Revised Version 1895

Numbers 31

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Avengeנְקֹ֗םne.KomH5358thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478of theMidianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084:afterwardאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310shalt thou begatheredתֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.SefH622unto thypeopleעַמֶּֽיךָ׃'a.Mei.khaH5971.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spake unto thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Arm yemenH376from amongyouH5414for thewarלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635, that they maygoוְיִהְיוּ֙ve.yih.YuH1961againstעַל־'al-H5921Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, toexecuteH5414theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068vengeanceנִקְמַת־nik.mat-H5360onMidianבְּמִדְיָֽן׃be.mid.YanH4080.

4OfeveryH3605tribeH4294athousandH505,throughoutH3605allH3605thetribesH4294ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, shall yesendתִּשְׁלְח֖וּtish.le.ChuH7971to thewarלַצָּבָֽא׃la.tza.Va'H6635.

5So there were delivered,outשְׁנֵים־she.neim-H8147of thethousandsמֵאַלְפֵ֣יme.'al.FeiH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505of everytribeלַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.TehH4294,twelveעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505armedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502forwarצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971them, athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505of everytribeלַמַּטֶּ֖הla.ma.TehH4294, to thewarלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635, them andPhinehasפִּ֨ינְחָ֜סpin.ChasH6372thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548, to thewarלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, with thevesselsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֛דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and thetrumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689for thealarmהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7And they warredagainstעַל־'al-H5921Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872; and theyslewוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8And theyslewH2026thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080with the rest of theirslainH2026;Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189, andRekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552, andZurצ֤וּרtzurH6698, andHurחוּר֙churH2354, andRebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254, thefiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080:Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109also thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160theyslewH2026with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּvai.yish.BuH7617thewomenנְשֵׁ֥יne.SheiH802ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080and theirlittleטַפָּ֑םta.PamH2945onesH2945; andallכָּל־kol-H3605theircattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֧םbe.hem.TamH929, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theirflocksמִקְנֵהֶ֛םmik.ne.HemH4735, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theirgoodsחֵילָ֖םchei.LamH2428, theytookH7617for apreyבָּזָֽזוּ׃ba.Za.zuH962.

10Andallכָּל־kol-H3605theircitiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892in theplacesבְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םbe.Mo.o.she.vo.TamH4186wherein they dwelt, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theirencampmentsטִֽירֹתָ֑םti.ro.TamH2918, theyburntשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11And theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947allH3605thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998, andallH3605the prey,bothH3605ofmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and ofbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

12And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֡אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935thecaptivesהַשְּׁבִ֧יha.she.ViH7628, and the prey, and thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998, untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872, and untoEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, and unto thecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at theplainsעַֽרְבֹ֣ת'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are by theJordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872, andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,wentH3318forthH3318tomeetH7125them without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872was wroth with theofficersH8269of thehostH6635, thecaptainsH8269ofthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505and thecaptainsH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967,whichH6635cameהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from theserviceH6635of thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Have ye savedallכָּל־kol-H3605thewomenנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347aliveהַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖םha.chi.yi.TemH2421?

16Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,theseהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2007causedהָי֨וּha.YuH1961thechildrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,throughH5921thecounselבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697ofBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, to committrespassמַ֥עַלMa.'alH4604againstH5921theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068in thematterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofPeorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465, andsoוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046was among thecongregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforekillהִרְג֥וּhir.GuH2026everyכָל־khol-H3605maleH2145among thelittleבַּטָּ֑ףba.TafH2945onesH2945, andkillהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ha.Ro.guH2026everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802that hathknownיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376bylyingלְמִשְׁכַּ֥בle.mish.KavH4904with him.

18Butallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605thewomenבַּנָּשִׁ֔יםba.na.ShimH802childrenהַטַּ֣ףha.TafH2945, that havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145bylyingמִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.KavH4904with him, keepaliveהַחֲי֖וּha.cha.YuH2421for yourselves.

19Andencampחֲנ֛וּcha.NuH2583ye without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: whosoever hathkilledהֹרֵ֨גho.RegH2026anyכֹּל֩kolH3605personנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, and whosoever hathtouchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060anyוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605slainH2026,purifyתִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּtit.cha.te.'UH2398yourselves on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117, ye and yourcaptivesוּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃u.she.vi.KhemH7628.

20And as toeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605garmentבֶּ֧גֶדBe.gedH899, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that ismadeH4639ofskinע֛וֹרorH5785, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605workH4639ofgoats’עִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795hair, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thingsmadeH4639ofwoodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086, ye shallpurifyתִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ סtit.cha.Ta.'uH2398yourselves.

21AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto themenH376ofwarH4421whichH834wentהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, This is thestatuteחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872:

22howbeit thegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091, and thesilverהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701, thebrassהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178, theironהַבַּרְזֶ֔לha.bar.ZelH1270, thetinהַבְּדִ֖ילha.be.DilH913, and theleadהָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ha.'o.Fa.retH5777,

23everyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָ֞רda.VarH1697that may abide thefireבָאֵ֗שׁva.'EshH784, ye shall make togoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935throughתַּעֲבִ֤ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674thefireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784, and it shall becleanH2891;neverthelessאַ֕ךְ'akhH389it shall bepurifiedH2891with thewaterבְּמֵ֥יbe.MeiH4325of separation: andallוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605that abidethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784ye shall make togoיָבֹ֛אya.Vo'H935throughתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674thewaterבַמָּֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimH4325.

24And ye shallwashוְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םve.khi.bas.TemH3526yourclothesבִּגְדֵיכֶ֛םbig.dei.KhemH899on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, and ye shall becleanוּטְהַרְתֶּ֑םu.te.har.TemH2891, andafterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310ye shallcomeתָּבֹ֥אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559,

26TakeH5375thesumרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of the prey that wastakenH5375,bothH120ofmanH120and ofbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929, thou, andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֣רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and theheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֖יve.ra.SheiH7218of thefathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1houses of thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712:

27anddivideוְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ve.cha.Tzi.taH2673the preyintoH3318two parts;betweenH996themenH3605skilled inwarH4421, thatwentH3318outH3318tobattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andallH3605thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712:

28andlevyH4371atributeH4371unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068of themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatwentH3318outH3318tobattleH4421: onesoulH5315offiveמֵחֲמֵ֖שׁme.cha.MeshH2568hundredהַמֵּא֑וֹתha.me.'otH3967,bothH4480of thepersonsנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of theflocksהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629:

29takeתִּקָּ֑חוּti.Ka.chuH3947it of theirhalfמִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םmi.ma.cha.tzi.TamH4276, andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414it untoEleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֥רle.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, for theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068heaveתְּרוּמַ֥תte.ru.MatH8641offering.

30And of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfוּמִמַּחֲצִ֨תu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276, thou shalttakeתִּקַּ֣ח׀ti.KachH3947onedrawnאָחֻ֣ז'a.ChuzH270outH4480ofeveryH3605fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572, of thepersonsהָאָדָ֧םha.'a.DamH120, of the beeves, of the asses, and of theflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,evenאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853ofallH3605thecattleH929, andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,whichH929keepשֹׁמְרֵ֕יsho.me.ReiH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֖רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

32Nowוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thepreyהַבָּ֔זha.BazH957, over and above thebootyH962whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834themenעַ֣ם'amH5971ofwarהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635tookH962, wassixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505andseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםve.shiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andfiveוַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־va.cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,

33and threescore and twelvethousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505beeves,

34and threescore and onethousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505asses,

35andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505personsH5315inallכָּל־kol-H3605, of thewomenהַ֨נָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802that hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120bylyingמִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.KavH4904with him.

36And thehalfהַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔הha.me.che.TzahH4275,whichH6635was theportionחֵ֕לֶקChe.lekH2506of them thatwentH3318outH3318towarH6635, was innumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֥תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967sheepהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629:

37and theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeהַמֶּ֥כֶסha.Me.khesH4371of thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and threescore and fifteen.

38And the beeves werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; of which theLORD’Sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371was threescore and twelve.

39And the asses werethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967; of which theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371was threescore and one.

40And thepersonsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315weresixteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; of whom theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָם֙u.mikh.SamH4371wasthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147personsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

41AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414thetributeמֶ֙כֶס֙me.khesH4371,whichכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834was theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068heaveתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641offering, untoEleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֖רle.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

42And of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872dividedחָצָ֣הcha.TzahH2673offמִן־min-H4480from themenH376that warred,

43(nowוַתְּהִ֛יva.te.HiH1961thecongregation’sהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712halfמֶחֱצַ֥תme.che.TzatH4275wasthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,

44andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505beeves,

45andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967asses,

46andsixteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505personsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315;)

47evenH853of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfמִמַּחֲצִ֣תmi.ma.cha.TzitH4276,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947onedrawnהָֽאָחֻז֙ha.'a.ChuzH270outH4480ofeveryאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,bothH4480ofmanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120and ofbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881,whichכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834keptשֹֽׁמְרֵי֙sho.me.ReiH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

48And theofficersH8269whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were over thethousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635, thecaptainsH8269ofthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505, and thecaptainsH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ha.me.'otH3967,cameH7126nearH7126untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872:

49and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650havetakenנָֽשְׂא֗וּna.se.'UH5375thesumרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834areunderמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480ourchargeבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027, and there lackethnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808onemanH376ofusאֶל־'el-H413.

50AndweH834havebroughtוַנַּקְרֵ֞בva.nak.RevH7126theLORD’Sיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068oblation,whatH834everyH376manH376hath gotten, ofjewelsכְלִֽי־khe.li-H3627ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, ankle chains, andbraceletsוְצָמִ֔ידve.tza.MidH6781, signet-rings,earringsעָגִ֣יל'a.GilH5694, andarmletsאֶצְעָדָ֣ה'etz.'a.DahH685, to makeatonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722for oursoulsנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

51AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091of them,evenאֶת־'et-H853allכֹּ֖לkolH3605wroughtמַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ma.'a.SehH4639jewelsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

52Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thegoldזְהַ֣בze.HavH2091of theheaveהַתְּרוּמָ֗הha.te.ru.MahH8641offering that theyofferedH7311upH7311to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, of thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505, and of thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967, wassixteenעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandהָֽאֲלָפִ֔יםha.'a.la.FimH505sevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredהַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ha.me.'otH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255.

53(For themenH376ofwarהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635hadtakenH962bootyH962,everyH376manH376forhimselfH376.)

54AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֤רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thegoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091of thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505and ofhundredsוְהַמֵּא֑וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֤אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itintoאֶל־'el-H413thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, for amemorialזִכָּר֥וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146for thechildrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Numbers 31

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