Senjecas - Bronze Serpent

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	õ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

ómiȝőne ża̋vde - The Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)

ivrĕȝe̋kam úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

Literal translation of the Hebrew text

• 4. And.they.moved from.Hor Mount the.way.of Sea of.Reeds, to.go.around the.land.of Edom.
• 5. And.was.impatient the.soul.of the.people because.of the.way. And spoke the.people against.God and.against.Moses. "Why you.have.brought.us out.of.Egypt to.die in.the.wilderness for no bread and.no water; and.our.soul hates this.bread light.
• 6. And.sent Jhwh among.the.people serpents fiery; and.they.bit the.people and.died people many of.Israel.
• 7. And.came.in the.people to.Moses and.said, "We.have sinned, for we.have.spoken against. Jhwh and.against you. Pray to.Jhwh and.he.will.turn from.us the.serpent."
• 8. And.prayed Moses for the.people. And.spoke Jhwh to.Moses, "Make yourself a.fiery and.set it on.a.pole; and.it.shall.be when.anyone.is.bitten and.he.sees it, he.shall.live.
• 9. And.made Moses a.serpent.of copper and.put.it on.a.pole; and.it.was if.had.bitten a.serpent any.man, and.he.looked to.the.serpent.of copper, he.lived.

Senjecan text

• 4. da nus ǧa̋rom hőrom ápa ɠorőm mare̋s áta e-ta̋ƣa ȝa me̋xam edőmam vóóva ate̋ȝa :
• 5. da leuðűs ṡ̨ű' e-alnőőna atős ha. da le̋uðu ȝa̋hm̃umk̬e mőṡumk̬e þóósa e-te̋e̋a: m̃a tu kuma̋t̨am éha k̬azősk̬e hurősk̬e sán' agűlom éna xávu nunĕ nĭne̋xa m̃ar:
• 6. da ȝa̋hm̃u le̋uðum ȝúṡa a̋a̋þm̃e ża̋vden e-mı̋þa. da nes le̋uðum e-sı̋ı̋ȝa. da ȝisráela̋s m̃e̋umu le̋uðu e-neṡa:
• 7. da le̋uðu mőṡum do e-ǧe̋mak̬' e-te̋e̋ak̬e: m̃a m̃us a̋a̋ga. hi ȝa̋hm̃umk̬e tumk̬e þóósa tĭte̋e̋a: ȝahm̃űs o lı̋le da nun ápa ża̋vden u-sűka m̃ar:
• 8. da mőṡu leuðűs éra e-lı̋la: da ȝa̋hm̃u moṡűs o e-te̋e̋a: m̃a tús éra a̋a̋þm̃o (ża̋vdom) va̋ne. da hőőlom éna nom ðe̋e̋e. da ébi k̬enu sı̋ı̋ȝaþu ile̋ȝa. da nom nake̋ȝa. u-ǧı̋ı̋a:
• 9. da mőṡu raud̨őno ża̋vdom e-va̋na. da hőőlom éna nom e-ðe̋e̋a. da ébi ża̋vde k̬enum e-sĭsiiȝe̋ȝa. da þu raud̨őne ża̋vdem e-żabe̋ȝa. e-ǧı̋ı̋a⁝

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	IND = indicative	Q = interrogative particle
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	F = feminine	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation
3 = third person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FRQ = frequentative	PP = patient (past) participle	REL = relativizer, relative
4 = fourth person	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	FUT = future	PRF = perfect	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	EP = epenthesis	IMP = imperative	PRV = privative prefix	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	PST = past	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)

Gloss

da	n-us	ǧa̋r-om	hőr-om	ápa	ɠor-őm	mar-e̋s	áta	e=ta̋ƣ-a	ȝa	me̋x-am	edőm-am	vóóvi	at-e̋ȝ-a
and	3-N.s	mountain-A.s	Hor-A.s	from	reed-G.p	sea-G.s	by.way.of	PST=travel-IND	that	land-A.s	Edom-A.s	around	go-SBJ-IND

da	leuð-űs	ṡ̨ű-'	e=alnőőn-a	at-ős	ha	da	le̋uð-u	ȝa̋hm̃-um=k̬e	mőṡ-um=k̬e	þóósa	e=te̋e̋-a
and	people-G.s	soul-G.s-	PST=be.impatient-IND	way-G.s	because.of	and	people-N.s	Jhwh-A.s=and	Moses-A.s=and	against	PST=say-IND

t-u	kuma̋t̨-am	éha	k̬az-ős=k̬e	hur-ős=k̬e	sán-'	agűl-om	éna	xávu	m̃-un-ĕ	nĭ~ne̋x-a	da	m̃u=ṡ̨ű-e	i=ðőőn-om	þi̋x-a	m̃ar
2s-N	Egypt-A.s	out.of	bread-G.s=and	water-G.s=and	without-ELIS	wilderness-A.s	in	why	2p-A-EP	PRF~bring-IND	and	our=soul-N.s	this=unleavened.bread-A.s	hate-IND	QUOT

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	le̋uð-um	ȝúṡa	a̋a̋þm̃e-Ø	ża̋vd-en	e=mı̋þ-a	da	n-es	le̋uð-um	e=sı̋ı̋ȝ-a	da	ȝisráel-a̋s	m̃e̋umu-Ø	le̋uð-u	e=neṡ-a
and	Jhwh-N.s	people-A.s	among	fiery-ABS	serpent-A.p	PST=send-IND	and	3-N.p	people-A.s	PST=bite-IND	and	Israel-G.s	many-ABS	people-N.s	PST=die-IND

da	le̋uð-u	mőṡ-um	do	e=ǧem-a=k̬-'	e=te̋e̋-a=k̬e	m̃a	m̃-us	a~a̋g-a	hi	ȝa̋hm̃-um=k̬e	t-um=k̬e	þóósa	tĭ~te̋e̋-a	ȝahm̃-űs	o	lı̋l-e
and	people-N.s	Moses-A.s	to	PST=come-IND=and-ELIS	PST=say-IND=and	QUOT	1p-N	PRF~sin-IND	because	Jhwh-A.s.=and	2s-A=and	against	PRF~say-IND	Jhwh-G.s	to	pray-IMP

da	n-un	ápa	ża̋vd-en	u=sűk-a	m̃ar
and	3-A.p	from	serpent-A.p	FUT=turn-IND	QUOT

da	mőṡ-u	leuð-űs	éra	e=lı̋l-a	da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	moṡ-űs	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	t-ús	éra	a̋a̋þm̃o-Ø	ża̋vd-om	va̋n-e	da	hőől-om	éna	n-om	ðe̋e̋-e
and	Moses-N.s	people-G.s	for	PST=pray-IND	and	Jhwh-N.s	Moses-N.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	2s-G	for	fiery-ABS	serpent-A.s	make-IMP	and	pole-A.s	on	3-A.s	set-IMP

da	ébi	k̬en-u	sı̋ı̋ȝ-a-þ-u	ı̋l-e̋ȝ-a	da	n-om	na̋k-e̋ȝ-a	u=ǧı̋ı̋-a
and	if	anyone-N.s	bite-IND-PP-N.s	become-SBJ-IND	and	3-A.s	see-SBJ-IND	FUT=live-IND

da	mőṡ-u	raud̨őno-Ø	ża̋vd-om	e=va̋n-a	da	hőől-om	éna	n-om	e=ðe̋e̋-a	da	ébi	ża̋vd-e	k̬en-um	e=sĭ~siiȝ-e̋ȝ-a
and	Moses-N.s	made.of.copper-ABS	serpent-A.s	PST=make-IND	and	pole-A.s	on	3-A.s	PST=set-IND	and	if	serpent-N.s	anyone-A.s	PST=PRF~bite-SBJ-IND

da	þ-u	raud̨őne-Ø	ża̋vd-em	do	e=ża̋b-e̋ȝ-a	e=ǧı̋ı̋-a
and	4-N.s	made.of.copper-ABS	serpent-A.s	to	PST=look.at-SBJ-IND	PST=live-IND