וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֥מּוּ כָל־הַגּ֖וֹי לְהִמּ֑וֹל וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ תַחְתָּ֛ם בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה עַ֥ד חֲיוֹתָֽם׃ (פ)
At nangyari, nang matapos nang tuliin ang buong bansa, sila ay nanatili sa kanilang kinaroroonan sa kampo hanggang sa sila ay gumaling.
Guide for the Perplexed
Ḥai (“living”) signifies a sentient organism (lit. “growing” and “having sensation”), comp. “Every moving thing that liveth” (Gen. 9:3); it also denotes recovery from a severe illness: “And was recovered (va-yeḥi) of his sickness” (Isa. 38:9); “In the camp till they recovered” (ḥayotam) (Josh. 5:8); “quick, raw (ḥai) flesh” (Lev. 13:10).