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Numbers 31:2-10

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.

7Then they waged warוַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙vai.yitz.be.'UH6633againstעַל־'al-H5921Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and they killedוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Amongעַל־'al-H5921the slainחַלְלֵיהֶ֗םcha.lei.HemH2491אֶת־'et-H853wereהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026מַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428מִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Rekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Zurצ֤וּרtzurH6698וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Hurחוּר֙churH2354וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Rebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254—the fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853.They also killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9The Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478capturedוַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּvai.yish.BuH7617אֶת־'et-H853the Midianiteמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853womenנְשֵׁ֥יne.SheiH802and their childrenטַפָּ֑םta.PamH2945וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853,and they plunderedבָּזָֽזוּ׃ba.Za.zuH962allכָּל־kol-H3605their herdsבְּהֶמְתָּ֧םbe.hem.TamH929וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853כָּל־kol-H3605,flocksמִקְנֵהֶ֛םmik.ne.HemH4735וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853כָּל־kol-H3605,and goodsחֵילָ֖םchei.LamH2428.

10Thenוְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853they burnedשָׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃sa.re.Fu ba.'EshH8313 H784allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892where the Midianites had livedבְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םbe.Mo.o.she.vo.TamH4186וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,as well as allכָּל־kol-H3605their encampmentsטִֽירֹתָ֑םti.ro.TamH2918,

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