Numbers
Numbers 31:28
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set aside | וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨ | wa·hă·rê·mō·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| a tribute | מֶ֜כֶס | me·ḵes | Noun - masculine singular | H4371 computation, proportion to be paid, tax |
| for the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| from what belongs | מֵאֵ֞ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| to the soldiers | הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| who went | הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים | hay·yō·ṣə·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| into battle | לַצָּבָ֔א | laṣ·ṣā·ḇā | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| one | אֶחָ֣ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| out of | וּמִן־ | ū·min- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| every five | מֵחֲמֵ֖שׁ | mê·ḥă·mêš | Preposition-m; Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| hundred | הַמֵּא֑וֹת | ham·mê·’ō·wṯ | Article; Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| whether persons | הָאָדָם֙ | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| cattle | הַבָּקָ֔ר | hab·bā·qār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| donkeys | הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים | ha·ḥă·mō·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| or sheep | הַצֹּֽאן׃ | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.