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Numbers 31:12-51

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.

21AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548saidH559untothemenH376ofwarH4421thatwentH935tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,Thisisthestatuteחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708ofthelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichJehovahhathcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872:

22howbeitthegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,andthesilverהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701,thebrass,theironהַבַּרְזֶ֔לha.bar.ZelH1270,thetinהַבְּדִ֖ילha.be.DilH913,andtheleadהָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ha.'o.Fa.retH5777,

23everythingH3605thatmayabidethefireבָאֵ֗שׁva.'EshH784, yeshallmaketogoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935throughthefireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784,anditshallbecleanH2891;neverthelessאַ֕ךְ'akhH389itshallbepurifiedH2891withthewaterבְּמֵ֥יbe.MeiH4325forimpurityנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079:andallthatabidethnotthefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784yeshallmaketogoיָבֹ֛אya.Vo'H935throughthewaterבַמָּֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.

24Andyeshallwashוְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םve.khi.bas.TemH3526yourclothesבִּגְדֵיכֶ֛םbig.dei.KhemH899ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,andyeshallbecleanH2891;andafterwardyeshallcomeתָּבֹ֥אוּta.Vo.'uH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

25AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559,

26TakeH5375thesumofthepreythatwastakenH5375,bothofmanH120andofbeast, thou,andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֣רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andtheheadsH7218ofthefathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1housesofthecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712;

27anddivideוְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ve.cha.Tzi.taH2673thepreyintotwo parts:betweenthemenskilledinwarH4421,thatwentH3318outtobattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andallthecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

28AndlevyatributeuntoJehovahofthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatwentH3318outtobattleH4421:oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259soulH5315offiveמֵחֲמֵ֖שׁme.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967,bothofthepersonsנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,andoftheoxenH1241,andoftheasses,andoftheflocksH6629:

29takeתִּקָּ֑חוּti.Ka.chuH3947itoftheirhalfמִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םmi.ma.cha.tzi.TamH4276,andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414ituntoEleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֥רle.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,forJehovah’s heave-offering.

30AndofthechildrenofIsrael’shalfוּמִמַּחֲצִ֨תu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276, thou shalttakeתִּקַּ֣ח׀ti.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד׀'e.ChadH259drawnoutofeveryfiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,ofthepersonsH120,oftheoxenH1241,oftheasses,andoftheflocksH6629,evenofallthecattleH929,andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414themuntotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,thatkeepשֹׁמְרֵ֕יsho.me.ReiH8104thechargeH4931ofthetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908ofJehovah.

31AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didasJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

32NowthepreyH957, overandabovethebootywhichthemenofwarH6635tookH962,wasH1961sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505andseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםve.shiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andfiveוַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־va.cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,

33andthreescoreandtwelvethousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505oxenH1241,

34andthreescoreandoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505asses,

35andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505personsH5315inall,ofthewomenH802thathadnotknownH3045manH120bylyingwithhim.

36Andthehalfהַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔הha.me.che.TzahH4275,whichwasH1961theportionחֵ֕לֶקChe.lekH2506ofthemthatwentH3318outtowarH6635,wasH1961innumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֥תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967sheepהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629:

37andJehovah’stributeofthesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629wasH1961sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967andthreescoreandfifteen.

38AndtheoxenH1241werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;ofwhich Jehovah’stributewasthreescoreandtwelve.

39Andtheasseswerethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967;ofwhich Jehovah’stributewasthreescoreandoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259.

40Andthepersonsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315weresixteenthousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;ofwhom Jehovah’stributewasthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147personsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

41AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872gaveH5414thetribute,whichwasJehovah’s heave-offering, untoEleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֖רle.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

42AndofthechildrenofIsrael’shalfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872dividedH2673offfromthemenH376thatwarred

43(nowthecongregation’sהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712halfמֶחֱצַ֥תme.che.TzatH4275wasH1961threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,

44andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505oxenH1241,

45andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967asses,

46andsixteenthousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505personsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315),

47evenofthechildrenofIsrael’shalfמִמַּחֲצִ֣תmi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259drawnoutofeveryfiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,bothofmanH120andofbeast,andgaveH5414themuntotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881,thatkeptשֹֽׁמְרֵי֙sho.me.ReiH8104thechargeH4931ofthetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908ofJehovah;asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

48Andtheofficersthatwereoverthethousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505ofthehostH6635,thecaptainsofthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505,andthecaptainsofhundredsH3967,camenearuntoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872;

49andtheysaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650havetakenH5375thesumofthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatareunderourcharge,andtherelackethnotoneH376manH376ofus.

50AndwehavebroughtH7126Jehovah’s oblation,whateverymanH376hath gotten,ofjewelsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, ankle-chains,andbraceletsH6781, signet-rings, ear-rings,andarmletsאֶצְעָדָ֣ה'etz.'a.DahH685,tomakeatonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722foroursoulsH5315beforeJehovah.

51AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548tookH3947thegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091ofthem,evenallwroughtjewels.

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