Numbers 31:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds—who returned from 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

• 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses was angrie with the officers of the hoste with ye captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes which came from warre and batayle

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Moses was angrie at the officers of the hoost, which were captaynes ouer thousandes and hudreds, yt came from the battayll,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Moses was angry with the captaines of the hoste, with the captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, which came from the warre and battel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses was angrie with the officers of the hoast, with the captaynes ouer thousandes, and ouer hundredes, which came from the warre & battayle.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, [with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses was angry with the chiefs of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds who had come back from the war.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Death of the Midianite Women But Moses was furious with the officers of the army, the commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, who had come from service in the war.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 32:19 : 19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain.
• Exod 32:22 : 22 Aaron replied, "Do not let my lord's anger burn hot. You know these people yourself, that they are bent on evil.
• Lev 10:16 : 16 Then Moses inquired diligently about the goat of the sin offering and discovered it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons, and said,
• Num 12:3 : 3 Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.
• Num 31:48 : 48 Then the officers who were over the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—approached Moses
• 1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 When Samuel reached him, Saul said, 'Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the LORD's instruction.' 14 But Samuel said, 'What is this sound of sheep and cattle that I hear?'
• 1 Kgs 20:42 : 42 The prophet said to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Because you released a man I had determined should die, it will be your life for his life, and your people for his people.'
• 2 Kgs 13:19 : 19 The man of God became angry with him and said, 'You should have struck the ground five or six times! Then you would have defeated Aram completely, but now you will defeat them only three times.'
• Eph 4:26 : 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,