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Numbers 31:25-54

25The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

26“Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֣רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and the familyאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1headsרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712are to take a countשָׂ֗אSa'H5375אֵ֣ת'etH853וְרָאשֵׁ֖יve.ra.SheiH7218of what was capturedמַלְק֙וֹחַ֙ הַשְּׁבִ֔יmal.Ko.ach ha.she.ViH4455 H7628, bothof manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929.

27Then divideוְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ve.cha.Tzi.taH2673אֶת־'et-H853the captivesהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the troopsתֹּפְשֵׂ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הto.fe.Sei ha.mil.cha.MahH8610 H4421who went outהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318to battleלַצָּבָ֑א וּבֵ֖יןla.tza.Va' u.VeinH6635 H996and the rest ofכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

28Set asideוַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨va.ha.re.mo.TaH7311a tributeמֶ֜כֶסMe.khesH4371for the LORDלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068from what belongsמֵאֵ֞תme.'EtH854to the soldiersאַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH4421 H582who wentהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318into battleלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635:oneאֶחָ֣ד נֶ֔פֶשׁ'e.Chad Ne.feshH259 H5315out ofמִן־min-H4480every fiveמֵחֲמֵ֖שׁme.cha.MeshH2568hundredהַמֵּא֑וֹתha.me.'otH3967וּמִן־u.min-H4480,whether personsהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,cattleהַבָּקָ֔ר וּמִן־ha.ba.Kar u.min-H1241 H4480,donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֖ים וּמִן־ha.cha.mo.Rim u.min-H2543 H4480,or sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

29Take itתִּקָּ֑חוּti.Ka.chuH3947from their halfמִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םmi.ma.cha.tzi.TamH4276and giveוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414it to Eleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֥רle.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548as an offeringתְּרוּמַ֥תte.ru.MatH8641to the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30Fromמִן־min-H4480the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478’halfוּמִמַּחֲצִ֨תu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,takeתִּקַּ֣ח׀ti.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד׀ אָחֻ֣ז'e.Chad 'a.ChuzH259 H270out ofמִן־min-H4480every fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,whether personsהָאָדָ֧םha.'a.DamH120מִן־min-H4480,cattleהַבָּקָ֛ר מִן־ha.ba.Kar min-H1241 H4480,donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֥ים וּמִן־ha.cha.mo.Rim u.min-H2543 H4480,sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629, orotherמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881who keepשֹׁמְרֵ֕יsho.me.ReiH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

31So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872,

32andוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961this plunderהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455remainedיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499from the spoilsהַבָּ֔זha.BazH957אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the soldiersעַ֣ם הַצָּבָ֑א'am ha.tza.Va'H5971 H6635had takenבָּזְז֖וּba.ze.ZuH962:675,000שֵׁשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים וַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־shesh- me.'ot ve.shiv.'Im va.cha.me.shet-H8337 H3967 H505 H7657 H2568sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,

3372,000שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃she.Na.yim ve.shiv.'Im 'A.lefH8147 H7657 H505cattleוּבָקָ֕רu.va.KarH1241,

3461,000אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃'e.Chad ve.shi.Shim 'A.lefH259 H8346 H505donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,

35andוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315אָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120מִן־min-H448032,000שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃she.Na.yim u.she.lo.Shim 'A.lefH8147 H7970 H505כָּל־kol-H3605נֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315womenהַ֨נָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808slept withיָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣בya.de.'U mish.KavH3045 H4904a manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145.

36וַתְּהִי֙va.te.HiH1961This was the halfהַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔הha.me.che.TzahH4275portionחֵ֕לֶקChe.lekH2506for those who had goneהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318to warבַּצָּבָ֑אba.tza.Va'H6635מִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557:

37337,500H7969 H3967 H505 H7970 H7651 H2568sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,includingוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961a tributeהַמֶּ֥כֶסha.Me.khesH4371to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068of 675שֵׁ֥שׁ וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃shesh ve.shiv.'ImH8337 H3967 H2568 H7657מִן־min-H4480H6629,

3836,000שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָ֑לֶףshi.Shah u.she.lo.Shim 'A.lefH8337 H7970 H505cattleוְהַ֨בָּקָ֔רve.Ha.ba.KarH1241,including a tributeוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068of 72שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃she.Na.yim ve.shiv.'ImH8147 H7657,

3930,500שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹתshe.lo.Shim 'E.lef va.cha.Mesh me.'otH7970 H505 H2568 H3967donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,including a tributeוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068of 61אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃'e.Chad ve.shi.ShimH259 H8346,

40and 16,000שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶףshi.Shah 'a.Sar 'A.lefH8337 H6240 H505peopleוְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔םve.Ne.fesh 'a.DamH5315 H120,including a tributeוּמִכְסָם֙u.mikh.SamH4371to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068of 32שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםshe.Na.yim u.she.lo.ShimH8147 H7970נָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

41Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414the tributeמֶ֙כֶס֙me.khesH4371to Eleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֖רle.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548as an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641for the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

42Fromמִן־min-H4480the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478’halfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872had set apartחָצָ֣הcha.TzahH2673from the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who had gone to warהַצֹּבְאִֽים׃ha.tzoe.'ImH6633,

43this half belonged toמֶחֱצַ֥תme.che.TzatH4275וַתְּהִ֛יva.te.HiH1961the congregationהָעֵדָ֖ה מִן־ha.'e.Dah min-H5712 H4480:337,500שְׁלֹשׁ־ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שִׁבְעַ֥ת וַחֲמֵ֥שׁshe.losh- u.she.lo.Shim shiv.'At va.cha.MeshH7969 H3967 H505 H7970 H7651 H2568sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,

4436,000שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃shi.Shah u.she.lo.Shim 'A.lefH8337 H7970 H505cattleוּבָקָ֕רu.va.KarH1241,

4530,500שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃she.lo.Shim 'E.lef va.cha.Mesh me.'otH7970 H505 H2568 H3967donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,

46and 16,000שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃shi.Shah 'a.Sar 'A.lefH8337 H6240 H505peopleוְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔םve.Ne.fesh 'a.DamH5315 H120.

47וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947From the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853’halfמִמַּחֲצִ֣תmi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookהָֽאָחֻז֙ha.'a.ChuzH270oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259out ofמִן־min-H4480every fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572מִן־min-H4480personsהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120andוּמִן־u.min-H4480animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414themאֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881who keptשֹֽׁמְרֵי֙sho.me.ReiH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680himמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

48Then the officersהַפְּקֻדִ֕יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were over the unitsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635—the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥יha.'a.la.Fim ve.sa.ReiH505 H8269and of hundredsהַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ha.me.'otH3967—approachedוַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ אֶל־vai.yik.re.Vu 'el-H7126 H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872

49and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־vai.yo.me.Ru 'el-H559 H413מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have countedנָֽשְׂא֗וּna.se.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853רֹ֛אשׁroshH7218the soldiersהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582under our commandבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027,and notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808oneאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of usמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480is missingנִפְקַ֥דnif.KadH6485.

50So we have broughtוַנַּקְרֵ֞בva.nak.RevH7126אֶת־'et-H853to the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068an offeringקָרְבַּ֣ןka.re.BanH7133of the goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091articlesכְלִֽי־khe.li-H3627each manאִישׁ֩'ishH376אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834acquiredמָצָ֤אma.Tza'H4672—armletsאֶצְעָדָ֣ה'etz.'a.DahH685,braceletsוְצָמִ֔ידve.tza.MidH6781,ringsטַבַּ֖עַתta.Ba.'atH2885,earringsעָגִ֣יל'a.GilH5694,and necklacesוְכוּמָ֑זve.khu.MazH3558—to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722forעַל־'al-H5921ourselvesנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

51So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853from themמֵֽאִתָּ֑םme.'i.TamH854allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the articlesכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627madeמַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ma.'a.SehH4639out of goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091.

52וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961Allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldזְהַ֣בze.HavH2091that the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֶ֛לֶף מֵאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֥י'E.lef me.'Et sa.ReiH505 H854 H8269and of hundredsמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967presentedהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙he.Ri.muH7311as an offeringהַתְּרוּמָ֗הha.te.ru.MahH8641אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068weighed 16,750שִׁשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר שְׁבַע־ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים הָֽאֲלָפִ֔ים הַמֵּאֽוֹת׃shi.Shah 'a.Sar she.va'- va.cha.mi.Shim ha.'a.la.Fim ha.me.'otH8337 H6240 H505 H7651 H3967 H2572shekelsשָׁ֑קֶל וּמֵאֵ֖תSha.kel u.me.'EtH8255 H854.

53Eachאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582of the soldiersהַצָּבָ֔א אִ֥ישׁha.tza.Va' 'ishH376 H6635had taken plunderבָּזְז֖וּba.ze.ZuH962for himself.

54And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֤רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the goldהַזָּהָ֔ב מֵאֵ֛תha.za.Hav me.'EtH2091 H854from the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505and of hundredsוְהַמֵּא֑וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967and broughtוַיָּבִ֤אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853it intoאֶל־'el-H413the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150as a memorialזִכָּר֥וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146for the Israelitesלִבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לliv.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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