Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 31

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Avengeנְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ne.Kom nik.MatH5360 H5358the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478of the Midianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084:afterwardאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310shalt thou be gatheredתֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.SefH622unto thy peopleעַמֶּֽיךָ׃'a.Mei.khaH5971.

3And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Armהֵחָלְצ֧וּhe.chal.TzuH2502someאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582of yourselves unto the warלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635,and let them go against the Midianitesמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,and avengeלָתֵ֥ת נִקְמַת־la.Tet nik.mat-H5360 H5414Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068of Midianבְּמִדְיָֽן׃be.mid.YanH4080.

4Of every tribeH4294a thousandH505,throughout all the tribesH4294of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,shall ye sendתִּשְׁלְח֖וּtish.le.ChuH7971to the warלַצָּבָֽא׃la.tza.Va'H6635.

5So there were deliveredוַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙vai.yi.ma.se.RuH4560out of the thousandsמֵאַלְפֵ֣יme.'al.FeiH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,a thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505of everytribeלַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.TehH4294,twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505armedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502for warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971them to the warלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635,a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505of everytribeלַמַּטֶּ֖הla.ma.TehH4294,them and Phinehasפִּ֨ינְחָ֜סpin.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,to the warלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,with the holyהַקֹּ֛דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944instrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627,and the trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689to blowהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7And they warredוַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙vai.yitz.be.'UH6633against the Midianitesמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.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 armyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.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 Yhwhבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068in the matterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Peorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465,and there was a plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046among the congregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃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.

19And do ye abideחֲנ֛וּcha.NuH2583withoutמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:whosoever hath killedהֹרֵ֨גho.RegH2026any personנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and whosoever hath touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060any slainבֶּֽחָלָ֗לbe.cha.LalH2491,purifyתִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּtit.cha.te.'UH2398bothyourselves and your captivesוּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃u.she.vi.KhemH7628on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117.

20And purifyתִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ סtit.cha.Ta.'uH2398all yourraimentבֶּ֧גֶדBe.gedH899,and all that is madeכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of skinsע֛וֹרorH5785,and all workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of goats’עִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795hair,and all things madeכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of woodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086.

21And Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635which wentהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, This isthe ordinanceחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872;

22Only the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,and the silverהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701,the brassהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178,the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֔לha.bar.ZelH1270,the tinהַבְּדִ֖ילha.be.DilH913,and the leadהָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ha.'o.Fa.retH5777,

23Every thingדָּבָ֞רda.VarH1697that may abideיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935the fireבָאֵ֗שׁva.'EshH784, ye shall make itgo throughתַּעֲבִ֤ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674the fireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784,and it shall be cleanוְטָהֵ֔רve.ta.HerH2891:nevertheless it shall be purifiedיִתְחַטָּ֑אyit.cha.Ta'H2398with the waterבְּמֵ֥יbe.MeiH4325of separationנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079:and all that abidethיָבֹ֛אya.Vo'H935not the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784ye shall make go throughתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674the waterבַמָּֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.

24And ye shall washוְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םve.khi.bas.TemH3526your clothesבִּגְדֵיכֶ֛םbig.dei.KhemH899on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,and ye shall be cleanוּטְהַרְתֶּ֑םu.te.har.TemH2891,and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310ye shall comeתָּבֹ֥אוּta.Vo.'uH935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

25And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Takeשָׂ֗אSa'H5375the sumרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of the preyמַלְק֙וֹחַ֙mal.Ko.achH4455that was takenהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628, bothof manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and of beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929,thou, and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֣רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and the chiefוְרָאשֵׁ֖יve.ra.SheiH7218fathersאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1of the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712:

27And divideוְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ve.cha.Tzi.taH2673the preyהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455into two partsH2673;between them that tookתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610the warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421upon them, who went outהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318to battleלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635,and between all the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712:

28And levyוַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨va.ha.re.mo.TaH7311a tributeמֶ֜כֶסMe.khesH4371unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068of the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421which went outהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318to battleלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635:oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259soulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of fiveמֵחֲמֵ֖שׁme.cha.MeshH2568hundredהַמֵּא֑וֹתha.me.'otH3967, bothof the personsהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,and of the beevesהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241,and of the donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֖יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543,and of the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629:

29Takeתִּקָּ֑חוּti.Ka.chuH3947itof their halfמִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םmi.ma.cha.tzi.TamH4276,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414it unto Eleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֥רle.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, foran heave offeringתְּרוּמַ֥תte.ru.MatH8641of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30And of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfוּמִמַּחֲצִ֨תu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,thou shalt takeתִּקַּ֣ח׀ti.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד׀'e.ChadH259portionאָחֻ֣ז'a.ChuzH270of fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,of the personsהָאָדָ֧םha.'a.DamH120,of the beevesהַבָּקָ֛רha.ba.KarH1241,of the donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֥יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543,and of the flocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,of all manner of beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,which keepשֹׁמְרֵ֕יsho.me.ReiH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

32And the bootyהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455, beingthe restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the preyהַבָּ֔זha.BazH957which the men ofעַ֣ם'amH5971warהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635had caughtבָּזְז֖וּba.ze.ZuH962,was sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505and seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםve.shiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fiveוַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־va.cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,

33And threescore and twelveשְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֖יםshe.Na.yim ve.shiv.'ImH8147 H7657thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505beevesוּבָקָ֕רu.va.KarH1241,

34And threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםve.shi.ShimH8346and oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,

35And thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505personsאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120 H5315in allכָּל־kol-H3605,of womenהַ֨נָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802that had not knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145by lyingמִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.KavH4904with him.

36And the halfהַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔הha.me.che.TzahH4275, which wasthe portionחֵ֕לֶקChe.lekH2506of them that went outהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318to warבַּצָּבָ֑אba.tza.Va'H6635,was in numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandH505and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֥תve.shiv.'AtH7651and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970thousandH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967sheepהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629:

37And Yhwh'sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeהַמֶּ֥כֶסha.Me.khesH4371of the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629was sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and threescore and fifteenחָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃cha.Mesh ve.shiv.'ImH2568 H7657.

38And the beevesוְהַ֨בָּקָ֔רve.Ha.ba.KarH1241werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and sixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;of which Yhwh'sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371wasthreescore and twelveשְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃she.Na.yim ve.shiv.'ImH8147 H7657.

39And the donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543werethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967;of which Yhwh'sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371wasthreescoreוְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ve.shi.ShimH8346and oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259.

40And the personsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔םve.Ne.fesh 'a.DamH5315 H120weresixteenשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H8337thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;of which Yhwh'sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָם֙u.mikh.SamH4371wasthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147personsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

41And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414the tributeמֶ֙כֶס֙me.khesH4371, which wasYhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068heave offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641,unto Eleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֖רle.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

42And of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872dividedחָצָ֣הcha.TzahH2673from the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that warredהַצֹּבְאִֽים׃ha.tzoe.'ImH6633,

43(Now the halfמֶחֱצַ֥תme.che.TzatH4275that pertained untothe congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712was threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967sheepמִן־ הַצֹּ֑אןmin- ha.TzonH6629 H4480,

44And thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and sixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505beevesוּבָקָ֕רu.va.KarH1241,

45And thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967,

46And sixteenשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H8337thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505personsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔םve.Ne.fesh 'a.DamH120 H5315;)

47Even of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfמִמַּחֲצִ֣תmi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259portionהָֽאָחֻז֙ha.'a.ChuzH270of fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572, bothof manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120and of beastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881,which keptשֹֽׁמְרֵי֙sho.me.ReiH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

48And the officersהַפְּקֻדִ֕יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485which wereover thousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635,the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ha.me.'otH3967,came nearוַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙vai.yik.re.VuH7126unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872:

49And they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have takenנָֽשְׂא֗וּna.se.'UH5375the sumרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421which areunder our chargeבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027,and there lackethנִפְקַ֥דnif.KadH6485not one manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of us.

50We have therefore broughtוַנַּקְרֵ֞בva.nak.RevH7126an oblationקָרְבַּ֣ןka.re.BanH7133for Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,what every manאִישׁ֩'ishH376hath gottenמָצָ֤אma.Tza'H4672,of jewelsכְלִֽי־khe.li-H3627of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,chainsאֶצְעָדָ֣ה'etz.'a.DahH685,and braceletsוְצָמִ֔ידve.tza.MidH6781,ringsטַבַּ֖עַתta.Ba.'atH2885,earringsעָגִ֣יל'a.GilH5694,and tabletsוְכוּמָ֑זve.khu.MazH3558,to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722for our soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

51And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091of them, evenall wroughtמַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ma.'a.SehH4639jewelsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

52And all the goldזְהַ֣בze.HavH2091of the offeringהַתְּרוּמָ֗הha.te.ru.MahH8641that they offered upהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙he.Ri.muH7311to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,of the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505,and of the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967,was sixteenשִׁשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רshi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H8337thousandהָֽאֲלָפִ֔יםha.'a.la.FimH505sevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredהַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ha.me.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255.

53(Forthe menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582of warהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635had taken spoilבָּזְז֖וּba.ze.ZuH962,every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376for himself.)

54And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֤רve.'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091of the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505and of hundredsוְהַמֵּא֑וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967,and broughtוַיָּבִ֤אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it into the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, fora memorialזִכָּר֥וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146for the childrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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