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Numbers 31:1-20

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Avengeנְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ne.Kom nik.MatH5358 H5360thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478of theMidianitesהַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםha.mid.ya.NimH4084:afterwardאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310shalt thou begatheredתֵּאָסֵ֥ףte.'a.SefH622to thypeopleעַמֶּֽיךָ׃'a.Mei.khaH5971.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696to thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Armהֵחָלְצ֧וּhe.chal.TzuH2502someאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582of yourselves for thewarלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635, and let them go against theMidianitesמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, andavengeלָתֵ֥ת נִקְמַת־la.Tet nik.mat-H5414 H5360theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068onMidianבְּמִדְיָֽן׃be.mid.YanH4080.

4Of everytribeH4294athousandH505, throughout all thetribesH4294ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, shall yesendתִּשְׁלְח֖וּtish.le.ChuH7971to thewarלַצָּבָֽא׃la.tza.Va'H6635.

5So there weredeliveredוַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙vai.yi.ma.se.RuH4560out of thethousandsמֵאַלְפֵ֣יme.'al.FeiH505ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505of everytribeלַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.TehH4294,twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505armedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502forwarצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971them to thewarלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635, athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505of everytribeלַמַּטֶּ֖הla.ma.TehH4294, them andPhinehasפִּ֨ינְחָ֜סpin.ChasH6372thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548, to thewarלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, with theholyהַקֹּ֛דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944instrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627, and thetrumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689toblowהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7And theywarredוַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙vai.yitz.be.'UH6633against theMidianitesמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872; and theyslewוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026all themalesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8And theyslewהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,besidesעַל־'al-H5921the rest of them that wereslainחַלְלֵיהֶ֗םcha.lei.HemH2491; namely,Eviאֱוִ֤י'e.ViH189, andRekemרֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemH7552, andZurצ֤וּרtzurH6698, andHurחוּר֙churH2354, andRebaרֶ֔בַעRe.va'H7254,fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080:Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109also thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֔וֹרbe.'orH1160theyslewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478took all thewomenנְשֵׁ֥יne.SheiH802ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080captivesוַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּvai.yish.BuH7617, and their littleonesטַפָּ֑םta.PamH2945, and took thespoilבָּזָֽזוּ׃ba.Za.zuH962of all theircattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֧םbe.hem.TamH929, and all theirflocksמִקְנֵהֶ֛םmik.ne.HemH4735, and all theirgoodsחֵילָ֖םchei.LamH2428.

10And theyburntשָׂרְפ֖וּsa.re.FuH8313all theircitiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892in which theydweltבְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םbe.Mo.o.she.vo.TamH4186, and all their goodlycastlesטִֽירֹתָ֑םti.ro.TamH2918, withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

11And theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947all thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998, and all thepreyהַמַּלְק֑וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455, both ofmenבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and ofbeastsוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

12And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֡אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935thecaptivesהַשְּׁבִ֧יha.she.ViH7628, and thepreyהַמַּלְק֛וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455, and thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998, toMosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872, andEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, and to thecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at theplainsעַֽרְבֹ֣ת'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, which are byJordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383nearJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סye.re.ChoH3405.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872, andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548, and all theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712, wentforthוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318tomeetH7125themoutsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872wasangryוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with theofficersפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485of thehostהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428, with thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269overthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505, andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269overhundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967, whocameהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935fromמִצְּבָ֥אmi.tze.Va'H6635thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Have yesavedH2421all thewomenנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347aliveH2421?

16Behold,theseהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2007causedH1961thechildrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, through thecounselבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697ofBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109, tocommitלִמְסָר־lim.sor-H4560trespassמַ֥עַלMa.'alH4604against theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068in thematterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofPeorפְּע֑וֹרpe.'orH6465, and there was aplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046among thecongregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Now thereforekillהִרְג֥וּhir.GuH2026everymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145among the littleonesבַּטָּ֑ףba.TafH2945, andkillהֲרֹֽגוּ׃ha.Ro.guH2026everywomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802that hathknownיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376bylyingלְמִשְׁכַּ֥בle.mish.KavH4904withhimזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145.

18But all thegirlsהַטַּ֣ף בַּנָּשִׁ֔יםha.Taf ba.na.ShimH802 H2945, that have notknownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045amanזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145bylyingמִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.KavH4904with him, keepaliveהַחֲי֖וּha.cha.YuH2421for yourselves.

19And do yeabideחֲנ֛וּcha.NuH2583outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: whoever hathkilledהֹרֵ֨גho.RegH2026anypersonנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, and whoever hathtouchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060anyslainבֶּֽחָלָ֗לbe.cha.LalH2491,purifyתִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּtit.cha.te.'UH2398both yourselves and yourcaptivesוּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃u.she.vi.KhemH7628on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117.

20Andpurifyתִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ סtit.cha.Ta.'uH2398all yourraimentבֶּ֧גֶדBe.gedH899, and all that ismadeכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627ofskinsע֛וֹרorH5785, and allworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofgoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795’ hair, and all thingsmadeכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627ofwoodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086.

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