Revised Literal Translation
Numbers 31:12-51
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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:
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.
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,
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:
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.DamH5315H120weresixteenשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshi.Shah 'a.SarH6240H8337thousandאָ֑לֶף'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.
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.TzonH6629H4480,
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.
Commentaries on Numbers 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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