Numbers
Numbers 31:3
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.