 亞倫) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · had 没有 沒有) zài (at 在) Yǐsèlièrén (Yǐsèliè·rén Israelite · people 以色列人) yǎnqián zūn wǒ (me 我) wéi (as 为 為/爲) shèng, méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · had 没有 沒有) xìnkào wǒ (me 我), suǒyǐ (suǒ·yǐ {that which} · {is the reason} → [so] 所以) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) bùdé lǐng zhèi (this 这 這) qún huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) jìn wǒ (I 我) bì (certainly 必) cìgěi (cì·gěi {will give} · to 赐给 賜給) tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) de (’s 的) dì (land 地) qu ({to go} 去).” …

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