Numbers 31

YHWH commands Moses to take vengeance on Midian for seducing Israel; Israelites kill all Midianite males including five kings and Balaam, burn cities, take women and spoil captive, but Moses orders execution of non-virgin women and male children, followed by purification rites and division of plunder with tribute to YHWH.[1][2][3]

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וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To מַלְכֵ֨י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings-of kings of HNcmpc מִדְיָ֜ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan Midian Midyan Mideyan HNp הָרְג֣וּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 haregu they-killed they killed HVqp3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR חַלְלֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 chaleleyhem slain-of-them their pierced ones HAampc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֱוִ֤י 𐤀𐤅𐤉 evi Evi Evi Evi HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To רֶ֨קֶם֙ 𐤓𐤒𐤌 reqem Rekem Reqem Reqem HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To צ֤וּר 𐤑𐤅𐤓 tsur Zur Rock Tsur HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To חוּר֙ 𐤇𐤅𐤓 chur Hur Chur Chur HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To רֶ֔בַע 𐤓𐤁𐤏 reva Reba Reba Reva HNp חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕 chameshet five five of HAcmsc מַלְכֵ֣י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey-2 kings-of kings of HNcmpc מִדְיָ֑ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan-2 Midian Midyan Mideyan HNp וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-6 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To בִּלְעָ֣ם 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 bileam Balaam Bilam Bileam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son-of son HNcmsc בְּע֔וֹר 𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤓 beor Beor Beor Beor HNp הָרְג֖וּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 haregu-2 they-killed they killed HVqp3cp בֶּ/חָֽרֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becharev with-sword with a destroying blade HRd/Ncfsa
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וַ/יָּבִ֡אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and they brought and they caused to enter HC/Vhw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁה֩ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R אֶלְעָזָ֨ר 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 eleazar Eleazar El has helped Eleazar HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel-2 and to and toward HC/R עֲדַ֣ת 𐤏𐤃𐤕 adat congregation appointed assembly of HNcfsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the children sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/שְּׁבִ֧י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉 hashevi the captives the captivity HTd/Ncbsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [et] and object-marker HC/To הַ/מַּלְק֛וֹחַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤇 hamaleqocha the prey the seized spoil HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [et] and object-marker HC/To הַ/שָּׁלָ֖ל 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤋 hashalal the spoil the plundered spoils HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp the encampment HTd/Ncbsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR עַֽרְבֹ֣ת 𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤕 arevot plains arid plains of HNcfpc מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon HR יַרְדֵּ֥ן 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 yareden Jordan Descender Yareden HNp יְרֵחֽוֹ 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤅 yerecho Jericho Moon-City Yericho HNp
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וְ/אַתֶּ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem And you and you men HC/Pp2mp חֲנ֛וּ 𐤇𐤍𐤅 chanu encamp they encamped HVqv2mp מִ/ח֥וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts outside from the outside HR/Ncmsa לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 lamachaneh the camp to the encampment HRd/Ncbsa שִׁבְעַ֣ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat seven seven (of) HAcmsc יָמִ֑ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days HNcmpa כֹּל֩ 𐤊𐤋 kol whoever the whole of HNcmsa הֹרֵ֨ג 𐤄𐤓𐤂 horeg has killed the killing one HVqrmsa נֶ֜פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh person breathing being HNcbsa וְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and whoever and the whole of HC/Ncmsa נֹגֵ֣עַ 𐤍𐤂𐤏 nogea has touched the one who touches HVqrmsa בֶּֽ/חָלָ֗ל 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤋 bechalal slain in a slain one HRd/Aamsa תִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּ 𐤕𐤕𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅 titechateu purify yourselves you will purify yourselves from offense HVti2mp בַּ/יּ֤וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁי֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉 hashelishi third the third HTd/Aomsa וּ/בַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 uvayom and on the day and in the day HC/Rd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa אַתֶּ֖ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp וּ/שְׁבִי/כֶֽם 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤉/𐤊𐤌 ushevikhem and your captives and your captivity HC/Ncbsc/Sp2mp
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וּ/מִ/מַּחֲצִ֨ת 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤕 umimachatsit and-from-the-half and from half of HC/R/Ncfsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp תִּקַּ֣ח 𐤕𐤒𐤇 tiqach you-shall-take you will take HVqi2ms אֶחָ֣ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa אָחֻ֣ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achuz portion seized HVqsmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֗ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 hachamishim the-fifty the fifty HTd/Acbpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from from HR הָ/אָדָ֧ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the-humans the earthling HTd/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-3 from from HR הַ/בָּקָ֛ר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 habaqar the-cattle the cattle HTd/Ncbsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-4 from from HR הַ/חֲמֹרִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 hachamorim the-donkeys the male donkeys HTd/Ncbpa וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin and-from and from HC/R הַ/צֹּ֖אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson the-flocks the flock HTd/Ncbsa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from-all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בְּהֵמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 habehemah the-animals the beast HTd/Ncfsa וְ/נָתַתָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 venatatah and-you-shall-give and you shall give HC/Vqq2ms אֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp לַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to-the-Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa שֹׁמְרֵ֕י 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉 shomerey keepers-of guarding-ones of HVqrmpc מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 mishemeret charge guard-duty of HNcfsc מִשְׁכַּ֥ן 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 mishekan tabernacle dwelling of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֜ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp מִ/מַּחֲצִ֣ת 𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤕 mimachatsit from the half from a half-portion of HR/Ncfsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo הָֽ/אָחֻז֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤆 haachuz the taken portion seized one HTd/Vqsmsa אֶחָ֣ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֔ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 hachamishim the fifty the fifty HTd/Acbpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 of from HR הָ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the persons the earthling HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin and from and from HC/R הַ/בְּהֵמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 habehemah the livestock the beast HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אֹתָ֜/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp לַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉 shomerey keepers guarding-ones of HVqrmpc מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 mishemeret of the charge guard-duty of HNcfsc מִשְׁכַּ֣ן 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 mishekan of the tabernacle dwelling of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah He commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker HTo מֹשֶֽׁה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp
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וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֜ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְ/אֶלְעָזָ֤ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 veeleazar and Eleazar and El-has-helped and Eleazar HC/Np הַ/כֹּהֵן֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/זָּהָ֔ב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav the gold the gold HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/אֵ֛ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R שָׂרֵ֥י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey commanders of chiefs of HNcmpc הָ/אֲלָפִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 haalafim the thousands the thousands HTd/Acbpa וְ/הַ/מֵּא֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 vehameot and the hundreds and the hundreds HC/Td/Acbpa וַ/יָּבִ֤אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and they brought and they caused to enter HC/Vhw3mp אֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֹ֣הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent portable tent-dwelling HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֔ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting appointed time HNcmsa זִכָּר֥וֹן 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤍 zikaron a memorial remembrance memorial HNcmsa לִ/בְנֵֽי 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) for the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp