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Numbers 31:13-18

13And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872,and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,and all the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,went forthוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318to meetH7125them withoutמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872was wrothוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with the officersפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485of the hostהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428, withthe captainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269over thousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over hundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967,which cameהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935fromמִצְּבָ֥אmi.tze.Va'H6635the battleהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Have ye savedH2421all the womenנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347aliveH2421?

16Behold, theseהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2007causedH1961the childrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,through the counselבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109,to commitלִמְסָר־lim.sor-H4560trespassמַ֥עַלMa.'alH4604against the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068in the matterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Peorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465,and there was a plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046among the congregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Now therefore killהִרְג֥וּhir.GuH2026every maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145among the little onesבַּטָּ֑ףba.TafH2945,and killהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ha.Ro.guH2026every womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802that hath knownיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376by lyingלְמִשְׁכַּ֥בle.mish.KavH4904with himזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145.

18But all the womenבַּנָּשִׁ֔יםba.na.ShimH802childrenהַטַּ֣ףha.TafH2945,that have not knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045a manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145by lyingמִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.KavH4904with him, keep aliveהַחֲי֖וּha.cha.YuH2421for yourselves.

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