Numbers

Numbers 31:2–3

²“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

³So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take vengeance	נְקֹ֗ם	nə·qōm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
on	מֵאֵ֖ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
the Midianites	הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים	ham·miḏ·yā·nîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H4084 Midianite
for the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
After that	אַחַ֖ר	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
you will be gathered	תֵּאָסֵ֥ף	tê·’ā·sêp̄	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
your people	עַמֶּֽיךָ׃	‘am·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
told	וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
the people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Arm	הֵחָלְצ֧וּ	hê·ḥā·lə·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
some of your men	אֲנָשִׁ֖ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
for war	לַצָּבָ֑א	laṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
that they may go	וְיִהְיוּ֙	wə·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Midianites	מִדְיָ֔ן	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
and execute	לָתֵ֥ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
the LORD’s	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
vengeance	נִקְמַת־	niq·maṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5360 vengeance
on them	בְּמִדְיָֽן׃	bə·miḏ·yān	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan

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

Numbers 31:2 Numbers 27:13 · Numbers 25:14–18 · Judges 2:10 · Revelation 6:10

Numbers 31:3 Leviticus 26:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.