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Numbers 31:1-20

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Avengeנְקֹ֗םne.KomH5358thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478oftheMidianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084:afterwardshalt thoubegatheredתֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.SefH622unto thypeopleH5971.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spake untothepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Arm yemenH376fromamongyouforthewarלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635,thattheymaygoagainstMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,toexecuteJehovah’svengeanceנִקְמַת־nik.mat-H5360onMidianבְּמִדְיָֽן׃be.mid.YanH4080.

4OfeverytribeH4294athousandH505,throughoutallthetribesH4294ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,shallyesendתִּשְׁלְח֖וּtish.le.ChuH7971tothewarלַצָּבָֽא׃la.tza.Va'H6635.

5So thereweredelivered,outofthethousandsמֵאַלְפֵ֣יme.'al.FeiH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505ofeverytribeלַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.TehH4294,twelvethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505armedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502forwarצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971them,athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505ofeverytribeלַמַּטֶּ֖הla.ma.TehH4294,tothewarלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635,themandPhinehasפִּ֨ינְחָ֜סpin.ChasH6372thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,tothewarלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,withthevesselsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627ofthesanctuaryH6944andthetrumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689forthealarmהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7AndtheywarredagainstMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;andtheyslewH2026everymaleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8AndtheyslewH2026thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080withtherestoftheirslainH2026:Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189,andRekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552,andZurצ֤וּרtzurH6698,andHurחוּר֙churH2354,andRebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254,thefiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080:Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109alsothesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160theyslewH2026withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּvai.yish.BuH7617thewomenH802ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080andtheirlittleטַפָּ֑םta.PamH2945onesH2945;andalltheircattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֧םbe.hem.TamH929,andalltheirflocks,andalltheirgoods,theytookH7617foraprey.

10Andalltheircitiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892intheplacesH4186whereintheydwelt,andalltheirencampmentsטִֽירֹתָ֑םti.ro.TamH2918,theyburntשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11AndtheytookH3947allthespoilH7998,andalltheprey,bothofmanH120andofbeast.

12AndtheybroughtH935thecaptivesהַשְּׁבִ֧יha.she.ViH7628,andtheprey,andthespoilH7998, untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872,anduntoEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,anduntothecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264attheplainsעַֽרְבֹ֣ת'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,whicharebytheJordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872,andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,andalltheprincesH5387ofthecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,wentH3318forthH3318tomeetthemwithoutthecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872waswrothwiththeofficersofthehostH6635,thecaptainsofthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505andthecaptainsofhundredsH3967,whocameH935fromtheserviceH6635ofthewarH4421.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothem,Haveye savedallthewomenaliveH2421?

16Behold,thesecausedthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,throughthecounselofBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,tocommittrespassagainstJehovahinthematterH1697ofPeorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465,andsotheplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046wasH1961amongthecongregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712ofJehovah.

17NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258killהִרְג֥וּhir.GuH2026everymaleH2145amongthelittleבַּטָּ֑ףba.TafH2945onesH2945,andkillהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ha.Ro.guH2026everywomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802thathathknownH3045manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376bylyingwithhim.

18Butallthewomen-children,thathavenotknownH3045manbylyingwithhim, keepaliveהַחֲי֖וּha.cha.YuH2421foryourselves.

19Andencampחֲנ֛וּcha.NuH2583ye withoutthecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: whosoever hathkilledהֹרֵ֨גho.RegH2026anypersonH5315,andwhosoever hathtouchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060anyslainH2026,purifyתִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּtit.cha.te.'UH2398yourselvesonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117, yeandyourcaptivesוּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃u.she.vi.KhemH7628.

20Andastoeverygarmentבֶּ֧גֶדBe.gedH899,andallthatismadeofskinH5785,andallworkH4639ofgoats’עִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795hair,andallthingsmadeofwoodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086, yeshallpurifyתִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ סtit.cha.Ta.'uH2398yourselves.

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