Numbers

Numbers 31:42–47

⁴²From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war, ⁴³this half belonged to the congregation:

337,500 sheep,

⁴⁴36,000 cattle,

⁴⁵30,500 donkeys,

⁴⁶and 16,000 people.

⁴⁷From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.

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Numbers 31:42

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Israelites’	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
half	וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית	ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4276 half, middle
which	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
had set apart	חָצָ֣ה	ḥā·ṣāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2673 divide
from the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who had gone to war	הַצֹּבְאִֽים׃	haṣ·ṣō·ḇə·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6633 wage war, serve

Numbers 31:43

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
this half belonged to	מֶחֱצַ֥ת	me·ḥĕ·ṣaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4275 half
the congregation	הָעֵדָ֖ה	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
337,500	שְׁלֹשׁ־	šə·lōš-	Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
sheep	הַצֹּ֑אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Numbers 31:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
36,000	שִׁשָּׁ֥ה	šiš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H8337 six
cattle	וּבָקָ֕ר	ū·ḇā·qār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox

Numbers 31:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
30,500	שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
donkeys	וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים	wa·ḥă·mō·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H2543 heap

Numbers 31:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and 16,000	שִׁשָּׁ֥ה	šiš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H8337 six
people	וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ	wə·ne·p̄eš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Numbers 31:47

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From the Israelites’	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
half	מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת	mim·ma·ḥă·ṣiṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4276 half, middle
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
took	הָֽאָחֻז֙	hā·’ā·ḥuz	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
one	אֶחָ֣ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
out of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
every fifty	הַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים	ha·ḥă·miš·šîm	Article; Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
persons	הָאָדָ֖ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
animals	הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה	hab·bə·hê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and gave	וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	אֹתָ֜ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to the Levites	לַלְוִיִּ֗ם	lal·wî·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
who kept	שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙	šō·mə·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
charge	מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
of the tabernacle	מִשְׁכַּ֣ן	miš·kan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had commanded	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
him	מֹשֶֽׁה׃	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

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