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Numbers 31:48-54

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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