Numbers
Numbers 31:47
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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| 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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