New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 31

The Slaughter of Midian

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Takeנְקֹ֗םne.KomH5358fullH5360vengeanceנִקְמַת֙nik.MatH5360for the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478on the Midianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084;afterwardאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310you will begatheredתֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.SefH622to your peopleעַמֶּֽיךָ׃'a.Mei.khaH5971.”

3Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696to the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Armהֵחָלְצ֧וּhe.chal.TzuH2502menH376from amongמֵאִתְּכֶ֛םme.'i.te.KhemH854you for the warלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635, that they maygoוְיִהְיוּ֙ve.yih.YuH1961againstעַל־'al-H5921Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080to executeלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068vengeanceנִקְמַת־nik.mat-H5360on Midianבְּמִדְיָֽן׃be.mid.YanH4080.

4A thousandH505from each tribeH4294of allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the tribesH4294of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478you shall sendתִּשְׁלְח֖וּtish.le.ChuH7971to the warלַצָּבָֽא׃la.tza.Va'H6635.”

5So there werefurnishedוַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙vai.yi.ma.se.RuH4560from the thousandsמֵאַלְפֵ֣יme.'al.FeiH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,a thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505from each tribeלַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.TehH4294,twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505armedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502for warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635.

6Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971them, a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505from each tribeלַמַּטֶּ֖הla.ma.TehH4294,to the warלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635,and Phinehasפִּ֨ינְחָ֜סpin.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,to the warלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635with them,and the holyהַקֹּ֛דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944vesselsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627andthe trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689for the alarmהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7So they madeH6633warוַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙vai.yitz.be.'UH6633againstעַל־'al-H5921Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andthey killedוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8They killedהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026the kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080alongעַל־'al-H5921with the rest oftheir slainחַלְלֵיהֶ֗םcha.lei.HemH2491:Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189and Rekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552andZurצ֤וּרtzurH6698and Hurחוּר֙churH2354and Rebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254,the fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080;they also killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9The sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478capturedוַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּvai.yish.BuH7617the womenנְשֵׁ֥יne.SheiH802of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080and their littleטַפָּ֑םta.PamH2945onesH2945;and allכָּל־kol-H3605their cattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֧םbe.hem.TamH929and allכָּל־kol-H3605their flocksמִקְנֵהֶ֛םmik.ne.HemH4735and allכָּל־kol-H3605their goodsחֵילָ֖םchei.LamH2428they plunderedבָּזָֽזוּ׃ba.Za.zuH962.

10Then they burnedשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313allכָּל־kol-H3605their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892whereH4186they livedH4186and allכָּל־kol-H3605their campsטִֽירֹתָ֑םti.ro.TamH2918with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11They tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998and allכָּל־kol-H3605the preyהַמַּלְק֑וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455,both of manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and of beastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

12They broughtוַיָּבִ֡אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the captivesהַשְּׁבִ֧יha.she.ViH7628and the preyהַמַּלְק֛וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455and the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872,and to Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548and to the congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at the plainsעַֽרְבֹ֣ת'ar.VotH6160of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are by the Jordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383oppositeJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

13Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712wentוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318out to meetלִקְרָאתָ֑םlik.ra.TamH7122them outsideאֶל־ מִח֖וּץ'el- mi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872was angryוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with the officersפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485of the armyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428,the captainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967,who had comeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from serviceמִצְּבָ֥אmi.tze.Va'H6635in the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Have yousparedהַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖םha.chi.yi.TemH2421allכָּל־kol-H3605the womenנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347?

16Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,theseהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2007causedH1961the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, through thecounselבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697ofBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, totrespassלִמְסָר־ מַ֥עַלlim.sor- Ma.'alH4560 H4604against the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068in the matterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Peorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465,so the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046was among the congregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, killהִרְג֥וּhir.GuH2026everyכָל־khol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145among the littleבַּטָּ֑ףba.TafH2945onesH2945,and killהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ha.Ro.guH2026everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802who has knownיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376intimatelyלְמִשְׁכַּ֥ב זָכָ֖רle.mish.Kav za.KharH4904 H2145.

18But allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605thegirlsהַטַּ֣ף בַּנָּשִׁ֔יםha.Taf ba.na.ShimH2945 H802whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have not knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045manH2145intimatelyמִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.KavH4904 H2145,spareהַחֲי֖וּha.cha.YuH2421for yourselves.

19And you, campחֲנ֛וּcha.NuH2583outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;whoeverכֹּל֩kolH3605has killedהֹרֵ֨גho.RegH2026any personנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315and whoeverוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605has touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060any slainבֶּֽחָלָ֗לbe.cha.LalH2491,purifyתִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּtit.cha.te.'UH2398yourselves, you and your captivesוּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃u.she.vi.KhemH7628,on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117.

20You shall purifyתִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ סtit.cha.Ta.'uH2398for yourselves everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605garmentבֶּ֧גֶדBe.gedH899and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605articleכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627ofleatherע֛וֹרorH5785and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of goats’עִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795hair,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605articlesכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of woodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086.”

21Then Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the menH376of warהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635who had goneהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, “ThisH2088is the statuteחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872:

22onlyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091and the silverהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701,the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178,the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֔לha.bar.ZelH1270,the tinהַבְּדִ֖ילha.be.DilH913and the leadהָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ha.'o.Fa.retH5777,

23everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that can standיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935the fireבָאֵ֗שׁva.'EshH784,you shall passתַּעֲבִ֤ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674throughH5674the fireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784,and it shall be cleanוְטָהֵ֔רve.ta.HerH2891,but it shall be purifiedיִתְחַטָּ֑אyit.cha.Ta'H2398withwaterבְּמֵ֥יbe.MeiH4325for impurityנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079.But whateverוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605 H834cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808standיָבֹ֛אya.Vo'H935the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784you shall passתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674throughH5674the waterבַמָּֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.

24And you shall washוְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םve.khi.bas.TemH3526your clothesבִּגְדֵיכֶ֛םbig.dei.KhemH899on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117and be cleanוּטְהַרְתֶּ֑םu.te.har.TemH2891,and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310you may enterתָּבֹ֥אוּta.Vo.'uH935the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.”

Division of the Booty

25Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26“You and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֣רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and the headsרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of the fathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1householdsof the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712takeשָׂ֗אSa'H5375a countוְרָאשֵׁ֖יve.ra.SheiH7218of the bootyמַלְק֙וֹחַ֙mal.Ko.achH4455that was capturedהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628,both of manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and of animalוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929;

27anddivideוְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ve.cha.Tzi.taH2673the bootyהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455betweenH996the warriorsH4421who wentהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out to battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421and allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712.

28Levyוַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨va.ha.re.mo.TaH7311a taxמֶ֜כֶסMe.khesH4371for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068from the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421who wentהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out to battleH4421,oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259in fiveמֵחֲמֵ֖שׁme.cha.MeshH2568hundredהַמֵּא֑וֹתha.me.'otH3967of the personsהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and of the cattleהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241and of the donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֖יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543and of the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629;

29takeתִּקָּ֑חוּti.Ka.chuH3947it from their halfמִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םmi.ma.cha.tzi.TamH4276and giveוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414it to Eleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֥רle.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, as anofferingתְּרוּמַ֥תte.ru.MatH8641to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30From the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfוּמִמַּחֲצִ֨תu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,you shall takeתִּקַּ֣ח׀ti.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד׀'e.ChadH259drawnאָחֻ֣ז'a.ChuzH270out of every fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572of the personsהָאָדָ֧םha.'a.DamH120,of the cattleהַבָּקָ֛רha.ba.KarH1241,of the donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֥יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543and of the sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881whokeepשֹׁמְרֵ֕יsho.me.ReiH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

31Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

32Now the bootyהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455that remainedוַיְהִי֙ יֶ֣תֶרvay.Hi Ye.terH1961 H3499from the spoilהַבָּ֔זha.BazH957whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834themenעַ֣ם'amH5971of warהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635had plunderedבָּזְז֖וּba.ze.ZuH962was 675,000שֵׁשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים וַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־shesh- me.'ot ve.shiv.'Im va.cha.me.shet-H8337 H3967 H505 H7657 H2568sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,

33and 72,000שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃she.Na.yim ve.shiv.'Im 'A.lefH8147 H7657 H505cattleוּבָקָ֕רu.va.KarH1241,

34and 61,000אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃'e.Chad ve.shi.Shim 'A.lefH259 H8346 H505donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,

35and of humanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120beingsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315,of the womenהַ֨נָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had not knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045manH2145intimatelyמִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.KavH4904 H2145,allכָּל־kol-H3605the personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315were 32,000שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃she.Na.yim u.she.lo.Shim 'A.lefH8147 H7970 H505.

36The halfהַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔הha.me.che.TzahH4275,the portionחֵ֕לֶקChe.lekH2506of those who wentהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out to warבַּצָּבָ֑אba.tza.Va'H6635, was as follows:the numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of sheepהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629was 337,500שְׁלֹשׁ־ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וְשִׁבְעַ֥ת וַחֲמֵ֥שׁshe.losh- u.she.lo.Shim ve.shiv.'At va.cha.MeshH7969 H3967 H505 H7970 H7651 H2568,

37and the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068levyהַמֶּ֥כֶסha.Me.khesH4371of the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629was 675שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃shesh me.'ot cha.Mesh ve.shiv.'ImH8337 H3967 H2568 H7657;

38and the cattleוְהַ֨בָּקָ֔רve.Ha.ba.KarH1241were 36,000שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָ֑לֶףshi.Shah u.she.lo.Shim 'A.lefH7970 H8337 H505,from which the Lord’sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068levyוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371was 72שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃she.Na.yim ve.shiv.'ImH8147 H7657;

39and the donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543were 30,500שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹתshe.lo.Shim 'E.lef va.cha.Mesh me.'otH7970 H505 H2568 H3967,from which the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068levyוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371was 61אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃'e.Chad ve.shi.ShimH259 H8346;

40and the humanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120beingsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315were 16,000שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶףshi.Shah 'a.Sar 'A.lefH8337 H6240 H505,from whom the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068levyוּמִכְסָם֙u.mikh.SamH4371was 32שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםshe.Na.yim u.she.lo.ShimH8147 H7970personsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

41Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414the levyמֶ֙כֶס֙me.khesH4371which wasthe Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to Eleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֖רle.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

42As for the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872separatedחָצָ֣הcha.TzahH2673from the menH376who had goneH6633to warהַצֹּבְאִֽים׃ha.tzoe.'ImH6633--

43now the congregation’sהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712halfמֶחֱצַ֥תme.che.TzatH4275was 337,500שְׁלֹשׁ־ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שִׁבְעַ֥ת וַחֲמֵ֥שׁshe.losh- u.she.lo.Shim shiv.'At va.cha.MeshH7969 H3967 H505 H7970 H7651 H2568sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,

44and 36,000שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃shi.Shah u.she.lo.Shim 'A.lefH8337 H7970 H505cattleוּבָקָ֕רu.va.KarH1241,

45and 30,500שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃she.lo.Shim 'E.lef va.cha.Mesh me.'otH7970 H505 H2568 H3967donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,

46and the humanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120beingsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315were 16,000שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃shi.Shah 'a.Sar 'A.lefH8337 H6240 H505--

47and from the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfמִמַּחֲצִ֣תmi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259drawnהָֽאָחֻז֙ha.'a.ChuzH270out of every fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,bothH4480of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120and of animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881,who keptשֹֽׁמְרֵי֙sho.me.ReiH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

48Then the officersהַפְּקֻדִ֕יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were over the thousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635,the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ha.me.'otH3967,approachedוַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙vai.yik.re.VuH7126Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,

49and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have takenנָֽשְׂא֗וּna.se.'UH5375a censusרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in our chargeבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027,and noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808manH376of us is missingנִפְקַ֥דnif.KadH6485.

50So we have broughtוַנַּקְרֵ֞בva.nak.RevH7126as an offeringקָרְבַּ֣ןka.re.BanH7133to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834eachH376manH376foundמָצָ֤אma.Tza'H4672,articlesכְלִֽי־khe.li-H3627of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,armletsאֶצְעָדָ֣ה'etz.'a.DahH685and braceletsוְצָמִ֔ידve.tza.MidH6781,signetH2885ringsH2885,earringsעָגִ֣יל'a.GilH5694and necklacesוְכוּמָ֑זve.khu.MazH3558,to makeלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for ourselvesנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

51Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091from them, allכֹּ֖לkolH3605kinds of wroughtמַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ma.'a.SehH4639articlesכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

52Allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldזְהַ֣בze.HavH2091of the offeringהַתְּרוּמָ֗הha.te.ru.MahH8641whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they offeredהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙he.Ri.muH7311up to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,from the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505and the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967,was 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 H2572shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255.

53The menH376of warהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635had takenH962bootyH962,everyH376manH376for himself.

54So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֤רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091from the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505and of hundredsוְהַמֵּא֑וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967,and broughtוַיָּבִ֤אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150asa memorialזִכָּר֥וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146for the sonsלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

The Slaughter of Midian

Division of the Booty

Commentaries on Numbers 31