Num 31:2-9 : 2 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.2",
"source": "נְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאֵ֖ת הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים אַחַ֖ר תֵּאָסֵ֥ף אֶל־עַמֶּֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*nəqōm* *niqmaṯ* *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *mēʾēṯ* *ham-miḏyānîm* *ʾaḥar* *tēʾāsēp̄* *ʾel-ʿammêḵā*",
"grammar": {
"*nəqōm*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - avenge",
"*niqmaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - vengeance of",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*mēʾēṯ*": "preposition compound - from",
"*ham-miḏyānîm*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Midianites",
"*ʾaḥar*": "adverb - afterward",
"*tēʾāsēp̄*": "Niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will be gathered",
"*ʾel-ʿammêḵā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your people"
},
"variants": {
"*nəqōm*": "avenge/take vengeance",
"*niqmaṯ*": "vengeance/vindication",
"*bənê*": "sons of/children of",
"*mēʾēṯ*": "from/against",
"*tēʾāsēp̄*": "you will be gathered/collected/joined",
"*ʾel-ʿammêḵā*": "to your people/to your ancestors/to your fathers"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.3",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־הָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר הֵחָלְצ֧וּ מֵאִתְּכֶ֛ם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לַצָּבָ֑א וְיִהְיוּ֙ עַל־מִדְיָ֔ן לָתֵ֥ת נִקְמַת־יְהוָ֖ה בְּמִדְיָֽן׃",
"text": "*wə-yəḏabbēr* *mōšeh* *ʾel-hāʿām* *lēmōr* *hēḥālṣû* *mēʾittəḵem* *ʾănāšîm* *laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ* *wə-yihyû* *ʿal-miḏyān* *lāṯēṯ* *niqmaṯ-YHWH* *bə-miḏyān*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and spoke",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*ʾel-hāʿām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the people",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*hēḥālṣû*": "Niphal imperative, masculine plural - arm yourselves",
"*mēʾittəḵem*": "preposition compound + 2nd masculine plural suffix - from among you",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the war/army",
"*wə-yihyû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will be",
"*ʿal-miḏyān*": "preposition + proper noun - against Midian",
"*lāṯēṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to give",
"*niqmaṯ-YHWH*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - vengeance of YHWH",
"*bə-miḏyān*": "preposition + proper noun - in/on Midian"
},
"variants": {
"*hēḥālṣû*": "arm yourselves/equip yourselves/be ready",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "men/warriors",
"*laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ*": "for the war/for the army/for military service",
"*lāṯēṯ*": "to give/to execute/to carry out",
"*niqmaṯ-YHWH*": "vengeance of YHWH/LORD's vengeance"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.4",
"source": "אֶ֚לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֔ה אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה לְכֹל֙ מַטּ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל תִּשְׁלְח֖וּ לַצָּבָֽא׃",
"text": "*ʾelep̄* *lam-maṭṭeh* *ʾelep̄* *lam-maṭṭeh* *ləḵōl* *maṭṭôṯ* *yiśrāʾēl* *tišləḥû* *laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾelep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand",
"*lam-maṭṭeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the tribe",
"*ləḵōl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for all of",
"*maṭṭôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*tišləḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall send",
"*laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the war/army"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾelep̄*": "thousand/a thousand men",
"*maṭṭeh*": "tribe/staff/branch",
"*tišləḥû*": "you shall send/dispatch"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.5",
"source": "וַיִּמּֽ͏ָסְרוּ֙ מֵאַלְפֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֥י צָבָֽא׃",
"text": "*way-yimmāsərû* *mē-ʾalpê* *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾelep̄* *lam-maṭṭeh* *šənêm-ʿāśār* *ʾelep̄* *ḥălûṣê* *ṣāḇāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*way-yimmāsərû*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and were delivered/selected",
"*mē-ʾalpê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from thousands of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾelep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand",
"*lam-maṭṭeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the tribe",
"*šənêm-ʿāśār*": "cardinal number - twelve",
"*ʾelep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand",
"*ḥălûṣê*": "Qal passive participle, masculine plural construct - armed men of",
"*ṣāḇāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - war/army"
},
"variants": {
"*way-yimmāsərû*": "and were delivered/selected/furnished",
"*ʾalpê*": "thousands/clans/divisions",
"*ḥălûṣê*": "armed men/equipped soldiers/those ready"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.6",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֹתָ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶ֥לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֖ה לַצָּבָ֑א אֹ֠תָם וְאֶת־פִּ֨ינְחָ֜ס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ לַצָּבָ֔א וּכְלֵ֥י הַקֹּ֛דֶשׁ וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*way-yišlaḥ* *ʾōṯām* *mōšeh* *ʾelep̄* *lam-maṭṭeh* *laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ* *ʾōṯām* *wə-ʾeṯ-pînəḥās* *ben-ʾelʿāzār* *hak-kōhēn* *laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ* *û-ḵəlê* *haq-qōḏeš* *wa-ḥăṣōṣrôṯ* *hat-tərûʿāh* *bə-yāḏô*",
"grammar": {
"*way-yišlaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*ʾōṯām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*ʾelep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand",
"*lam-maṭṭeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the tribe",
"*laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the war/army",
"*ʾōṯām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-pînəḥās*": "conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun - and Phinehas",
"*ben-ʾelʿāzār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Eleazar",
"*hak-kōhēn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the priest",
"*laṣ-ṣāḇāʾ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the war/army",
"*û-ḵəlê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and vessels of",
"*haq-qōḏeš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the holy/sanctuary",
"*wa-ḥăṣōṣrôṯ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct - and trumpets of",
"*hat-tərûʿāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the alarm/signal",
"*bə-yāḏô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand"
},
"variants": {
"*ḵəlê haq-qōḏeš*": "holy vessels/sacred utensils/sanctuary implements",
"*ḥăṣōṣrôṯ hat-tərûʿāh*": "trumpets of alarm/signal trumpets/trumpets for sounding the battle cry",
"*tərûʿāh*": "alarm/signal/battle cry/shout"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.7",
"source": "וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ עַל־מִדְיָ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ כָּל־זָכָֽר׃",
"text": "*way-yiṣbəʾû* *ʿal-miḏyān* *ka-ʾăšer* *ṣiwwāh* *YHWH* *ʾeṯ-mōšeh* *way-yahargû* *kol-zāḵār*",
"grammar": {
"*way-yiṣbəʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they waged war",
"*ʿal-miḏyān*": "preposition + proper noun - against Midian",
"*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - according to what/as",
"*ṣiwwāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - commanded",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾeṯ-mōšeh*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Moses",
"*way-yahargû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they killed",
"*kol-zāḵār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - every male"
},
"variants": {
"*way-yiṣbəʾû*": "and they waged war/fought against/went out to battle",
"*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/instructed",
"*way-yahargû*": "and they killed/slew/put to death"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.8",
"source": "וְאֶת־מַלְכֵ֨י מִדְיָ֜ן הָרְג֣וּ עַל־חַלְלֵיהֶ֗ם אֶת־אֱוִ֤י וְאֶת־רֶ֙קֶם֙ וְאֶת־צ֤וּר וְאֶת־חוּר֙ וְאֶת־רֶ֔בַע חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֑ן וְאֵת֙ בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּע֔וֹר הָרְג֖וּ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾeṯ-malḵê* *miḏyān* *hārgû* *ʿal-ḥalləêhem* *ʾeṯ-ʾĕwî* *wə-ʾeṯ-reqem* *wə-ʾeṯ-ṣûr* *wə-ʾeṯ-ḥûr* *wə-ʾeṯ-reḇaʿ* *ḥămēšeṯ* *malḵê* *miḏyān* *wə-ʾēṯ* *bilʿām* *ben-bəʿôr* *hārgû* *beḥāreḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾeṯ-malḵê*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - and the kings of",
"*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian",
"*hārgû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they killed",
"*ʿal-ḥalləêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - besides their slain",
"*ʾeṯ-ʾĕwî*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Evi",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-reqem*": "conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun - and Rekem",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-ṣûr*": "conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun - and Zur",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-ḥûr*": "conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun - and Hur",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-reḇaʿ*": "conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun - and Reba",
"*ḥămēšeṯ*": "cardinal number, feminine singular construct - five of",
"*malḵê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - kings of",
"*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian",
"*wə-ʾēṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and",
"*bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam",
"*ben-bəʿôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Beor",
"*hārgû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they killed",
"*beḥāreḇ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - with the sword"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿal-ḥalləêhem*": "besides their slain/among their slain/in addition to those who fell",
"*hārgû*": "they killed/slew/put to death"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.9",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־נְשֵׁ֥י מִדְיָ֖ן וְאֶת־טַפָּ֑ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בְּהֶמְתָּ֧ם וְאֶת־כָּל־מִקְנֵהֶ֛ם וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילָ֖ם בָּזָֽזוּ׃",
"text": "*way-yišbû* *bənê-yiśrāʾēl* *ʾeṯ-nəšê* *miḏyān* *wə-ʾeṯ-ṭappām* *wə-ʾēṯ* *kol-bəhemtām* *wə-ʾeṯ-kol-miqnēhem* *wə-ʾeṯ-kol-ḥêlām* *bāzāzû*",
"grammar": {
"*way-yišbû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they took captive",
"*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - children of Israel",
"*ʾeṯ-nəšê*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural construct - the women of",
"*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-ṭappām*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their little ones",
"*wə-ʾēṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and",
"*kol-bəhemtām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all their cattle",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-kol-miqnēhem*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and all their livestock",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-kol-ḥêlām*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and all their wealth",
"*bāzāzû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they plundered"
},
"variants": {
"*way-yišbû*": "and they took captive/captured/carried away",
"*ṭappām*": "their little ones/children/dependents",
"*bəhemtām*": "their cattle/beasts/animals",
"*miqnēhem*": "their livestock/possessions/property",
"*ḥêlām*": "their wealth/goods/possessions/strength",
"*bāzāzû*": "they plundered/looted/took as spoil"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.10",
"source": "וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־עָרֵיהֶם֙ בְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־טִֽירֹתָ֑ם שָׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾēṯ* *kol-ʿārêhem* *bə-môšḇōṯām* *wə-ʾēṯ* *kol-ṭîrōṯām* *śārp̄û* *bā-ʾēš*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾēṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and",
"*kol-ʿārêhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all their cities",
"*bə-môšḇōṯām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their dwelling places",
"*wə-ʾēṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and",
"*kol-ṭîrōṯām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all their encampments",
"*śārp̄û*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they burned",
"*bā-ʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - with the fire"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿārêhem*": "their cities/towns/settlements",
"*môšḇōṯām*": "their dwelling places/habitations/settlements",
"*ṭîrōṯām*": "their encampments/camps/fortresses/settlements",
"*śārp̄û*": "they burned/set on fire"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.11",
"source": "וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׁלָ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַ בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃",
"text": "*way-yiqḥû* *ʾeṯ-kol-haš-šālāl* *wə-ʾēṯ* *kol-ham-malqôaḥ* *bā-ʾāḏām* *û-ḇab-bəhēmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*way-yiqḥû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they took",
"*ʾeṯ-kol-haš-šālāl*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - all the spoil",
"*wə-ʾēṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and",
"*kol-ham-malqôaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - all the plunder",
"*bā-ʾāḏām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - of humans",
"*û-ḇab-bəhēmāh*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and of cattle"
},
"variants": {
"*šālāl*": "spoil/booty/plunder",
"*malqôaḥ*": "plunder/booty/prey/captives",
"*ʾāḏām*": "humans/people/persons",
"*bəhēmāh*": "cattle/livestock/animals"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.12",
"source": "וַיָּבִ֡אוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֩ וְאֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֨ר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וְאֶל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־הַשְּׁבִ֧י וְאֶת־הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ וְאֶת־הַשָּׁלָ֖ל אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה אֶל־עַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*way-yāḇiʾû* *ʾel-mōšeh* *wə-ʾel-ʾelʿāzār* *hak-kōhēn* *wə-ʾel-ʿăḏaṯ* *bənê-yiśrāʾēl* *ʾeṯ-haš-šəḇî* *wə-ʾeṯ-ham-malqôaḥ* *wə-ʾeṯ-haš-šālāl* *ʾel-ham-maḥăneh* *ʾel-ʿarḇōṯ* *môʾāḇ* *ʾăšer* *ʿal-yardēn* *yərēḥô*",
"grammar": {
"*way-yāḇiʾû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they brought",
"*ʾel-mōšeh*": "preposition + proper noun - to Moses",
"*wə-ʾel-ʾelʿāzār*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and to Eleazar",
"*hak-kōhēn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the priest",
"*wə-ʾel-ʿăḏaṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and to the congregation of",
"*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - children of Israel",
"*ʾeṯ-haš-šəḇî*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the captives",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-ham-malqôaḥ*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the plunder",
"*wə-ʾeṯ-haš-šālāl*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the spoil",
"*ʾel-ham-maḥăneh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the camp",
"*ʾel-ʿarḇōṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - to the plains of",
"*môʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Moab",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*ʿal-yardēn*": "preposition + proper noun - by the Jordan of",
"*yərēḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho"
},
"variants": {
"*way-yāḇiʾû*": "and they brought/carried/led",
"*ʿăḏaṯ*": "congregation/assembly/community",
"*šəḇî*": "captives/prisoners",
"*malqôaḥ*": "plunder/booty/prey",
"*šālāl*": "spoil/booty/plunder",
"*maḥăneh*": "camp/encampment",
"*ʿarḇōṯ*": "plains/steppes/desert plains"
}
}