Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 31:31-47

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.

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