Text, Translation and Transliteration
אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אָקוּט בְּדוֹר וָאֹמַר עַם תֹּעֵי לֵבָב הֵם
וְהֵם לֹא־יָדְעוּ דְרָכָי:
Forty years I quarreled with that generation; and I said, “They are a people of erring hearts, and they did not know my ways.”
Arba’im shanah akut b’dor, Va’omar, “Am to’ey levav hem, v’hem lo yad’u d’rakhai.”
Resources
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Method
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Method
More than the melodies! At Nava Tehila, we've developed chant-based prayer services that are inclusive, ecstatic, and transformative. Ready to bring this musical prayer method to your community? Check out our tutorials.
Research
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אַרְבָּ֘עִ֤ים שָׁנָ֨ה אָ֘ק֤וּט בְּד֗וֹר וָאֹמַ֗ר עַ֤ם תֹּעֵ֣י לֵבָ֣ב הֵ֑ם
וְ֝הֵ֗ם לֹא־יָדְע֥וּ דְרָכָֽי׃
Forty years I was provoked by that generation; I thought,
“They are a senseless people; they would not know My ways.”
