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"
}
}