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Numbers 31:15-40

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.

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