Numbers
Numbers 31:7–8
7Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male. 8Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba— the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
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Numbers 31:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then they waged war | וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ | way·yiṣ·bə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6633 wage war, serve |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Midian | מִדְיָ֔ן | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
| 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 |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| and they killed | וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ | way·ya·har·ḡū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| male | זָכָֽר׃ | zā·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H2145 male |
Numbers 31:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Among | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the slain | חַלְלֵיהֶ֗ם | ḥal·lê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2491 pierced |
| Evi | אֱוִ֤י | ’ĕ·wî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H189 Evi |
| Rekem | רֶ֙קֶם֙ | re·qem | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7552 Rekem |
| Zur | צ֤וּר | ṣūr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6698 Tsur |
| Hur | חוּר֙ | ḥūr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2354 Chur |
| and Reba | רֶ֔בַע | re·ḇa‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7254 Reba |
| the five | חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת | ḥă·mê·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H2568 five |
| kings | מַלְכֵ֣י | mal·ḵê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of Midian | מִדְיָ֑ן | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
| They also killed | הָרְג֖וּ | hā·rə·ḡū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| Balaam | בִּלְעָ֣ם | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Beor | בְּע֔וֹר | bə·‘ō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1160 Beor |
| with the sword | בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ | be·ḥā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
Cross-references
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Numbers 31:7 1 Kings 11:15–16 · Judges 21:11 · 1 Samuel 27:9
Numbers 31:8 Joshua 13:21–22 · Numbers 25:15 · Revelation 2:14 · Jude 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.