Numbers
Numbers 31:7
7Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.