Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 31:2-10

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.

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