Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 31:1-6

1And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

2“Take vengeanceנְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ne.Kom nik.MatH5358 H5360onמֵאֵ֖תme.'EtH854the Midianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084for the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.After thatאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310,you will be gatheredתֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.SefH622toאֶל־'el-H413your peopleעַמֶּֽיךָ׃'a.Mei.khaH5971.”

3So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־vay.da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413the peopleהָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔רha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559, “Armהֵחָלְצ֧וּ מֵאִתְּכֶ֛םhe.chal.Tzu me.'i.te.KhemH2502 H854some of your menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582for warלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635,that they may goוְיִהְיוּ֙ve.yih.YuH1961againstעַל־'al-H5921the Midianitesמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080and executeלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068vengeanceנִקְמַת־nik.mat-H5360on themבְּמִדְיָֽן׃be.mid.YanH4080.

4Sendתִּשְׁלְח֖וּtish.le.ChuH7971into battleלַצָּבָֽא׃la.tza.Va'H6635a thousand menאֶ֚לֶף'E.lefH505from eachלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605tribeלַמַּטֶּ֔הla.ma.TehH4294of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478לַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.TehH4294אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505מַטּ֣וֹתma.TotH4294.”

5So a thousand menמֵאַלְפֵ֣יme.'al.FeiH505were recruitedוַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙vai.yi.ma.se.RuH4560from each tribeלַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.TehH4294אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478—twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505armedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502for warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971אֹתָ֥ם'o.TamH853the thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505from each tribeלַמַּטֶּ֖הla.ma.TehH4294into battleלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635אֹ֠תָם'O.tomH853,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Phinehasפִּ֨ינְחָ֜סpin.ChasH6372sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ לַצָּבָ֔אha.ko.Hen la.tza.Va'H3548 H6635,who took with himבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027the vesselsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֛דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and the trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689for signalingהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643.

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