New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 31:25-54

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.

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