Numbers 31:10

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{ "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" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־עָרֵיהֶם֙ בְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־טִֽירֹתָ֑ם שָׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾēṯ kol-ʿārêhem bə-môšḇōṯām wə-ʾēṯ kol-ṭîrōṯām śārp̄û bā-ʾēš

Grammar Details

• *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
• *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

Word Meanings

• *ʿārêhem*: their cities/towns/settlements
• *môšḇōṯām*: their dwelling places/habitations/settlements
• *ṭîrōṯām*: their encampments/camps/fortresses/settlements
• *śārp̄û*: they burned/set on fire

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They burned all the towns where the Midianites had lived and all their encampments with fire.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And they burned all their cities where they dwelt, and all their fortified castles, with fire.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And all their cities{H5892} in the places wherein they dwelt,{H4186} and all their encampments,{H2918} they burnt with fire.{H784}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they burnt{H8313}{(H8804)} all their cities{H5892} wherein they dwelt{H4186}, and all their goodly castles{H2918}, with fire{H784}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt and all their castels with fyre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and all their cities of their dwellynges & castels burnt they wt fyre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they burnt all their cities, wherein they dwelt, and all their villages with fire.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they burnt all their cities wherin they dwelt, and all their goodly dwellynges, with fire:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and all their cities, with their habitations, and all their towers, they have burnt with fire.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after burning all their towns and all their tent-circles,

• World English Bible (2000)

  All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They burned all their towns where they lived and all their encampments.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 25:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Genesis.25.16", "source": "אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֞ם בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמֹתָ֔ם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר נְשִׂיאִ֖ם לְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃", "text": "*ʾēlleh* *hēm* *bənê* *yišmāʿēʾl* *wə-ʾēlleh* *šəmōtām* *bə-ḥaṣrêhem* *û-ḇə-ṭîrōtām* *šənêm-ʿāśār* *nəśîʾîm* *lə-ʾummōtām*", "grammar": { "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these", "*hēm*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yišmāʿēʾl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ishmael", "*wə-ʾēlleh*": "waw conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - and these", "*šəmōtām*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their names", "*bə-ḥaṣrêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their settlements", "*û-ḇə-ṭîrōtām*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and in their encampments", "*šənêm-ʿāśār*": "numeral - twelve", "*nəśîʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - chiefs", "*lə-ʾummōtām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - according to their peoples" }, "variants": { "*ḥaṣrêhem*": "settlements/villages/courts", "*ṭîrōtām*": "encampments/camps/fortresses", "*nəśîʾîm*": "chiefs/princes/leaders", "*ʾummōtām*": "peoples/tribes/nations" } }
• Josh 6:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Joshua.6.24", "source": "וְהָעִ֛יר שָׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵ֖שׁ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֑הּ רַ֣ק ׀ הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֤י הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ וְהַבַּרְזֶ֔ל נָתְנ֖וּ אוֹצַ֥ר בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *wĕhāʿîr* they *śārĕpû* with *bāʾēš* and all-that is in it only *hakkesep* and *hazzāhāb* and *kĕlê* *hannĕḥōšet* and *habbarzel* they *nātĕnû* *ʾôṣar* *bêt*-*YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*wĕhāʿîr*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular with definite article - and the city", "*śārĕpû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural - they burned", "*bāʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with definite article - with the fire", "*raq*": "adverb - only/just", "*hakkesep*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the silver", "*wĕhazzāhāb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with definite article - and the gold", "*ûkĕlê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and vessels of", "*hannĕḥōšet*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the bronze", "*wĕhabbarzel*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with definite article - and the iron", "*nātĕnû*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural - they gave", "*ʾôṣar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - treasury of", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD" }, "variants": { "*śārĕpû*": "they burned/set fire to/consumed with fire", "*kĕlê hannĕḥōšet*": "vessels of bronze/bronze implements/bronze articles", "*nātĕnû*": "they gave/put/placed", "*ʾôṣar bêt-YHWH*": "treasury of house of YHWH/treasury of the LORD's house" } }
• 1 Sam 30:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.30.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֞י בְּבֹ֨א דָוִ֧ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו צִֽקְלַ֖ג בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י וַעֲמָלֵקִ֣י פָֽשְׁט֗וּ אֶל־נֶ֙גֶב֙ וְאֶל־צִ֣קְלַ֔ג וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־צִ֣קְלַ֔ג וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ", "text": "And *wayəhî* in *bəḇōʾ* *dāwiḏ* and *ʾănāšāʾyw* to *ṣīqəlaḡ* in the day the third, and *ʿămālēqî* had *pāśəṭû* against *neḡeḇ* and against *ṣīqəlaḡ*, and they *wayyakkû* *ṣīqəlaḡ* and they *wayyiśrəp̄û* it in the *bāʾēš*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass", "*bəḇōʾ*": "preposition + infinitive construct - in/when coming/arriving", "*dāwiḏ*": "proper noun - David", "*ʾănāšāʾyw*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men", "*ṣīqəlaḡ*": "proper noun - Ziklag", "*ʿămālēqî*": "noun masculine plural - Amalekites", "*pāśəṭû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - had raided/invaded", "*neḡeḇ*": "noun masculine singular - Negev/south country", "*wayyakkû*": "consecutive imperfect hiphil, 3rd common plural - and they struck/attacked", "*wayyiśrəp̄û*": "consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd common plural - and they burned", "*bāʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the fire" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it happened/it came to pass/it was", "*pāśəṭû*": "raided/invaded/spread out", "*neḡeḇ*": "south/southern region/Negev", "*wayyakkû*": "struck/attacked/defeated/destroyed" } }
• 1 Kgs 9:16 : 16 { "verseID": "1 Kings.9.16", "source": "פַּרְעֹ֨ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֜יִם עָלָ֗ה וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד אֶת־גֶּ֙זֶר֙ וַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְאֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י הַיֹּשֵׁ֥ב בָּעִ֖יר הָרָ֑ג וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙ שִׁלֻּחִ֔ים לְבִתּ֖וֹ אֵ֥שֶׁת שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃", "text": "*parʿōh* king-of-*miṣrayim* *ʿālāh* and *wayyilkōd* *ʾet*-*gezer* and *wayyiśrəpāh* with-the-*ʾēš*, and *ʾet*-the-*kənaʿănî* the-*yōšēb* in-the-*ʿîr* he *hārāg*; and *wayyittənāh* *šilluḥîm* to-his-*bittô* wife of-*šəlōmōh*.", "grammar": { "*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*ʿālāh*": "qal perfect 3ms - he went up", "*wayyilkōd*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he captured", "*gezer*": "proper noun - Gezer", "*wayyiśrəpāh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + 3fs suffix - and he burned it", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the fire", "*kənaʿănî*": "gentilic adjective with article - the Canaanite", "*yōšēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular with article - the one dwelling", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the city", "*hārāg*": "qal perfect 3ms - he killed", "*wayyittənāh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + 3fs suffix - and he gave it", "*šilluḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - dowry/wedding gift", "*bittô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his daughter", "*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon" }, "variants": { "*ʿālāh*": "went up/attacked/invaded", "*wayyilkōd*": "and he captured/seized/took", "*wayyiśrəpāh*": "and he burned it/set it on fire", "*hārāg*": "killed/slew/put to death", "*šilluḥîm*": "dowry/wedding gift/parting gift" } }
• Isa 1:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.1.7", "source": "אַרְצְכֶ֣ם שְׁמָמָ֔ה עָרֵיכֶ֖ם שְׂרֻפ֣וֹת אֵ֑שׁ אַדְמַתְכֶ֗ם לְנֶגְדְּכֶם֙ זָרִים֙ אֹכְלִ֣ים אֹתָ֔הּ וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥ת זָרִֽים׃", "text": "*ʾarṣᵉkem* *šᵉmāmâ* *'ārêkem* *śᵉrûpôt* *ʾēš* *ʾadmatkem* *lᵉnegdᵉkem* *zārîm* *ʾōkᵉlîm* *ʾōtāh* *ûšᵉmāmâ* *kᵉmahpēkat* *zārîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾarṣᵉkem*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your land", "*šᵉmāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - desolation", "*'ārêkem*": "noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your cities", "*śᵉrûpôt*": "qal passive participle, feminine plural construct - burnt [with]", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*ʾadmatkem*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your ground/soil", "*lᵉnegdᵉkem*": "preposition lᵉ- + preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - before you", "*zārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - strangers/foreigners", "*ʾōkᵉlîm*": "participle, qal active, masculine plural - devour/consume", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it", "*ûšᵉmāmâ*": "conjunction wə- + noun, feminine singular - and desolation", "*kᵉmahpēkat*": "preposition kᵉ- + noun, feminine singular construct - like [the] overthrow of", "*zārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - strangers/foreigners" }, "variants": { "*šᵉmāmâ*": "desolation/waste/devastation", "*śᵉrûpôt*": "burnt/consumed by fire", "*ʾadmatkem*": "your ground/soil/land/territory", "*lᵉnegdᵉkem*": "before you/in your presence/in your sight", "*zārîm*": "strangers/foreigners/aliens", "*ʾōkᵉlîm*": "devour/consume/eat", "*mahpēkat*": "overthrow/destruction/overturning" } }
• Rev 18:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Revelation.18.8", "source": "Διὰ τοῦτο ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ ἥξουσιν αἱ πληγαὶ αὐτῆς, θάνατος, καὶ πένθος, καὶ λιμός· καὶ ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται: ὅτι ἰσχυρὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ κρίνων αὐτήν.", "text": "Because of this in one *hēmera* *hēxousin* the *plēgai* of her, *thanatos*, and *penthos*, and *limos*; and in *pyri* she *katakauthēsetai*: because *ischyros* *Kyrios* the *Theos* the one *krinōn* her.", "grammar": { "*dia touto*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - because of this/therefore", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*mia hēmera*": "adjective + noun, dative, feminine, singular - one day", "*hēxousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - will come", "*hai plēgai*": "noun, nominative, feminine, plural - plagues/calamities", "*autēs*": "personal pronoun, genitive, feminine, singular - of her", "*thanatos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - death", "*penthos*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - grief/mourning", "*limos*": "noun, nominative, masculine/feminine, singular - famine/hunger", "*pyri*": "noun, dative, neuter, singular - fire", "*katakauthēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - will be burned up/consumed", "*ischyros*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - mighty/strong", "*Kyrios*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*ho Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*ho krinōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - judging/who judges", "*autēn*": "personal pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular - her" }, "variants": { "*hēmera*": "day/daytime", "*hēxousin*": "will come/will arrive", "*plēgai*": "plagues/blows/calamities", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*penthos*": "grief/mourning/sorrow", "*limos*": "famine/hunger/scarcity of food", "*pyri*": "fire/flame", "*katakauthēsetai*": "will be burned up/consumed by fire/incinerated", "*ischyros*": "mighty/strong/powerful", "*Kyrios*": "Lord/master", "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*krinōn*": "judging/who judges/condemning" } }