Numbers

Numbers 31:3–4

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. ⁴Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”

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Numbers 31:3

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

Numbers 31:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Send	תִּשְׁלְח֖וּ	tiš·lə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7971 send
into battle	לַצָּבָֽא׃	laṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
a thousand men	אֶ֚לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
from each	לְכֹל֙	lə·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
tribe	מַטּ֣וֹת	maṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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Numbers 31:3 Leviticus 26:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.