Numbers

Numbers 31:14–18

14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army — the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds — who were returning from the battle. 15“Have you spared all the women?” he asked them. 16“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD. 17So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man, 18but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.

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Numbers 31:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
was angryוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףway·yiq·ṣōp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7107 be wroth
withעַ֖ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the officersפְּקוּדֵ֣יpə·qū·ḏêVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural constructH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
of the armyהֶחָ֑יִלhe·ḥā·yilArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
the commandersשָׂרֵ֤יśā·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of thousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙hā·’ă·lā·p̄îmArticle; Number - masculine pluralH505 thousand
and commandersוְשָׂרֵ֣יwə·śā·rêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of hundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתham·mê·’ō·wṯArticle; Number - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
who were returningהַבָּאִ֖יםhab·bā·’îmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
fromמִצְּבָ֥אmiṣ·ṣə·ḇāPreposition-m; Noun - common singular constructH6635 army, war, warfare
the battleהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ham·mil·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war

Numbers 31:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Have you sparedהַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖םha·ḥî·yî·ṯemVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH2421 live
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the womenנְקֵבָֽה׃nə·qê·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH5347 female
heמֹשֶׁ֑הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
asked themוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say

Numbers 31:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lookהֵ֣ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
these womenהֵ֜נָּהhên·nāhPronoun - third person feminine pluralH2007 they
causedהָי֨וּhā·yūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliḇ·nêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
through the counselבִּדְבַ֣רbiḏ·ḇarPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of Balaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH1109 Balaam
to turnלִמְסָר־lim·sār-Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4560 deliver up, offer
unfaithfullyמַ֥עַלma·‘alNoun - masculine singularH4604 unfaithful, treacherous act
against the LORDבַּיהוָ֖הYah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
atעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Peorפְּע֑וֹרpə·‘ō·wrNoun - proper - feminine singularH6465 Peör
so that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הham·mag·gê·p̄āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
struckוַתְּהִ֥יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the congregationבַּעֲדַ֥תba·‘ă·ḏaṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH5712 congregation
of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Numbers 31:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So nowוְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
killהִרְג֥וּhir·ḡūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH2026 kill, slay
allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the boysזָכָ֖רzā·ḵārNoun - masculine singularH2145 male
as well asהֲרֹֽגוּ׃hă·rō·ḡūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH2026 kill, slay
everyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
womanאִשָּׁ֗ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
who has had relations withיֹדַ֥עַתyō·ḏa·‘aṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3045 know
a manזָכָ֖רzā·ḵārNoun - masculine singularH2145 male

Numbers 31:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but spareהַחֲי֖וּha·ḥă·yūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH2421 live
for yourselvesלָכֶֽם׃lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
everyוְכֹל֙wə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
girlהַטַּ֣ףhaṭ·ṭap̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH2945 children
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
has neverלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
had relationsיָדְע֖וּyā·ḏə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3045 know
with a manזָכָ֑רzā·ḵārNoun - masculine singularH2145 male

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 31:15 1 Samuel 15:3 · Jeremiah 48:10 · Deuteronomy 2:34

Numbers 31:16 Numbers 25:1–9 · 2 Peter 2:15 · Revelation 2:14 · Deuteronomy 4:3 · Joshua 22:17 · Numbers 24:14 · Numbers 25:18 · Proverbs 23:27 · Ecclesiastes 7:26

Numbers 31:17 Deuteronomy 20:16–18 · Judges 21:11–12 · Deuteronomy 7:2

Numbers 31:18 Deuteronomy 21:10–14 · Deuteronomy 20:14 · Leviticus 25:44 · 2 Chronicles 28:8–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.