Numbers 31
1 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
| וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ |
2 "Avenge the children of Israel for the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."
| נְקֹם נִקְמַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵת הַמִּדְיָנִים אַחַר תֵּאָסֵף אֶל־עַמֶּֽיךָ׃ |
3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah's vengeance on Midian.
| וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הֵחָלְצוּ מֵאִתְּכֶם אֲנָשִׁים לַצָּבָא וְיִהְיוּ עַל־מִדְיָן לָתֵת נִקְמַת־יְהֹוָה בְּמִדְיָֽן׃ |
4 Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war."
| אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה לְכֹל מַטּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּשְׁלְחוּ לַצָּבָֽא׃ |
5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
| וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ מֵאַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי צָבָֽא׃ |
6 Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
| וַיִּשְׁלַח אֹתָם מֹשֶׁה אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה לַצָּבָא אֹתָם וְאֶת־פִּינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן לַצָּבָא וּכְלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַחֲצֹצְרוֹת הַתְּרוּעָה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ |
7 They warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they killed every male.
| וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ עַל־מִדְיָן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ כׇּל־זָכָֽר׃ |
8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword.
| וְאֶת־מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן הָרְגוּ עַל־חַלְלֵיהֶם אֶת־אֱוִי וְאֶת־רֶקֶם וְאֶת־צוּר וְאֶת־חוּר וְאֶת־רֶבַע חֲמֵשֶׁת מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן וְאֵת בִּלְעָם בֶּן־בְּעוֹר הָרְגוּ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ |
9 The children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their livestock, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.
| וַיִּשְׁבּוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־נְשֵׁי מִדְיָן וְאֶת־טַפָּם וְאֵת כׇּל־בְּהֶמְתָּם וְאֶת־כׇּל־מִקְנֵהֶם וְאֶת־כׇּל־חֵילָם בָּזָֽזוּ׃ |
10 All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.
| וְאֵת כׇּל־עָרֵיהֶם בְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָם וְאֵת כׇּל־טִֽירֹתָם שָׂרְפוּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ |
11 They took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of animal.
| וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־כׇּל־הַשָּׁלָל וְאֵת כׇּל־הַמַּלְקוֹחַ בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃ |
12 They brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
| וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשְּׁבִי וְאֶת־הַמַּלְקוֹחַ וְאֶת־הַשָּׁלָל אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־עַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב אֲשֶׁר עַל־יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחֽוֹ׃ |
13 Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went forth to meet them outside of the camp.
| וַיֵּצְאוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְכׇל־נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה לִקְרָאתָם אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ |
14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
| וַיִּקְצֹף מֹשֶׁה עַל פְּקוּדֵי הֶחָיִל שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת הַבָּאִים מִצְּבָא הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ |
15 Moses said to them, "Have you saved all the women alive?
| וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מֹשֶׁה הַֽחִיִּיתֶם כׇּל־נְקֵבָֽה׃ |
16 Look, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of Jehovah.
| הֵן הֵנָּה הָיוּ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְבַר בִּלְעָם לִמְסׇר־מַעַל בַּיהֹוָה עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעוֹר וַתְּהִי הַמַּגֵּפָה בַּעֲדַת יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.
| וְעַתָּה הִרְגוּ כׇל־זָכָר בַּטָּף וְכׇל־אִשָּׁה יֹדַעַת אִישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הֲרֹֽגוּ׃ |
18 But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
| וְכֹל הַטַּף בַּנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הַחֲיוּ לָכֶֽם׃ |
19 "Encamp outside of the camp seven days: whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.
| וְאַתֶּם חֲנוּ מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים כֹּל הֹרֵג נֶפֶשׁ וְכֹל ׀ נֹגֵעַ בֶּֽחָלָל תִּֽתְחַטְּאוּ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי אַתֶּם וּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃ |
20 As to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, you shall purify yourselves."
| וְכׇל־בֶּגֶד וְכׇל־כְּלִי־עוֹר וְכׇל־מַעֲשֵׂה עִזִּים וְכׇל־כְּלִי־עֵץ תִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃ |
21 Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, "This is the statute of the law which Jehovah has commanded Moses:
| וַיֹּאמֶר אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא הַבָּאִים לַמִּלְחָמָה זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ |
22 however the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
| אַךְ אֶת־הַזָּהָב וְאֶת־הַכָּסֶף אֶֽת־הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֶת־הַבַּרְזֶל אֶֽת־הַבְּדִיל וְאֶת־הָעֹפָֽרֶת׃ |
23 everything that may withstand the fire, you shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity: and all that doesn't withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water.
| כׇּל־דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹא בָאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בָאֵשׁ וְטָהֵר אַךְ בְּמֵי נִדָּה יִתְחַטָּא וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָבֹא בָּאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בַמָּֽיִם׃ |
24 You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean; and afterward you shall come into the camp."
| וְכִבַּסְתֶּם בִּגְדֵיכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וּטְהַרְתֶּם וְאַחַר תָּבֹאוּ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ |
25 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
| וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ |
26 "Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the ancestral houses of the congregation;
| שָׂא אֵת רֹאשׁ מַלְקוֹחַ הַשְּׁבִי בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה אַתָּה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְרָאשֵׁי אֲבוֹת הָעֵדָֽה׃ |
27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
| וְחָצִיתָ אֶת־הַמַּלְקוֹחַ בֵּין תֹּפְשֵׂי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַיֹּצְאִים לַצָּבָא וּבֵין כׇּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃ |
28 Levy a tribute to Jehovah of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks.
| וַהֲרֵמֹתָ מֶכֶס לַֽיהֹוָה מֵאֵת אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַיֹּצְאִים לַצָּבָא אֶחָד נֶפֶשׁ מֵחֲמֵשׁ הַמֵּאוֹת מִן־הָאָדָם וּמִן־הַבָּקָר וּמִן־הַחֲמֹרִים וּמִן־הַצֹּֽאן׃ |
29 Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah's wave offering.
| מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָם תִּקָּחוּ וְנָתַתָּה לְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן תְּרוּמַת יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
30 Of the children of Israel's half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the livestock, and give them to the Levites, who perform the duty of the tabernacle of Jehovah."
| וּמִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּקַּח ׀ אֶחָד ׀ אָחֻז מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁים מִן־הָאָדָם מִן־הַבָּקָר מִן־הַחֲמֹרִים וּמִן־הַצֹּאן מִכׇּל־הַבְּהֵמָה וְנָתַתָּה אֹתָם לַלְוִיִּם שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִשְׁכַּן יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
| וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ |
32 Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,
| וַיְהִי הַמַּלְקוֹחַ יֶתֶר הַבָּז אֲשֶׁר בָּזְזוּ עַם הַצָּבָא צֹאן שֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים׃ |
33 and seventy-two thousand head of cattle,
| וּבָקָר שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁבְעִים אָֽלֶף׃ |
34 and sixty-one thousand donkeys,
| וַחֲמֹרִים אֶחָד וְשִׁשִּׁים אָֽלֶף׃ |
35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
| וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם מִן־הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר כׇּל־נֶפֶשׁ שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אָֽלֶף׃ |
36 The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
| וַתְּהִי הַֽמֶּחֱצָה חֵלֶק הַיֹּצְאִים בַּצָּבָא מִסְפַּר הַצֹּאן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ |
37 and Jehovah's tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.
| וַיְהִי הַמֶּכֶס לַֽיהֹוָה מִן־הַצֹּאן שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ |
38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand; of which Jehovah's tribute was seventy-two.
| וְהַבָּקָר שִׁשָּׁה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אָלֶף וּמִכְסָם לַיהֹוָה שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ |
39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred; of which Jehovah's tribute was sixty-one.
| וַחֲמֹרִים שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וּמִכְסָם לַֽיהֹוָה אֶחָד וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ |
40 The persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Jehovah's tribute was thirty-two persons.
| וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָלֶף וּמִכְסָם לַֽיהֹוָה שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים נָֽפֶשׁ׃ |
41 Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah's wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
| וַיִּתֵּן מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מֶכֶס תְּרוּמַת יְהֹוָה לְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ |
42 Of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men who warred
| וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר חָצָה מֹשֶׁה מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַצֹּבְאִֽים׃ |
43 (now the congregation's half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
| וַתְּהִי מֶחֱצַת הָעֵדָה מִן־הַצֹּאן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ |
44 and thirty-six thousand head of cattle,
| וּבָקָר שִׁשָּׁה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אָֽלֶף׃ |
45 and thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
| וַחֲמֹרִים שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ |
46 and sixteen thousand persons),
| וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָֽלֶף׃ |
47 even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duty of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
| וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה מִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הָֽאָחֻז אֶחָד מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁים מִן־הָאָדָם וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָה וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם לַלְוִיִּם שֹֽׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִשְׁכַּן יְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ |
48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses;
| וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הַפְּקֻדִים אֲשֶׁר לְאַלְפֵי הַצָּבָא שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ |
49 and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our command, and there lacks not one man of us.
| וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עֲבָדֶיךָ נָֽשְׂאוּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדֵנוּ וְלֹא־נִפְקַד מִמֶּנּוּ אִֽישׁ׃ |
50 We have brought Jehovah's offering, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah."
| וַנַּקְרֵב אֶת־קׇרְבַּן יְהֹוָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר מָצָא כְלִֽי־זָהָב אֶצְעָדָה וְצָמִיד טַבַּעַת עָגִיל וְכוּמָז לְכַפֵּר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took their gold, even all worked jewels.
| וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַזָּהָב מֵֽאִתָּם כֹּל כְּלִי מַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ |
52 All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to Jehovah, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels.
| וַיְהִי ׀ כׇּל־זְהַב הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר הֵרִימוּ לַֽיהֹוָה שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אֶלֶף שְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁקֶל מֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הָֽאֲלָפִים וּמֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאֽוֹת׃ |
53 (The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
| אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא בָּזְזוּ אִישׁ לֽוֹ׃ |
54 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.
| וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַזָּהָב מֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וַיָּבִאוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד זִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
