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Numbers 31:7-17

7And they warredוַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙vai.yitz.be.'UH6633against the Midianitesמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;and they slewוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026all the malesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8And they slewהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026the kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,besideעַל־'al-H5921the rest of them that were slainחַלְלֵיהֶ֗םcha.lei.HemH2491; namely,Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189,and Rekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552,and Zurצ֤וּרtzurH6698,and Hurחוּר֙churH2354,and Rebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254,fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080:Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109also the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160they slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478took allthe womenנְשֵׁ֥יne.SheiH802of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080captivesוַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּvai.yish.BuH7617,and their little onesטַפָּ֑םta.PamH2945,and took the spoilבָּזָֽזוּ׃ba.Za.zuH962of all their cattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֧םbe.hem.TamH929,and all their flocksמִקְנֵהֶ֛םmik.ne.HemH4735,and all their goodsחֵילָ֖םchei.LamH2428.

10And they burntשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313all their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892wherein they dweltבְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םbe.Mo.o.she.vo.TamH4186,and all their goodly castlesטִֽירֹתָ֑םti.ro.TamH2918,with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11And they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947all the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998,and all the preyהַמַּלְק֑וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455, bothof menבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and of beastsוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

12And they broughtוַיָּבִ֡אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the captivesהַשְּׁבִ֧יha.she.ViH7628,and the preyהַמַּלְק֛וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455,and the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998,unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872,and Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,and unto the congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at the plainsעַֽרְבֹ֣ת'ar.VotH6160of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, which areby Jordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383nearJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

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.

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