Numbers 31 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 Yahawah () dabar (word / matter) to Mashah (Moses), amar (spoke),

2 “Naqam (avenge) the banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel) for the Madayanay (Midianites). Afterward you shall be asap (gathered) to your im (nation / people).”

3 Mashah (Moses) dabar (word / matter) to the im (nation / people), amar (spoke), “chalatz (arm) im (nation / people) from among you for the tzabaa (troop), that they may go against Madayan (Midian), to execute Yahawah () vengeance on Madayan (Midian).

4 Of every matah (staff / rod / tribe) one alap (thousand), throughout all the matawath (tribes) of Yashar-Al (Israel), you shall shalach (send) to the tzabaa (troop).”

5 So there were masar (delivered), out of the alapay (thousands) of Yashar-Al (Israel), a alap (thousand) of every matah (staff / rod / tribe), shanayam (two) alap (thousand) chalatz (armed) for tzabaa (troop).

6 Mashah (Moses) shalach (send) them, one alap (thousand) of every matah (staff / rod / tribe), to the tzabaa (troop), them and Payanachas (Phinehas) the ban (son) of Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest), to the tzabaa (troop), with the kalay (vessels) of the qadash (set apart / make holy) and the chatzatzarawath (trumpets) for the tharawaih (alarm) in his yad (hand).

7 They tzabaa (troop) against Madayan (Midian), as Yahawah () tzawah (commanded) Mashah (Moses); and they harag (kill) every zakar (remember).

8 They harag (kill) the malakay (kings) of Madayan (Midian) with the rest of their chalal (slain): Away (Evi), and Raqam (Rekem), and Tzawar (Zur), and Chawar (Hur), and Rabai (fourth), the chamash (five) malakay (kings) of Madayan (Midian): Balaim (Balaam) also the ban (son) of Baiwar (Beor) they harag (kill) with the charab (sword).

9 The banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel) shabah (took) captive the nashay (women) of Madayan (Midian) and their little tap (ones); and all their livestock, and all their maqanah (flocks), and all their chayal (wealth / substance / capability / valor), they bazaz (took) for a prey.

10 All their iyar (cities) in the mawashab (places) in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burnt with ash (fire).

11 They laqach (take / seize) all the shalal (spoil), and all the malaqawach (prey), both of adam (man) and of animal.

12 They bawaa (bring) the shabay (captives), and the malaqawach (prey), and the shalal (spoil), to Mashah (Moses), and to Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest), and to the idah (congregation) of the banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel), to the machanah (camp) at the irabath (plains) of Mawaab (Moab), which are by the Yaradan (Jordan) at Yarayachaw (Jericho).

13 Mashah (Moses), and Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest), and all the nashayaay (princes) of the idah (congregation), yatzaa (go out / come out) forth to qaraah (meet) them outside of the machanah (camp).

14 Mashah (Moses) was qatzap (angry) with the paqawaday (officers) of the chayal (wealth / substance / capability / valor), the sharay (captains) of alapayam (thousands) and the sharay (captains) of maawath (hundreds), who bawaa (bring) from the service of the malachamah (war).

15 Mashah (Moses) amar (said) to them, “Have you chayah (saved) all the women chayah (alive)?

16 Behold, these hayah (came to pass) the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel), through the dabar (word / matter) of Balaim (Balaam), to masar (commit) mail (top/above) against Yahawah () in the dabar (word / matter) of Paiwar (Peor), and so the magapah (plague) was among the idah (congregation) of Yahawah ().

17 Now therefore harag (kill) every zakar (remember) among the little tap (ones), and harag (kill) every ayashah (woman / wife) who yadai (has) known ayash (man / husband) by lying with him.

18 But all the girls, who yadai (have) not known zakar (remember) by lying with him, chayah (keep) alive for yourselves.

19 “Chanah (encamp) outside of the machanah (camp) shabai (seven) yamayam (days): whoever has harag (kill) any napash (soul), and whoever has nagai (touched) any chalal (slain), chataa (purify) yourselves on the shalayashay (third) yawam (day) and on the shabayaiy (seventh) yawam (day), you and your shabay (captives).

20 As to every bagad (garment), and all that is kalay (made) of iwar (skin), and all maishah (work) of izayam (goats)’ hair, and all things kalay (made) of itz (wood), you shall chataa (purify) yourselves.”

21 Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest) amar (spoke) to the anashay (men) of tzabaa (troop) who bawaa (come) to the malachamah (battle), “This is the chaqah (statute) of the thawarah (instruction) which Yahawah () has tzawah (commanded) Mashah (Moses):

22 However the zahab (gold), and the kasap (silver), the nachashath (brass), the barazal (iron), the badayal (divide), and the iwaparath (lead),

23 Everything that may withstand the ash (fire), you shall ibar (pass over/through) to go through the ash (fire), and it shall be tahar (clean); nevertheless it shall be chataa (purified) with the mayam (Waters) for impurity: and all that doesn't withstand the ash (fire) you shall ibar (pass over/through) to go through the mayam (Waters).

24 You shall kabas (wash) your clothes on the shabayaiy (seventh) yawam (day), and you shall be tahar (clean); and afterward you shall bawaa (bring) into the machanah (camp).”

25 Yahawah () amar (spoke) to Mashah (Moses), amar (spoke),

26 “Nashaa (lift) the raash (head) of the malaqawach (prey) that shabay (was) taken, both of adam (man) and of animal, you, and Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest), and the raashay (heads) of the abawath (fathers)’ households of the idah (congregation);

27 And chatzah (divide) the malaqawach (prey) into chatzah (two) parts: between the men skilled in malachamah (war), who yatzaa (go out / come out) out to tzabaa (troop), and all the idah (congregation).

28 Rawam (will lift up) a makas (tribute) to Yahawah () of the anashay (men) of malachamah (war) who yatzaa (go out / come out) out to tzabaa (troop): achad (one) napash (soul) of chamash (five) maah (hundred); of the adam (persons), of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the tzaan (flocks).

29 Laqach (take / seize) it of their machatzayath (half), and nathan (give) it to Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest), for Yahawah () wave tharawamah (offering).

30 Of the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel's) machatzayath (half), you shall laqach (take / seize) achad (one) drawn out of every chamashayam (fifty), of the adam (persons), of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the tzaan (flocks), of all the livestock, and nathan (give) them to the Lawayay (Levites), who perform the duty of the mashakan (tabernacle) of Yahawah ().”

31 Mashah (Moses) and Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest) ishah (make) as Yahawah () tzawah (commanded) Mashah (Moses).

32 Now the baz (prey), over and above the malaqawach (booty) which the im (nation / people) of tzabaa (troop) bazaz (took), was shash (six) maah (hundred) shabaiyam (seventy) - chamash (five) alap (thousand) tzaan (sheep),

33 And shabaiyam (seventy) - two alap (thousand) baqar (morning) of cattle,

34 And shashayam (sixty) - achad (one) alap (thousand) donkeys,

35 And shalawashayam (thirty) - shanayam (two) alap (thousand) napash (soul) in kal (every), of the nashayam (women) who yadai (had) not known zakar (remember) by lying with him.

36 The machatzah (half), which was the chalaq (portion) of those who yatzaa (go out / come out) out to tzabaa (troop), was in masapar (number) shalawash (three) maah (hundred) shalawashayam (thirty) - shabai (seven) alap (thousand) chamash (five) maah (hundred) tzaan (sheep):

37 And Yahawah () makas (tribute) of the tzaan (sheep) was shash (six) maah (hundred) shabaiyam (seventy) - five.

38 The cattle were shalawashayam (thirty) - shash (six) alap (thousand); of which Yahawah () makas (tribute) was shabaiyam (seventy) - two.

39 The donkeys were shalawashayam (thirty) alap (thousand) chamash (five) maah (hundred); of which Yahawah () makas (tribute) was shashayam (sixty) - achad (one).

40 The adam (persons) were sixteen alap (thousand); of whom Yahawah () makas (tribute) was shalawashayam (thirty) - shanayam (two) napash (soul).

41 Mashah (Moses) nathan (give) the makas (tribute), which was Yahawah () wave tharawamah (offering), to Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest), as Yahawah () tzawah (commanded) Mashah (Moses).

42 Of the banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel's) machatzayath (half), which Mashah (Moses) chatzah (divided) off from the banay (my son) who tzabaa (troop)

43 (Now the idah (congregation's) machatzah (half) was shalawash (three) maah (hundred) shalawashayam (thirty) - shabai (seven) alap (thousand) chamash (five) maah (hundred) tzaan (sheep),

44 And shalawashayam (thirty) - shash (six) alap (thousand) baqar (morning) of cattle,

45 And shalawashayam (thirty) alap (thousand) chamash (five) maah (hundred) donkeys,

46 And sixteen alap (thousand) napash (soul)),

47 Even of the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel's) machatzayath (half), Mashah (Moses) laqach (take / seize) achad (one) drawn out of every chamashayam (fifty), both of adam (man) and of animal, and nathan (give) them to the Lawayay (Levites), who performed the duty of the mashakan (tabernacle) of Yahawah (); as Yahawah () tzawah (commanded) Mashah (Moses).

48 The paqadayam (officers) who were over the alapay (thousands) of the tzabaa (troop), the sharay (captains) of alapay (thousands), and the sharay (captains) of maawath (hundreds), qarab (come close) near to Mashah (Moses);

49 And they amar (said) to Mashah (Moses), “Your ibad (servant) have nashaa (lift) the raash (head) of the raash (head) of malachamah (war) who are under our command, and there paqad (visit) not one ayash (man / husband) of us.

50 We have qarab (come close) Yahawah () qaraban (offering), what every ayash (man / husband) matzaa (has) gotten, of kalay (jewels) of zahab (gold), armlets, and tzamayad (bracelets), signet tabaith (rings), igayal (earrings), and necklaces, to make kapar (atonement) for our napash (soul) panayam (face) Yahawah ().”

51 Mashah (Moses) and Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest) laqach (take / seize) their zahab (gold), even all maishah (worked) kalay (jewels).

52 All the zahab (gold) of the wave tharawamah (offering) that they rawam (will lift up) up to Yahawah (), of the sharay (captains) of alapayam (thousands), and of the sharay (captains) of maawath (hundreds), was sixteen alap (thousand) shabai (seven) maah (hundred) chamashayam (fifty) shaqal (shekels).

53 (The anashay (men) of tzabaa (troop) had bazaz (taken) booty, every ayash (man / husband) for himself.)

54 Mashah (Moses) and Alaizar (Eleazar) the kahan (priest) laqach (take / seize) the zahab (gold) of the sharay (captains) of alapayam (thousands) and of maawath (hundreds), and bawaa (come) it into the ahal (tent) of Meeting, for a zakarawan (memorial) for the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel) panayam (face) Yahawah ().