Numbers 31:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּקוּדֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל שָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְּבָ֥א הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Transliteration

way-yiqṣōp̄ mōšeh ʿal pəqûḏê he-ḥāyil śārê hā-ʾălāp̄îm wə-śārê ham-mēʾôṯ hab-bāʾîm miṣ-ṣəḇāʾ ham-milḥāmāh

Grammar Details

*way-yiqṣōp̄*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and was angry
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*ʿal*: preposition - against/upon
*pəqûḏê*: Qal passive participle, masculine plural construct - officers of
*he-ḥāyil*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the army
*śārê*: noun, masculine plural construct - commanders of
*hā-ʾălāp̄îm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the thousands
*wə-śārê*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and commanders of
*ham-mēʾôṯ*: definite article + noun, feminine plural - the hundreds
*hab-bāʾîm*: definite article + Qal participle, masculine plural - the ones coming
*miṣ-ṣəḇāʾ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - from service of
*ham-milḥāmāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the war

Word Meanings

*way-yiqṣōp̄*: and was angry/became furious/was wroth
*pəqûḏê*: officers/appointed ones/those in charge
*ḥāyil*: army/force/strength/wealth
*śārê*: commanders/captains/officials
*bāʾîm*: coming/returning/arriving

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 32:19 : 19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Exod 32:22 : 22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are [set] on evil.
Lev 10:16 : 16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,
Num 12:3 : 3 Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.
Num 31:48 : 48 And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses;
1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah. 14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
1 Kgs 20:42 : 42 And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
2 Kgs 13:19 : 19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times: then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it, whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
Eph 4:26 : 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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