Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 31:15-40

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.

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