Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 31:26-29

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.

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