Num 31:7-9 : 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"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.13",
"source": "וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן וְכָל־נְשִׂיאֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה לִקְרָאתָ֑ם אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃",
"text": "*way-yēṣəʾû* *mōšeh* *wə-ʾelʿāzār* *hak-kōhēn* *wə-ḵol-nəśîʾê* *hā-ʿēḏāh* *liqrāṯām* *ʾel-miḥûṣ* *lam-maḥăneh*",
"grammar": {
"*way-yēṣəʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went out",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*wə-ʾelʿāzār*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Eleazar",
"*hak-kōhēn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the priest",
"*wə-ḵol-nəśîʾê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural construct - and all chiefs of",
"*hā-ʿēḏāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the congregation",
"*liqrāṯām*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to meet them",
"*ʾel-miḥûṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to outside",
"*lam-maḥăneh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the camp"
},
"variants": {
"*way-yēṣəʾû*": "and they went out/came out/exited",
"*nəśîʾê*": "chiefs/leaders/princes",
"*ʿēḏāh*": "congregation/assembly/community",
"*liqrāṯām*": "to meet them/to greet them",
"*miḥûṣ*": "outside/beyond/outside of"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.14",
"source": "וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּקוּדֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל שָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְּבָ֥א הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃",
"text": "*way-yiqṣōp̄* *mōšeh* *ʿal* *pəqûḏê* *he-ḥāyil* *śārê* *hā-ʾălāp̄îm* *wə-śārê* *ham-mēʾôṯ* *hab-bāʾîm* *miṣ-ṣəḇāʾ* *ham-milḥāmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*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"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.15",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֹשֶׁ֑ה הַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖ם כָּל־נְקֵבָֽה׃",
"text": "*way-yōʾmer* *ʾălêhem* *mōšeh* *ha-ḥiyyîṯem* *kol-nəqēḇāh*",
"grammar": {
"*way-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*ʾălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ha-ḥiyyîṯem*": "interrogative particle + Piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - have you kept alive",
"*kol-nəqēḇāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - every female"
},
"variants": {
"*way-yōʾmer*": "and said/spoke",
"*ha-ḥiyyîṯem*": "have you kept alive/preserved/spared",
"*nəqēḇāh*": "female/woman"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.16",
"source": "הֵ֣ן הֵ֜נָּה הָי֨וּ לִבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר בִּלְעָ֔ם לִמְסָר־מַ֥עַל בַּיהוָ֖ה עַל־דְּבַר־פְּע֑וֹר וַתְּהִ֥י הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה בַּעֲדַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*hēn* *hēnnāh* *hāyû* *liḇnê* *yiśrāʾēl* *biḏḇar* *bilʿām* *limsār-maʿal* *ba-YHWH* *ʿal-dəḇar-pəʿôr* *wat-təhî* *ham-maggēp̄āh* *ba-ʿăḏaṯ* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*hēn*": "interjection - behold",
"*hēnnāh*": "3rd feminine plural personal pronoun - they",
"*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - were",
"*liḇnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to the sons of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*biḏḇar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - by the word of",
"*bilʿām*": "proper noun - Balaam",
"*limsār-maʿal*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + noun, masculine singular - to commit treachery",
"*ba-YHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - against YHWH",
"*ʿal-dəḇar-pəʿôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - in the matter of Peor",
"*wat-təhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and there was",
"*ham-maggēp̄āh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the plague",
"*ba-ʿăḏaṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in the congregation of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*hēn*": "behold/indeed/surely",
"*biḏḇar*": "by the word of/through the advice of/in the matter of",
"*limsār-maʿal*": "to commit treachery/to act unfaithfully/to trespass",
"*maʿal*": "treachery/unfaithfulness/trespass",
"*dəḇar-pəʿôr*": "matter of Peor/incident of Peor",
"*maggēp̄āh*": "plague/slaughter/defeat"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.17",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֕ה הִרְג֥וּ כָל־זָכָ֖ר בַּטָּ֑ף וְכָל־אִשָּׁ֗ה יֹדַ֥עַת אִ֛ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֥ב זָכָ֖ר הֲרֹֽגוּ׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿattāh* *hirgû* *ḵol-zāḵār* *baṭ-ṭāp̄* *wə-ḵol-ʾiššāh* *yōḏaʿaṯ* *ʾîš* *lə-miškaḇ* *zāḵār* *hărōgû*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*hirgû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - kill",
"*ḵol-zāḵār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - every male",
"*baṭ-ṭāp̄*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - among the children",
"*wə-ḵol-ʾiššāh*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - and every woman",
"*yōḏaʿaṯ*": "Qal participle, feminine singular construct - knowing",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*lə-miškaḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - by lying with",
"*zāḵār*": "noun, masculine singular - male",
"*hărōgû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - kill"
},
"variants": {
"*hirgû*": "kill/slay/put to death",
"*ṭāp̄*": "children/little ones/dependents",
"*yōḏaʿaṯ ʾîš lə-miškaḇ zāḵār*": "knowing a man by lying with a male/who has had sexual relations with a man",
"*miškaḇ*": "lying with/sexual intercourse/cohabitation"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Numbers.31.18",
"source": "וְכֹל֙ הַטַּ֣ף בַּנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר הַחֲי֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wə-ḵōl* *haṭ-ṭap̄* *ban-nāšîm* *ʾăšer* *lōʾ-yāḏʿû* *miškaḇ* *zāḵār* *haḥăyû* *lāḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ḵōl*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all",
"*haṭ-ṭap̄*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the children",
"*ban-nāšîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine plural - among the women",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who",
"*lōʾ-yāḏʿû*": "negative particle + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - have not known",
"*miškaḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - lying with",
"*zāḵār*": "noun, masculine singular - male",
"*haḥăyû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - keep alive",
"*lāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭap̄*": "children/little ones/young girls",
"*nāšîm*": "women/females",
"*lōʾ-yāḏʿû miškaḇ zāḵār*": "have not known lying with a male/virgin females/who have not had sexual relations with a man",
"*haḥăyû*": "keep alive/preserve/spare"
}
}