Revised Version 1895

Numbers 31:15-40

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.

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