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Numbers 31

1AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Avengeנְקֹ֗םne.KomH5358thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478upontheMidianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084;afterwardsshalt thoubegatheredתֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.SefH622unto thypeoplesH5971.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spokeH1696tothepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ArmfromamongstyoumenH376formilitaryserviceH6635,thattheygoagainstMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080toexecuteJehovah'svengeanceנִקְמַת־nik.mat-H5360uponMidianבְּמִדְיָֽן׃be.mid.YanH4080.

4OfeverytribeH4294athousandH505,ofallthetribesH4294ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,shallyesendתִּשְׁלְח֖וּtish.le.ChuH7971tothewarלַצָּבָֽא׃la.tza.Va'H6635.

5Andtherewereleviedoutofthethousandsמֵאַלְפֵ֣יme.'al.FeiH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505bytribeלַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.TehH4294,twelvethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505armedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502forwarצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971themtothewarלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635,athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505bythetribeלַמַּטֶּ֖הla.ma.TehH4294,themandPhinehasפִּ֨ינְחָ֜סpin.ChasH6372thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,tothewarלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,andtheholyהַקֹּ֛דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944instrumentsH3627,eventhealarm-trumpetsinhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7AndtheywarredagainstMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,andslewH2026allthemalesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8AndtheyslewH2026thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,besidestheothersslainH2026,Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189,andRekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552,andZurצ֤וּרtzurH6698,andHurחוּר֙churH2354,andRebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254,fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080;andBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160theyslewH2026withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH7617thewomenH802ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080captivesוַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּvai.yish.BuH7617,andtheirlittleטַפָּ֑םta.PamH2945onesH2945,andtookH7617foraspoilH962alltheircattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֧םbe.hem.TamH929andalltheirflocksandalltheirgoods;

10andalltheircitiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892intheirsettlementsandalltheirencampmentsטִֽירֹתָ֑םti.ro.TamH2918theyburnedשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11AndtheytookH3947allthebootyH7998,andalltheprey,ofmanH120andofcattleH929;

12andtheybroughtH935toMosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872andEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andtotheassemblyH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thecaptivesהַשְּׁבִ֧יha.she.ViH7628andthepreyandthebootyH7998,tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264intheplainsעַֽרְבֹ֣ת'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,whicharebytheJordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383ofJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548andalltheprincesH5387oftheassemblyH5712wentH3318forthH3318tomeetthemoutsidethecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872waswrothwiththeofficersofthearmyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428,withthecaptainsofthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505,andcaptainsofhundredsH3967,whocameH935fromtheserviceH6635ofthewarH4421;

15andMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidH559tothem,Haveye savedallthewomenaliveH2421?

16Lo,these,throughthecounselofBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,causedthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478tocommit sinagainstJehovahinthematterH1697ofPeorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465,andtherewasH1961aplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046ontheassemblyH5712ofJehovah.

17AndnowH6258slayH2026everymaleH2145amongthelittleבַּטָּ֑ףba.TafH2945onesH2945,andslayH2026everywomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802thathathknownH3045manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376bylyingwithhim,

18butallthechildrenamongthewomenH802thathavenotknownH3045lyingwithaman, keepaliveהַחֲי֖וּha.cha.YuH2421foryourselves.

19Andencampחֲנ֛וּcha.NuH2583outsidethecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;whoeverhathkilledהֹרֵ֨גho.RegH2026apersonH5315,andwhoeverhathtouchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060anyslainH2026; yeshallpurifyתִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּtit.cha.te.'UH2398yourselvesonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117,youandyourcaptivesוּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃u.she.vi.KhemH7628.

20Andeverygarmentבֶּ֧גֶדBe.gedH899,andeveryvesselH3627ofskinH5785,andallworkH4639ofgoat's hair,andeveryutensilH3627ofwoodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086shallyepurifyתִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ סtit.cha.Ta.'uH2398.

21AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548saidH559tothemenH376ofwarH4421thathadgoneH935tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,Thisisthestatuteחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708ofthelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichJehovahhathcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

22Onlyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389thegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,andthesilverהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701,thecopperH5178,theironהַבַּרְזֶ֔לha.bar.ZelH1270,thetinהַבְּדִ֖ילha.be.DilH913,andtheleadהָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ha.'o.Fa.retH5777,

23everythingH3605thatpasseththroughthefireבָאֵ֗שׁva.'EshH784, yeshallmakeitgoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935throughthefireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784,anditshallbecleanH2891;onlyH389itshallbepurifiedH2891withthewaterבְּמֵ֥יbe.MeiH4325ofseparation;andeverythingH3605thatcannotpassH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784yeshallmakegoיָבֹ֛אya.Vo'H935throughthewaterבַמָּֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.

24Andyeshallwashוְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םve.khi.bas.TemH3526yourgarmentsH899ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,andyeshallbecleanH2891;andafterwardsyemaycomeתָּבֹ֥אוּta.Vo.'uH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

25AndJehovahspoketoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559,

26TakeH5375thesumofthepreythatwastakenH5375,ofmanH120andofcattleH929, thou,andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֣רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andthechiefH7218fathersאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1oftheassemblyH5712;

27anddivideוְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ve.cha.Tzi.taH2673thepreyintohalves,betweenthemthatconductedthewarH4421,whowentH3318outtothebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andthewholeassemblyH5712.

28Andthou shaltlevyatributeforJehovahofthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421whowentH3318outtothearmyH6635,oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259soulH5315offiveמֵחֲמֵ֖שׁme.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967ofthepersonsנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,andoftheoxenH1241,andoftheasses,andofthesmallcattleהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241.

29Oftheirhalfמִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םmi.ma.cha.tzi.TamH4276shallyetakeתִּקָּ֑חוּti.Ka.chuH3947it,andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414ituntoEleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֥רle.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,foraheave-offeringofJehovah.

30AndofthechildrenofIsrael'shalfוּמִמַּחֲצִ֨תu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276, thou shalttakeתִּקַּ֣ח׀ti.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד׀'e.ChadH259portionoffiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,ofthepersonsH120,oftheoxenH1241,oftheasses,andofthesmallcattleH929,ofevery[kindof]beasts,andthou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414themuntotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,whokeepשֹׁמְרֵ֕יsho.me.ReiH8104thechargeH4931ofthetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908ofJehovah.

31AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didasJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

32AndthepreyH957,therestH3499ofthespoilH957,whichthemenofwarH6635hadtaken,wasH1961sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967andseventy-fiveוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםve.shiv.'ImH7657thousandH505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,

33andseventy-twothousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505oxenH1241,

34andsixty-onethousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505asses,

35andofhumanH120personsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315,ofthewomenH802thathadnotknownH3045lyingwithamanH120,allthepersonsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werethirty-twothousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

36Andthehalfהַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔הha.me.che.TzahH4275,theportionחֵ֕לֶקChe.lekH2506ofthemthathadgoneH3318outtothewarH6635,wasH1961innumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967andthirty-seventhousandH505fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967sheepהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629,

37andthetributeforJehovahofthesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629wasH1961sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967andseventy-fiveוְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ve.shiv.'ImH7657;

38andtheoxenH1241werethirty-sixthousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,andthetributethereofforJehovah, seventy-two;

39andtheasseswerethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967,andthetributethereofforJehovah, sixty-one;

40andthehumanH120personsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315weresixteenthousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,ofwhomthetributeforJehovahwasthirty-twopersonsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

41AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872gaveH5414thetributeofJehovah's heave-offeringtoEleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֖רle.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

42AndofthechildrenofIsrael'shalfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872haddividedH2673, [takingit]fromthemenH376thatservedH6633inthewarהַצֹּבְאִֽים׃ha.tzoe.'ImH6633,

43(nowthehalfמֶחֱצַ֥תme.che.TzatH4275belongingtotheassemblyH5712wasH1961ofthesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967andthirty-seventhousandH505fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967,

44andthirty-sixthousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505oxenH1241,

45andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967asses,

46andsixteenthousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505humanH120personsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315,)

47...ofthechildrenofIsrael'shalfמִמַּחֲצִ֣תmi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259portionoffiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,ofmanH120andofcattleH929,andgaveH5414themtotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881whokeptשֹֽׁמְרֵי֙sho.me.ReiH8104thechargeH4931ofthetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908ofJehovah;asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

48Andtheofficerswhowereoverthethousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505ofthehostH6635,thecaptainsofthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505,andcaptainsofhundredsH3967,cameneartoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,

49andtheysaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650havetakenH5375thesumofthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421whowereunderourhandבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027,andthereisnotoneH376manH376ofuslacking.

50SowepresentH7126theofferingקָרְבַּ֣ןka.re.BanH7133ofJehovah,thatwhicheachoneH376hathfoundH4672,jewelsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, chains,andbraceletsH6781,ringsH2885,earrings,andnecklaces,tomakeatonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722foroursoulsH5315beforeJehovah.

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

52Andallthegoldזְהַ֣בze.HavH2091oftheheave-offeringthattheyofferedH7311toJehovahwasH1961sixteenthousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505sevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255,fromthecaptainsofthousandsהָֽאֲלָפִ֔יםha.'a.la.FimH505andthecaptainsofhundredsH3967.

53(ThemenH376ofwarH6635hadtakenH962spoilH962eachoneH376forhimself.)

54AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֤רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548tookH3947thegoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091ofthecaptainsofthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505andofhundredsH3967,andbroughtH935itintothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,asamemorialזִכָּר֥וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeJehovah.

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