Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 25:14-18

14Now the nameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of the Israeliteאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that was slainהַמֻּכֶּ֗הha.mu.KehH5221, eventhat was slainהֻכָּה֙hu.KahH5221with the Midianitish womanהַמִּדְיָנִ֔יתha.mid.ya.NitH4084, wasZimriזִמְרִ֖יzim.RiH2174,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saluסָל֑וּאsa.Lu'H5543,a princeנְשִׂ֥יאne.Si'H5387of a chiefאָ֖ב'avH1houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004among the Simeonitesלַשִּׁמְעֹנִֽי׃la.shim.'o.NiH8099.

15And the nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of the Midianitishהַמִּדְיָנִ֖יתha.mid.ya.NitH4084womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֧הha.'i.ShahH802that was slainהַמֻּכָּ֛הha.mu.KahH5221wasCozbiכָּזְבִּ֣יka.ze.BiH3579,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zurצ֑וּרTzurH6698; he washeadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218over a peopleאֻמּ֥וֹת'u.MotH523, andof a chiefאָ֛ב'avH1houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004in Midianבְּמִדְיָ֖ןbe.mid.YanH4080.

16And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Vexצָר֖וֹרtza.RorH6887the Midianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084,and smiteוְהִכִּיתֶ֖םve.hi.ki.TemH5221them:

18For they vexצֹרְרִ֥יםtzo.re.RimH6887you with their wilesבְּנִכְלֵיהֶ֛םbe.nikh.lei.HemH5231,wherewith they have beguiledנִכְּל֥וּni.ke.LuH5230you in the matterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Peorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465,and in the matterדְּבַ֞רde.VarH1697of Cozbiכָּזְבִּ֨יka.ze.BiH3579,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of a princeנְשִׂ֤יאne.Si'H5387of Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,their sisterאֲחֹתָ֔ם'a.cho.TamH269,which was slainהַמֻּכָּ֥הha.mu.KahH5221in the dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046for Peor’sפְּעֽוֹר׃pe.'orH6465sakeדְּבַר־de.var-H1697.

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