Numbers 31:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַצָּבָ֔א הַבָּאִ֖ים לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה זֹ֚את חֻקַּ֣ת הַתּוֹרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Transliteration

And-wayyōʾmer ʾElʿāzār the-kōhēn to-ʾanšê the-ṣābāʾ the-bāʾîm to-the-milḥāmāh: This ḥuqqat the-tôrāh which-ṣiwwāh YHWH ʾet-Mōšeh.

Grammar Details

*wayyōʾmer*: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
*ʾElʿāzār*: proper noun - Eleazar
*kōhēn*: masculine singular noun with definite article - priest
*ʾanšê*: masculine plural construct noun - men of
*ṣābāʾ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - army/host
*bāʾîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - coming/going
*milḥāmāh*: feminine singular noun with definite article - battle/war
*ḥuqqat*: feminine singular construct noun - statute of
*tôrāh*: feminine singular noun with definite article - law/instruction
*ṣiwwāh*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - commanded
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*Mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses

Word Meanings

*ṣābāʾ*: army/host/warfare
*milḥāmāh*: battle/war/fighting
*ḥuqqat*: statute/ordinance/regulation
*tôrāh*: law/instruction/teaching

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Num 30:16 : 16 These are the statutes, which Jehovah commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father's house.

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