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Numbers 31:15-40

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.

21AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635whowentהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, This is theordinanceחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872;

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

23Everythingדָּבָ֞רda.VarH1697that mayabideיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935thefireבָאֵ֗שׁva.'EshH784, ye shall make it gothroughתַּעֲבִ֤ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674thefireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784, and it shall becleanוְטָהֵ֔רve.ta.HerH2891: nevertheless it shall bepurifiedיִתְחַטָּ֑אyit.cha.Ta'H2398with thewaterבְּמֵ֥יbe.MeiH4325ofseparationנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079: and all thatabidethיָבֹ֛אya.Vo'H935not thefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784ye shall make gothroughתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'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.'uH935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Takeשָׂ֗אSa'H5375thesumרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of thepreyמַלְק֙וֹחַ֙mal.Ko.achH4455that wastakenהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628, both ofmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and ofbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929, thou, andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֣רve.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thechiefוְרָאשֵׁ֖יve.ra.SheiH7218fathersאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1of thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712:

27Anddivideוְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ve.cha.Tzi.taH2673thepreyהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455into twopartsH2673; between them thattookתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610thewarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421upon them, who wentoutהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318tobattleלַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'H6635, and between all thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712:

28Andlevyוַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨va.ha.re.mo.TaH7311atributeמֶ֜כֶסMe.khesH4371to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068of themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421who wentoutהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318tobattleלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635:oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259soulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315offiveמֵחֲמֵ֖שׁme.cha.MeshH2568hundredהַמֵּא֑וֹתha.me.'otH3967, both of thepersonsהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, and of thecattleהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241, and of thedonkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֖יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543, and of thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629:

29Takeתִּקָּ֑חוּti.Ka.chuH3947it of theirhalfמִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םmi.ma.cha.tzi.TamH4276, andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414it toEleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֥רle.'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, for an heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֥תte.ru.MatH8641of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30And of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478halfוּמִמַּחֲצִ֨תu.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276, thou shalttakeתִּקַּ֣ח׀ti.KachH3947oneאֶחָ֣ד׀'e.ChadH259portionאָחֻ֣ז'a.ChuzH270offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572, of thepersonsהָאָדָ֧םha.'a.DamH120, of thecattleהַבָּקָ֛רha.ba.KarH1241, of thedonkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֥יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543, and of theflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629, of all manner ofbeastsהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929, andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881, whokeepשֹׁמְרֵ֕יsho.me.ReiH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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

32And thebootyהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַha.mal.Ko.achH4455, being therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepreyהַבָּ֔זha.BazH957which the menofעַ֣ם'amH5971warהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635hadtakenבָּזְז֖וּba.ze.ZuH962, wassixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505andseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםve.shiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andfiveוַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־va.cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,

33Andseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםve.shiv.'ImH7657andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505cattleוּבָקָ֕רu.va.KarH1241,

34Andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםve.shi.ShimH8346andoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,

35Andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505personsאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH5315 H120inallכָּל־kol-H3605, ofwomenהַ֨נָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802that had notknownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145bylyingמִשְׁכַּ֣בmish.KavH4904with him.

36And thehalfהַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔הha.me.che.TzahH4275, which was theportionחֵ֕לֶקChe.lekH2506of them that wentoutהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318towarבַּצָּבָ֑אba.tza.Va'H6635, was innumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandH505andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֥תve.shiv.'AtH7651andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970thousandH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967sheepהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629:

37And theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeהַמֶּ֥כֶסha.Me.khesH4371of thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andseventyוְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ve.shiv.'ImH7657andfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568.

38And thecattleוְהַ֨בָּקָ֔רve.Ha.ba.KarH1241werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; of which theLORD’Sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371wasseventyוְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ve.shiv.'ImH7657andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147.

39And thedonkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֕יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543werethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967; of which theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.SamH4371wassixtyוְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ve.shi.ShimH8346andoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259.

40And thepersonsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔םve.Ne.fesh 'a.DamH120 H5315weresixteenשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshi.Shah 'a.SarH8337 H6240thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; of which theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068tributeוּמִכְסָם֙u.mikh.SamH4371wasthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147personsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

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