Numbers

Numbers 31:25–29

25The LORD said to Moses, 26“You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast. 27Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.

28Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep. 29Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.

Read all of Numbers 31

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Numbers 31:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses

Numbers 31:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֣רwə·’el·‘ā·zārConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH499 Elazar
the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
and the familyאֲב֥וֹת’ă·ḇō·wṯNoun - masculine plural constructH1 father
headsוְרָאשֵׁ֖יwə·rā·šêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH7218 head
of the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃hā·‘ê·ḏāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5712 congregation
are to take a countשָׂ֗אśāVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
of what was capturedמַלְק֙וֹחַ֙mal·qō·w·aḥNoun - masculine singular constructH4455 booty, prey
of manבָּאָדָ֖םbā·’ā·ḏāmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הū·ḇab·bə·hê·māhConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle

Numbers 31:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then divideוְחָצִ֙יתָ֙wə·ḥā·ṣî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH2673 divide
the captivesהַמַּלְק֔וֹחַham·mal·qō·w·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4455 booty, prey
betweenבֵּ֚יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
the troopsתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יtō·p̄ə·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH8610 lay hold of, wield
who went outהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhay·yō·ṣə·’îmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
to battleלַצָּבָ֑אlaṣ·ṣā·ḇāPreposition-l, Article; Noun - common singularH6635 army, war, warfare
and the rest ofכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃hā·‘ê·ḏāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5712 congregation

Numbers 31:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Set asideוַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨wa·hă·rê·mō·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7311 be high, exalted, rise
a tributeמֶ֜כֶסme·ḵesNoun - masculine singularH4371 computation, proportion to be paid, tax
for the LORDלַֽיהוָ֗הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
from what belongsמֵאֵ֞תmê·’êṯPreposition-m; Direct object markerH854 with
to the soldiersהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ham·mil·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
who wentהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhay·yō·ṣə·’îmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
into battleלַצָּבָ֔אlaṣ·ṣā·ḇāPreposition-l, Article; Noun - common singularH6635 army, war, warfare
oneאֶחָ֣ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singular constructH259 one
out ofוּמִן־ū·min-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
every fiveמֵחֲמֵ֖שׁmê·ḥă·mêšPreposition-m; Number - feminine singular constructH2568 five
hundredהַמֵּא֑וֹתham·mê·’ō·wṯArticle; Number - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
whether personsהָאָדָם֙hā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
cattleהַבָּקָ֔רhab·bā·qārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1241 cattle, herd, ox
donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֖יםha·ḥă·mō·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2543 heap
or sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃haṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Numbers 31:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Take itתִּקָּ֑חוּtiq·qā·ḥūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH3947 take
from their halfמִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םmim·ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯāmPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH4276 half, middle
and giveוְנָתַתָּ֛הwə·nā·ṯat·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
it to Eleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֥רlə·’el·‘ā·zārPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH499 Elazar
the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
as an offeringתְּרוּמַ֥תtə·rū·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8641 contribution, offering
to the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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

Numbers 31:27 Joshua 22:8 · Psalm 68:12 · 1 Samuel 30:24–25

Numbers 31:28 Numbers 18:26 · Numbers 31:47 · Numbers 31:30

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.