Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 31:25-54

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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