Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 31:25-30

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.

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