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Numbers 31 · Matot · the war on Midian
בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי
bayyom hashelishi uvayyom hashevi‘i — on the third day and on the seventh day
Numbers 31
A victorious army is locked out of its own camp for seven days. The way back in runs through fire, through water, and through one formula the Hebrew Bible uses in only three verses.
Honest frame first
Numbers 31 is about judgment for Peor and about how an army that has touched death gets back into the camp. It never mentions creation. What it does is reach for Numbers 19 to bring the army home — and Numbers 19 is where the third-day vocabulary lives. Everything below is graded: A the text says it, B a strong cluster or canonical pairing, C a resonance to use with care.
Fifty-four verses. A war in twelve of them — and forty-two on what has to happen afterward.
Moses’ last assignment: “avenge… afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.” A thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand. Phinehas goes with the holy vessels and the trumpets. Every male falls, the five kings fall, and Balaam falls by the sword.
The army spared the women. Moses names them as the instrument of Peor and gives the order that makes this chapter hard.
Seven days outside the camp. Purified on the third day and on the seventh. Metal through the fire, everything else through the water.
Halved between those who fought and those who stayed. One in five hundred of the fighters’ half to the priest; one in fifty of the people’s half to the Levites.
The officers report that not one man is missing, and bring 16,750 shekels of gold “to make an atonement for our souls,” laid up in the Tent as a memorial.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;
Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
And threescore and one thousand asses,
And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and twelve.
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.
And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD'S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
And thirty and six thousand beeves,
And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
And sixteen thousand persons;)
Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
This section is not a game. It sets out what the text says, what the standard reading brings to it, and what the text leaves unexplained.
What the text says, without softening: Moses orders every male child killed and every woman who has known a man; the girls who have not are kept alive “for yourselves” (Num 31:17–18).
A study should let the weight stand. The chapter itself does: the victors are unclean, locked out for a week, and end by paying atonement for their own souls.
The phrase that sorts the women occurs in two places in the Bible. The second is Israel against one of its own cities.
| Numbers 31 — Midian | Judges 21 — Jabesh-gilead | |
|---|---|---|
| The force | A thousand of every tribe — twelve thousand (Num 31:5) | Twelve thousand men of the valiantest (Judg 21:10) |
| The males | Every male slain (Num 31:7, Num 31:17) | Every male utterly destroyed (Judg 21:11) |
| The women | Every woman who has known a man by מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר (Num 31:17) | Every woman who has known מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר (Judg 21:11) |
| The virgins | Kept alive — thirty-two thousand (Num 31:18, Num 31:35) | Four hundred, brought to the camp at Shiloh (Judg 21:12) |
| The priest | Phinehas son of Eleazar (Num 31:6) | Phinehas son of Eleazar (Judg 20:28) |
| The warrant | “As YHWH commanded Moses” (Num 31:7) | None. The congregation’s own oath (Judg 21:5) |
| The target | The Midianite clans behind Peor | Jabesh-gilead — a city of Israel |
| The last word | “A memorial… before YHWH” (Num 31:54) | “Every man did that which was right in his own eyes” (Judg 21:25) |
The army has won and cannot come home. Walk the seven days — then take the third day away and see what the law says happens to the seventh.
“Abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain.” The victors are unclean. So are their captives.
Nothing is done on the second day. In Genesis it is the one day never called good.
“The clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day.” Dust of the burnt heifer, living water, a vessel, hyssop. The first answer to death arrives on the third day.
Sprinkled once, still outside. The third day begins what only the seventh finishes.
The spoil waits outside too: garments, leather, goats’ hair, wood, and the six metals.
Six days outside. The camp is in sight and cannot yet be entered.
“Ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.”
Without the third day there is no seventh: “if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean” (Num 19:12). And the one who never is sprinkled “defileth the tabernacle of YHWH; and that soul shall be cut off” (Num 19:13).
Everything that can abide the fire goes through the fire and the water of separation; everything else goes through the water (Num 31:22–23). The prophets and apostles keep the pair: “we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place” (Ps 66:12); “when thou passest through the waters… when thou walkest through the fire” (Isa 43:2); “he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire” (Matt 3:11); “the fire shall try every man’s work” (1 Cor 3:13).
Half to those who went out, half to those who stayed. Then a portion lifted from each half — at two different rates.
“One soul of five hundred” — lifted as YHWH’s tribute and given to Eleazar the priest (Num 31:28).
“One portion of fifty” — given to the Levites, who keep the charge of the tabernacle (Num 31:30).
| The spoil | Total | Each half | YHWH’s tribute → the priest | → the Levites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheepצֹאן | 675,000 | 337,500 | 675 | 6,750 |
| Cattleבָּקָר | 72,000 | 36,000 | 72 | 720 |
| Donkeysחֲמֹרִים | 61,000 | 30,500 | 61 | 610 |
| Personsנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם | 32,000 | 16,000 | 32 | 320 |
The Levites receive one in fifty, the priest one in five hundred — a tenth of the Levites’ rate, the same shape as the tithe of the tithe (Num 18:26–28). David later makes the halving a statute: “as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff” (1 Sam 30:24–25).
And from the officers, unasked: 16,750 shekels of gold — “to make an atonement for our souls before YHWH” (Num 31:50, 31:52).
What exactly is sprinkled on the third day? Open each line: the left side is the forming of the man; the right side is the recipe of Numbers 19.
The heifer’s remains are אֵפֶר, ashes, when they are gathered and stored (Num 19:9–10). At the moment they are mixed for use the word changes to , dust — the word of Genesis 2:7. Num 19:17
“Red” is אֲדֻמָּה — the same four consonants, אדמה, as אֲדָמָה, the ground the adam is taken from. A consonantal identity, not a stated pun. Num 19:2
Onto the dust goes “running water” — in Hebrew, living water. Dust plus “living” is the whole movement of Genesis 2:7. Num 19:17
Genesis 2:7’s verb is the potter’s verb; the dust and living water are put “in a vessel.” Paul’s phrase for the human frame is “this treasure in earthen vessels” (2 Cor 4:7). Num 19:17
What the water answers is contact with “the dead body of any man” — literally a dead nefesh adam (Num 19:13). The adam became a living soul; the rite is for the day an adam’s soul is dead. Num 19:11
Genesis 2:4b–7 sets the forming “in the day” YHWH Elohim made earth and heavens — on the sequential reading, the third day’s ground. The dust and living water are applied “on the third day.” Num 19:12
“And YHWH Elohim formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Gen 2:7). Six words of that sentence come back in the one rite the Torah gives for the death of an adam — and the rite is dated to the third day. B as a cluster.
What the Hebrew does that the English cannot show. Tap any Hebrew word for its card; the strips show where it stands across the thirty-six chapters of Numbers.
The verb occurs twice in the Hebrew Bible, and both are here. A thousand per tribe “were delivered” — וַיִּמָּסְרוּ (Num 31:5). The women were there “to commit trespass” — לִמְסָר־מַעַל, to hand over trespass (Num 31:16). What Midian delivered into Israel is answered by what Israel delivers out of itself.
In Numbers, (trespass) appears in chapter 5 and at 31:16 — nowhere else in the book. (jealousy) appears seven times in chapter 5 and twice in Num 25:11, where Phinehas is “zealous for my sake” — literally, jealous with my jealousy — and nowhere else in the book. Chapter 5 is the law of the jealous husband: a wife may “commit a trespass against him” (Num 5:12). At Peor it is Israel’s “trespass against YHWH” (Num 31:16), and the rival is named Baal — lord, husband — to whom Israel “joined himself” (Num 25:3). Both words that define the jealous-husband law come back together only here.
The jealousy water: holy water in an earthen vessel with from the tabernacle floor (Num 5:17). The death water: עָפָר of the burnt sin-offering with living water in a vessel (Num 19:17). The idolatry water: the calf ground to powder, strewn on the water, drunk (Exod 32:20). Numbers 31 is where idolatry, jealousy and death meet in one event, and the army comes home through “the water of separation” (Num 31:23). At Peor they “ate the sacrifices of the dead” (Ps 106:28).
(female) occurs in Numbers only at Num 5:3 and Num 31:15. The first: “both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp” for defilement by the dead — the opening of the jealousy chapter. The second: “Have ye saved all the women alive?” — and then, “abide without the camp seven days” (Num 31:19). The same two ideas with the same word.
The phrase מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר occurs in exactly two places: here (Num 31:17–18, Num 31:35) and at Jabesh-gilead (Judg 21:11–12). Judges 21 also sends twelve thousand men, kills every male and every woman who has known a man, and brings the virgins to the camp — with Phinehas as priest. Israel runs the Numbers 31 procedure on one of its own cities, with no command from YHWH behind it. The table below sets them side by side.
Israel “joined himself” — — to Baal-peor (Num 25:3). Among the gold brought to the Tent is the , the bracelet (Num 31:50) — the bracelet of Rebekah’s betrothal (Gen 24:22) and of the bride YHWH adorns (Ezek 16:11). The only other צָמִיד in Numbers is in the heifer chapter (Num 19:15). What was fastened to Baal ends up before YHWH as a memorial.
The chapter says (male) five times and closes on (memorial) (Num 31:54). Same consonants. With the trumpet law’s “ye shall be remembered” behind it (Num 10:9), the wordplay is at least audible.
Numbers 31 never mentions creation. It borrows its way home from Numbers 19 — and that is where the third day is.
“On the third day and on the seventh day” — בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי — stands in Num 19:12, Num 19:19 and Num 31:19, and nowhere else. “This is the ordinance of the law” — זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה — stands twice: Num 19:2 and Num 31:21. Numbers 31 is the one narrative where the red-heifer law is seen in use.
Dust (עָפָר), the consonants of adamah (אדמה), “living” (חַיִּים), a vessel, and a nefesh adam — the vocabulary of Gen 2:7 — are mixed in Numbers 19 and sprinkled “on the third day.” On the sequential reading Genesis 2:7 is a third-day event; the Torah’s only answer to the death of an adam reassembles that scene’s ingredients on the same day. The board above walks the six pairs. It is a cluster, and the weight is in the cluster and the day, not in any single noun.
“If he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean” (Num 19:12). There is no seventh-day cleanness, and no re-entry to the camp (Num 31:24), without the third-day sprinkling. Day three is the hinge of day seven.
“The clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day” (Num 19:19). Hebrews names this rite as the type: “the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean… how much more shall the blood of Christ” (Heb 9:13–14).
Cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet go into the burning (Num 19:6), so the water carries a tree. This is the Marah panel of the third-day gallery in One Father: three days without water, answered by a tree cast into the waters (Exod 15:22–25).
The Midianite girls receive the same third-day and seventh-day water as Israel’s soldiers (Num 31:19). From there the chapter calls them נֶפֶשׁ אָדָם (Num 31:35, Num 31:40, Num 31:46) — the phrase Numbers 19 used for the dead, now for the living who enter. A for the text; C+ for reading it as a passage from outside to inside.
“After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up” — יְקִמֵנוּ — “and we shall live in his sight” (Hos 6:2). The husband’s establishing verb in Numbers 30 is Hosea’s third-day verb; this chapter supplies the third day itself, as the day death-uncleanness begins to lift. Hosea also names Peor (Hos 9:10).
Flagged as pattern, and not folded into the plain reading above.
Num 31:17: every among the little ones, and every who has known an by lying with a זָכָר. Verse 15 has . Genesis 1:27’s pair and Genesis 2’s pair, side by side. That they are there is plain.
Midian’s dead are “all the males” (Num 31:7); Israel’s fighters are אֲנָשִׁים throughout (Num 31:3, Num 31:21, Num 31:49). The captives move from נְקֵבָה to נֶפֶשׁ אָדָם after the water. That fits zakar/neqevah as the outside category and a passage through third-day water into the house. But the split is not clean: Numbers counts Israel’s own sons as זָכָר in every census (Num 1:2, Num 3:15), and verse 17 uses אִישׁ for the Midianite man. The chapter can illustrate the categories; it cannot prove them.
The women are divided by one question — has a male’s lying been known? — which is the “field” criterion of the Kingdom series. But the text’s own stated reason for the judgment is verse 16: they were the means of the trespass. “Known a man” works as the marker of who could have been part of it. The reading should claim no more than that.
Chapter 30 ends “between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter” (Num 30:16), and on a husband who “shall bear her iniquity” (Num 30:15). Chapter 31 opens on what happened when Israel bound itself to another baal, and ends dividing spoil. Isaiah sets the same two things in one sentence: “he shall divide the spoil with the strong… and he bare the sin of many” (Isa 53:12). Hosea uses a vow-family word for Peor: they “separated themselves unto that shame” — וַיִּנָּזְרוּ לַבֹּשֶׁת (Hos 9:10).
“The doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication” (Rev 2:14). The risen Messiah reads Num 31:16 to Pergamos. So do Peter and Jude (2 Pet 2:15, Jude 1:11), and Paul makes Peor a warning to the assembly (1 Cor 10:8).
Twelve thousand sealed from each tribe (Rev 7:5–8); “these are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins,” following the Lamb (Rev 14:4). The twelve thousand, the defilement with women, the virgins: Numbers 25 and 31 are the background the vision is drawn against.
What can abide the fire goes through the fire; all of it goes through water (Num 31:23). “He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire” (Matt 3:11). “The fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is” (1 Cor 3:13). Faith “more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire” (1 Pet 1:7). “He is like a refiner’s fire” (Mal 3:2–3).
“There lacketh not one man of us” (Num 31:49). “Those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost” (John 17:12); “Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none” (John 18:9).
Midian’s gold enters the Tent as a memorial (Num 31:54). Isaiah sees Midian bring it willingly: “the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah… they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of YHWH” (Isa 60:6).
Every passage cited above, checked against the Scripture Index of One Father. Tap a chapter to read it; tap a reference to read the verse.
Numbers 31 in the book
Not cited yet.
Numbers 19 — the red heifer, the dust and the living water, the third day and the seventh — is not cited anywhere in One Father. It belongs beside Marah in the third-day gallery of chapter 3.
Of the 71 passages this study brings in from elsewhere in Scripture, 5 already stand in One Father and 66 do not.
Gen 24:22 Gen 25:2 Exod 18:11 Exod 30:12–16 Exod 32:20 Num 1:2 Num 3:15 Num 5:3 Num 5:12 Num 5:17 Num 10:9 Num 10:29–32 Num 18:26–28 Num 19:2 Num 19:6 Num 19:9–10 Num 19:11 Num 19:12 Num 19:13 Num 19:15 Num 19:17–19 Num 19:17 Num 19:19 Num 22:31–33 Num 23:10 Num 25:3 Num 25:9 Num 25:11 Num 25:15 Num 25:16–18 Num 25:17–18 Num 30:15 Num 30:16 Deut 20:13–14 Deut 21:10–14 Josh 13:21 Josh 13:22 Judg 1:16 Judg 6:1 Judg 20:28 Judg 21:5 Judg 21:10 Judg 21:11 Judg 21:11–12 Judg 21:12 Judg 21:25 1 Sam 30:24–25 Ps 66:12 Ps 106:28 Isa 43:2 Isa 53:12 Isa 60:6 Ezek 16:11 Hos 9:10 Mal 3:2–3 Matt 3:11 John 18:9 1 Cor 3:13 1 Cor 10:8 Heb 9:13–14 1 Pet 1:7 2 Pet 2:15 Jude 1:11 Rev 2:14 Rev 7:5–8 Rev 14:4
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־ הָאָדָם עָפָר מִן־ הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלּוּ הַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁתּוֹת וַיִּקַּח הָאִישׁ נֶזֶם זָהָב בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֹ וּשְׁנֵי צְמִידִים עַל־ יָדֶיהָ עֲשָׂרָה זָהָב מִשְׁקָלָם
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־ זִמְרָן וְאֶת־ יָקְשָׁן וְאֶת־ מְדָן וְאֶת־ מִדְיָן וְאֶת־ יִשְׁבָּק וְאֶת־ שׁוּחַ
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
וַיַּסַּע מֹשֶׁה אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּם־ סוּף וַיֵּצְאוּ אֶל־ מִדְבַּר־ שׁוּר וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת־ יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְלֹא־ מָצְאוּ מָיִם
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
וַיָּבֹאוּ מָרָתָה וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת מַיִם מִמָּרָה כִּי מָרִים הֵם עַל־ כֵּן קָרָא־ שְׁמָהּ מָרָה
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
וַיִּלֹּנוּ הָעָם עַל־ מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר מַה־ נִּשְׁתֶּה
25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
וַיִּצְעַק אֶל־ יְהוָה וַיּוֹרֵהוּ יְהוָה עֵץ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶל־ הַמַּיִם וַיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמָּיִם שָׁם שָׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט וְשָׁם נִסָּהוּ
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־ גָדוֹל יְהוָה מִכָּל־ הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי בַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר זָדוּ עֲלֵיהֶם
12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
כִּי תִשָּׂא אֶת־ רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם וְנָתְנוּ אִישׁ כֹּפֶר נַפְשׁוֹ לַיהוָה בִּפְקֹד אֹתָם וְלֹא־ יִהְיֶה בָהֶם נֶגֶף בִּפְקֹד אֹתָם
13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.
זֶה יִתְּנוּ כָּל־ הָעֹבֵר עַל־ הַפְּקֻדִים מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הַשֶּׁקֶל מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל תְּרוּמָה לַיהוָה
14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.
כֹּל הָעֹבֵר עַל־ הַפְּקֻדִים מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָעְלָה יִתֵּן תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה
15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
הֶעָשִׁיר לֹא־ יַרְבֶּה וְהַדַּל לֹא יַמְעִיט מִמַּחֲצִית הַשָּׁקֶל לָתֵת אֶת־ תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה לְכַפֵּר עַל־ נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם
16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
וְלָקַחְתָּ אֶת־ כֶּסֶף הַכִּפֻּרִים מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנָתַתָּ אֹתוֹ עַל־ עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהָיָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְכַפֵּר עַל־ נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־ הָעֵגֶל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ וַיִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ וַיִּטְחַן עַד אֲשֶׁר־ דָּק וַיִּזֶר עַל־ פְּנֵי הַמַּיִם וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
שְׂאוּ אֶת־ רֹאשׁ כָּל־ עֲדַת בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמוֹת כָּל־ זָכָר לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם
Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
פְּקֹד אֶת־ בְּנֵי לֵוִי לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם כָּל־ זָכָר מִבֶּן־ חֹדֶשׁ וָמַעְלָה תִּפְקְדֵם
Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
מִזָּכָר עַד־ נְקֵבָה תְּשַׁלֵּחוּ אֶל־ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה תְּשַׁלְּחוּם וְלֹא יְטַמְּאוּ אֶת־ מַחֲנֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי שֹׁכֵן בְּתוֹכָם
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
דַּבֵּר אֶל־ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ אִישׁ כִּי־ תִשְׂטֶה אִשְׁתּוֹ וּמָעֲלָה בוֹ מָעַל
And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מַיִם קְדֹשִׁים בִּכְלִי־ חָרֶשׂ וּמִן־ הֶעָפָר אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בְּקַרְקַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן יִקַּח הַכֹּהֵן וְנָתַן אֶל־ הַמָּיִם
And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
וְכִי־ תָבֹאוּ מִלְחָמָה בְּאַרְצְכֶם עַל־ הַצַּר הַצֹּרֵר אֶתְכֶם וַהֲרֵעֹתֶם בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת וֲנִזְכַּרְתֶּם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְנוֹשַׁעְתֶּם מֵאֹיְבֵיכֶם
29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹבָב בֶּן־ רְעוּאֵל הַמִּדְיָנִי חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה נֹסְעִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶל־ הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה אֹתוֹ אֶתֵּן לָכֶם לְכָה אִתָּנוּ וְהֵטַבְנוּ לָךְ כִּי־ יְהוָה דִּבֶּר־ טוֹב עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵל
30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֹא אֵלֵךְ כִּי אִם־ אֶל־ אַרְצִי וְאֶל־ מוֹלַדְתִּי אֵלֵךְ
31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.
וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־ נָא תַּעֲזֹב אֹתָנוּ כִּי עַל־ כֵּן יָדַעְתָּ חֲנֹתֵנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר וְהָיִיתָ לָּנוּ לְעֵינָיִם
32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
וְהָיָה כִּי־ תֵלֵךְ עִמָּנוּ וְהָיָה הַטּוֹב הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר יֵיטִיב יְהוָה עִמָּנוּ וְהֵטַבְנוּ לָךְ
26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe.
וְאֶל־ הַלְוִיִּם תְּדַבֵּר וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי־ תִקְחוּ מֵאֵת בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־ הַמַּעֲשֵׂר אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָכֶם מֵאִתָּם בְּנַחֲלַתְכֶם וַהֲרֵמֹתֶם מִמֶּנּוּ תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה מַעֲשֵׂר מִן־ הַמַּעֲשֵׂר
27 And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
וְנֶחְשַׁב לָכֶם תְּרוּמַתְכֶם כַּדָּגָן מִן־ הַגֹּרֶן וְכַמְלֵאָה מִן־ הַיָּקֶב
28 Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest.
כֵּן תָּרִימוּ גַם־ אַתֶּם תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה מִכֹּל מַעְשְׂרֹתֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר תִּקְחוּ מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּנְתַתֶּם מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־ תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה לְאַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן
This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר־ צִוָּה יְהוָה לֵאמֹר דַּבֵּר אֶל־ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ פָרָה אֲדֻמָּה תְּמִימָה אֲשֶׁר אֵין־ בָּהּ מוּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ עָלָה עָלֶיהָ עֹל
And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן עֵץ אֶרֶז וְאֵזוֹב וּשְׁנִי תוֹלָעַת וְהִשְׁלִיךְ אֶל־ תּוֹךְ שְׂרֵפַת הַפָּרָה
9 And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.
וְאָסַף אִישׁ טָהוֹר אֵת אֵפֶר הַפָּרָה וְהִנִּיחַ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה בְּמָקוֹם טָהוֹר וְהָיְתָה לַעֲדַת בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְמֵי נִדָּה חַטָּאת הִוא
10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.
וְכִבֶּס הָאֹסֵף אֶת־ אֵפֶר הַפָּרָה אֶת־ בְּגָדָיו וְטָמֵא עַד־ הָעָרֶב וְהָיְתָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכָם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמֵת לְכָל־ נֶפֶשׁ אָדָם וְטָמֵא שִׁבְעַת יָמִים
He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.
הוּא יִתְחַטָּא־ בוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יִטְהָר וְאִם־ לֹא יִתְחַטָּא בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לֹא יִטְהָר
Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
כָּל־ הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמֵת בְּנֶפֶשׁ הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר־ יָמוּת וְלֹא יִתְחַטָּא אֶת־ מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה טִמֵּא וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵי נִדָּה לֹא־ זֹרַק עָלָיו טָמֵא יִהְיֶה עוֹד טֻמְאָתוֹ בוֹ
And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
וְכֹל כְּלִי פָתוּחַ אֲשֶׁר אֵין־ צָמִיד פָּתִיל עָלָיו טָמֵא הוּא
And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
וְלָקְחוּ לַטָּמֵא מֵעֲפַר שְׂרֵפַת הַחַטָּאת וְנָתַן עָלָיו מַיִם חַיִּים אֶל־ כֶּלִי
17 And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
וְלָקְחוּ לַטָּמֵא מֵעֲפַר שְׂרֵפַת הַחַטָּאת וְנָתַן עָלָיו מַיִם חַיִּים אֶל־ כֶּלִי
18 And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:
וְלָקַח אֵזוֹב וְטָבַל בַּמַּיִם אִישׁ טָהוֹר וְהִזָּה עַל־ הָאֹהֶל וְעַל־ כָּל־ הַכֵּלִים וְעַל־ הַנְּפָשׁוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ־ שָׁם וְעַל־ הַנֹּגֵעַ בַּעֶצֶם אוֹ בֶחָלָל אוֹ בַמֵּת אוֹ בַקָּבֶר
19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
וְהִזָּה הַטָּהֹר עַל־ הַטָּמֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְחִטְּאוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָהֵר בָּעָרֶב
And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
וְהִזָּה הַטָּהֹר עַל־ הַטָּמֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְחִטְּאוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָהֵר בָּעָרֶב
31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
וַיְגַל יְהוָה אֶת־ עֵינֵי בִלְעָם וַיַּרְא אֶת־ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה נִצָּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלֻפָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּקֹּד וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְאַפָּיו
32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה עַל־ מָה הִכִּיתָ אֶת־ אֲתֹנְךָ זֶה שָׁלוֹשׁ רְגָלִים הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יָצָאתִי לְשָׂטָן כִּי־ יָרַט הַדֶּרֶךְ לְנֶגְדִּי
33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
וַתִּרְאַנִי הָאָתוֹן וַתֵּט לְפָנַי זֶה שָׁלֹשׁ רְגָלִים אוּלַי נָטְתָה מִפָּנַי כִּי עַתָּה גַּם־ אֹתְכָה הָרַגְתִּי וְאוֹתָהּ הֶחֱיֵיתִי
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
מִי מָנָה עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב וּמִסְפָּר אֶת־ רֹבַע יִשְׂרָאֵל תָּמֹת נַפְשִׁי מוֹת יְשָׁרִים וּתְהִי אַחֲרִיתִי כָּמֹהוּ
And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
וַיִּצָּמֶד יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבַעַל פְּעוֹר וַיִּחַר־ אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
וַיִּהְיוּ הַמֵּתִים בַּמַּגֵּפָה אַרְבָּעָה וְעֶשְׂרִים אָלֶף
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
פִּינְחָס בֶּן־ אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־ אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן הֵשִׁיב אֶת־ חֲמָתִי מֵעַל בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקַנְאוֹ אֶת־ קִנְאָתִי בְּתוֹכָם וְלֹא־ כִלִּיתִי אֶת־ בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקִנְאָתִי
And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
וְשֵׁם הָאִשָּׁה הַמֻּכָּה הַמִּדְיָנִית כָּזְבִּי בַת־ צוּר רֹאשׁ אֻמּוֹת בֵּית־ אָב בְּמִדְיָן הוּא
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־ מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר
17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
צָרוֹר אֶת־ הַמִּדְיָנִים וְהִכִּיתֶם אוֹתָם
18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
כִּי צֹרְרִים הֵם לָכֶם בְּנִכְלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר־ נִכְּלוּ לָכֶם עַל־ דְּבַר־ פְּעוֹר וְעַל־ דְּבַר כָּזְבִּי בַת־ נְשִׂיא מִדְיָן אֲחֹתָם הַמֻּכָּה בְיוֹם־ הַמַּגֵּפָה עַל־ דְּבַר־ פְּעוֹר
17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
צָרוֹר אֶת־ הַמִּדְיָנִים וְהִכִּיתֶם אוֹתָם
18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
כִּי צֹרְרִים הֵם לָכֶם בְּנִכְלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר־ נִכְּלוּ לָכֶם עַל־ דְּבַר־ פְּעוֹר וְעַל־ דְּבַר כָּזְבִּי בַת־ נְשִׂיא מִדְיָן אֲחֹתָם הַמֻּכָּה בְיוֹם־ הַמַּגֵּפָה עַל־ דְּבַר־ פְּעוֹר
But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.
וְאִם־ הָפֵר יָפֵר אֹתָם אַחֲרֵי שָׁמְעוֹ וְנָשָׂא אֶת־ עֲוֹנָהּ
These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house.
אֵלֶּה הַחֻקִּים אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־ מֹשֶׁה בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ בֵּין־ אָב לְבִתּוֹ בִּנְעֻרֶיהָ בֵּית אָבִיהָ
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
נְקֹם נִקְמַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵת הַמִּדְיָנִים אַחַר תֵּאָסֵף אֶל־ עַמֶּיךָ
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־ הָעָם לֵאמֹר הֵחָלְצוּ מֵאִתְּכֶם אֲנָשִׁים לַצָּבָא וְיִהְיוּ עַל־ מִדְיָן לָתֵת נִקְמַת־ יְהוָה בְּמִדְיָן
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
וַיִּמָּסְרוּ מֵאַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂר אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי צָבָא
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֹתָם מֹשֶׁה אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה לַצָּבָא אֹתָם וְאֶת־ פִּינְחָס בֶּן־ אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן לַצָּבָא וּכְלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַחֲצֹצְרוֹת הַתְּרוּעָה בְּיָדוֹ
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
וַיִּצְבְּאוּ עַל־ מִדְיָן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־ מֹשֶׁה וַיַּהַרְגוּ כָּל־ זָכָר
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew 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 בֶּחָרֶב
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מֹשֶׁה הַחִיִּיתֶם כָּל־ נְקֵבָה
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
הֵן הֵנָּה הָיוּ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְבַר בִּלְעָם לִמְסָר־ מַעַל בַּיהוָה עַל־ דְּבַר־ פְּעוֹר וַתְּהִי הַמַּגֵּפָה בַּעֲדַת יְהוָה
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
וְעַתָּה הִרְגוּ כָל־ זָכָר בַּטָּף וְכָל־ אִשָּׁה יֹדַעַת אִישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הֲרֹגוּ
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
וְעַתָּה הִרְגוּ כָל־ זָכָר בַּטָּף וְכָל־ אִשָּׁה יֹדַעַת אִישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הֲרֹגוּ
18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
וְכֹל הַטַּף בַּנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הַחֲיוּ לָכֶם
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
וְכֹל הַטַּף בַּנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הַחֲיוּ לָכֶם
And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
וְאַתֶּם חֲנוּ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים כֹּל הֹרֵג נֶפֶשׁ וְכֹל נֹגֵעַ בֶּחָלָל תִּתְחַטְּאוּ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי אַתֶּם וּשְׁבִיכֶם
And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
וְכָל־ בֶּגֶד וְכָל־ כְּלִי־ עוֹר וְכָל־ מַעֲשֵׂה עִזִּים וְכָל־ כְּלִי־ עֵץ תִּתְחַטָּאוּ
And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־ אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא הַבָּאִים לַמִּלְחָמָה זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר־ צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־ מֹשֶׁה
22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
אַךְ אֶת־ הַזָּהָב וְאֶת־ הַכָּסֶף אֶת־ הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֶת־ הַבַּרְזֶל אֶת־ הַבְּדִיל וְאֶת־ הָעֹפָרֶת
23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
כָּל־ דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־ יָבֹא בָאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בָאֵשׁ וְטָהֵר אַךְ בְּמֵי נִדָּה יִתְחַטָּא וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ יָבֹא בָּאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בַמָּיִם
Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
כָּל־ דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־ יָבֹא בָאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בָאֵשׁ וְטָהֵר אַךְ בְּמֵי נִדָּה יִתְחַטָּא וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ יָבֹא בָּאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בַמָּיִם
And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
וְכִבַּסְתֶּם בִּגְדֵיכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וּטְהַרְתֶּם וְאַחַר תָּבֹאוּ אֶל־ הַמַּחֲנֶה
And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם מִן־ הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר כָּל־ נֶפֶשׁ שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אָלֶף
And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.
וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָלֶף וּמִכְסָם לַיהוָה שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים נָפֶשׁ
40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.
וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָלֶף וּמִכְסָם לַיהוָה שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים נָפֶשׁ
41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD'S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
וַיִּתֵּן מֹשֶׁה אֶת־ מֶכֶס תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה לְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־ מֹשֶׁה
And sixteen thousand persons;)
וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָלֶף
Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה מִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־ הָאָחֻז אֶחָד מִן־ הַחֲמִשִּׁים מִן־ הָאָדָם וּמִן־ הַבְּהֵמָה וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם לַלְוִיִּם שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־ מֹשֶׁה
And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־ מֹשֶׁה עֲבָדֶיךָ נָשְׂאוּ אֶת־ רֹאשׁ אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדֵנוּ וְלֹא־ נִפְקַד מִמֶּנּוּ אִישׁ
We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
וַנַּקְרֵב אֶת־ קָרְבַּן יְהוָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר מָצָא כְלִי־ זָהָב אֶצְעָדָה וְצָמִיד טַבַּעַת עָגִיל וְכוּמָז לְכַפֵּר עַל־ נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־ הַזָּהָב מֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וַיָּבִאוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־ אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד זִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי יְהוָה
13 And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
וּנְתָנָהּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְהִכִּיתָ אֶת־ כָּל־ זְכוּרָהּ לְפִי־ חָרֶב
14 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
רַק הַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף וְהַבְּהֵמָה וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בָעִיר כָּל־ שְׁלָלָהּ תָּבֹז לָךְ וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת־ שְׁלַל אֹיְבֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָךְ
10 When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,
כִּי־ תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־ אֹיְבֶיךָ וּנְתָנוֹ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְשָׁבִיתָ שִׁבְיוֹ
11 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
וְרָאִיתָ בַּשִּׁבְיָה אֵשֶׁת יְפַת־ תֹּאַר וְחָשַׁקְתָּ בָהּ וְלָקַחְתָּ לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה
12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
וַהֲבֵאתָהּ אֶל־ תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ וְגִלְּחָה אֶת־ רֹאשָׁהּ וְעָשְׂתָה אֶת־ צִפָּרְנֶיהָ
13 And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
וְהֵסִירָה אֶת־ שִׂמְלַת שִׁבְיָהּ מֵעָלֶיהָ וְיָשְׁבָה בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבָכְתָה אֶת־ אָבִיהָ וְאֶת־ אִמָּהּ יֶרַח יָמִים וְאַחַר כֵּן תָּבוֹא אֵלֶיהָ וּבְעַלְתָּהּ וְהָיְתָה לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה
14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
וְהָיָה אִם־ לֹא חָפַצְתָּ בָּהּ וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ לְנַפְשָׁהּ וּמָכֹר לֹא־ תִמְכְּרֶנָּה בַּכָּסֶף לֹא־ תִתְעַמֵּר בָּהּ תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר עִנִּיתָהּ
And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
וְכֹל עָרֵי הַמִּישֹׁר וְכָל־ מַמְלְכוּת סִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה מֹשֶׁה אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־ נְשִׂיאֵי מִדְיָן אֶת־ אֱוִי וְאֶת־ רֶקֶם וְאֶת־ צוּר וְאֶת־ חוּר וְאֶת־ רֶבַע נְסִיכֵי סִיחוֹן יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
וְאֶת־ בִּלְעָם בֶּן־ בְּעוֹר הַקּוֹסֵם הָרְגוּ בְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּחֶרֶב אֶל־ חַלְלֵיהֶם
And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
וּבְנֵי קֵינִי חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה עָלוּ מֵעִיר הַתְּמָרִים אֶת־ בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר בְּנֶגֶב עֲרָד וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיֵּשֶׁב אֶת־ הָעָם
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהוָה בְּיַד־ מִדְיָן שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.
וּפִינְחָס בֶּן־ אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־ אַהֲרֹן עֹמֵד לְפָנָיו בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם לֵאמֹר הַאוֹסִף עוֹד לָצֵאת לַמִּלְחָמָה עִם־ בְּנֵי־ בִנְיָמִן אָחִי אִם־ אֶחְדָּל וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה עֲלוּ כִּי מָחָר אֶתְּנֶנּוּ בְיָדֶךָ
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ עָלָה בַקָּהָל מִכָּל־ שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־ יְהוָה כִּי הַשְּׁבוּעָה הַגְּדוֹלָה הָיְתָה לַאֲשֶׁר לֹא־ עָלָה אֶל־ יְהוָה הַמִּצְפָּה לֵאמֹר מוֹת יוּמָת
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־ שָׁם הָעֵדָה שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָיִל וַיְצַוּוּ אוֹתָם לֵאמֹר לְכוּ וְהִכִּיתֶם אֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵי יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד לְפִי־ חֶרֶב וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטָּף
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
וְזֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּ כָּל־ זָכָר וְכָל־ אִשָּׁה יֹדַעַת מִשְׁכַּב־ זָכָר תַּחֲרִימוּ
11 And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
וְזֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּ כָּל־ זָכָר וְכָל־ אִשָּׁה יֹדַעַת מִשְׁכַּב־ זָכָר תַּחֲרִימוּ
12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
וַיִּמְצְאוּ מִיּוֹשְׁבֵי יָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָד אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת נַעֲרָה בְתוּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ יָדְעָה אִישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּב זָכָר וַיָּבִיאוּ אוֹתָם אֶל־ הַמַּחֲנֶה שִׁלֹה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
וַיִּמְצְאוּ מִיּוֹשְׁבֵי יָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָד אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת נַעֲרָה בְתוּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־ יָדְעָה אִישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּב זָכָר וַיָּבִיאוּ אוֹתָם אֶל־ הַמַּחֲנֶה שִׁלֹה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם אֵין מֶלֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו יַעֲשֶׂה
24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
וּמִי יִשְׁמַע לָכֶם לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּי כְּחֵלֶק הַיֹּרֵד בַּמִּלְחָמָה וּכְחֵלֶק הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל־ הַכֵּלִים יַחְדָּו יַחֲלֹקוּ
25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
וַיְהִי מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָמָעְלָה וַיְשִׂמֶהָ לְחֹק וּלְמִשְׁפָּט לְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
הִרְכַּבְתָּ אֱנוֹשׁ לְרֹאשֵׁנוּ בָּאנוּ־ בָאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם וַתּוֹצִיאֵנוּ לָרְוָיָה
They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
וַיִּצָּמְדוּ לְבַעַל פְּעוֹר וַיֹּאכְלוּ זִבְחֵי מֵתִים
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
כִּי־ תַעֲבֹר בַּמַּיִם אִתְּךָ־ אָנִי וּבַנְּהָרוֹת לֹא יִשְׁטְפוּךָ כִּי־ תֵלֵךְ בְּמוֹ־ אֵשׁ לֹא תִכָּוֶה וְלֶהָבָה לֹא תִבְעַר־ בָּךְ
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
לָכֵן אֲחַלֶּק־ לוֹ בָרַבִּים וְאֶת־ עֲצוּמִים יְחַלֵּק שָׁלָל תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱרָה לַמָּוֶת נַפְשׁוֹ וְאֶת־ פֹּשְׁעִים נִמְנָה וְהוּא חֵטְא־ רַבִּים נָשָׂא וְלַפֹּשְׁעִים יַפְגִּיעַ
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
שִׁפְעַת גְּמַלִּים תְּכַסֵּךְ בִּכְרֵי מִדְיָן וְעֵיפָה כֻּלָּם מִשְּׁבָא יָבֹאוּ זָהָב וּלְבוֹנָה יִשָּׂאוּ וּתְהִלֹּת יְהוָה יְבַשֵּׂרוּ
I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
וָאֶעְדֵּךְ עֶדִי וָאֶתְּנָה צְמִידִים עַל־ יָדַיִךְ וְרָבִיד עַל־ גְּרוֹנֵךְ
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
יְחַיֵּנוּ מִיֹּמָיִם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יְקִמֵנוּ וְנִחְיֶה לְפָנָיו
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
כַּעֲנָבִים בַּמִּדְבָּר מָצָאתִי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּבִכּוּרָה בִתְאֵנָה בְּרֵאשִׁיתָהּ רָאִיתִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם הֵמָּה בָּאוּ בַעַל־ פְּעוֹר וַיִּנָּזְרוּ לַבֹּשֶׁת וַיִּהְיוּ שִׁקּוּצִים כְּאָהֳבָם
2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
וּמִי מְכַלְכֵּל אֶת־ יוֹם בּוֹאוֹ וּמִי הָעֹמֵד בְּהֵרָאוֹתוֹ כִּי־ הוּא כְּאֵשׁ מְצָרֵף וּכְבֹרִית מְכַבְּסִים
3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
וְיָשַׁב מְצָרֵף וּמְטַהֵר כֶּסֶף וְטִהַר אֶת־ בְּנֵי־ לֵוִי וְזִקַּק אֹתָם כַּזָּהָב וְכַכָּסֶף וְהָיוּ לַיהוָה מַגִּישֵׁי מִנְחָה בִּצְדָקָה
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
ἐγὼ μὲν ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν, ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μού ἐστὶν οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
ὅτε ἤμην μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, ἐγὼ ἐτήρουν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ᾧ δέδωκάς μοι ἐφύλαξα, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀπώλετο εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας, ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ.
That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
ἵνα πληρωθῇ ὁ λόγος ὃν εἶπεν ὅτι οὓς δέδωκάς μοι οὐκ ἀπώλεσα ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐδένα.
Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον φανερὸν γενήσεται· ἡ γὰρ ἡμέρα δηλώσει, ὅτι ἐν πυρὶ ἀποκαλύπτεται, καὶ ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ πῦρ δοκιμάσει.
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
μηδὲ πορνεύωμεν καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπόρνευσαν, καὶ ἔπεσαν ἕν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ εἴκοσι τρεῖς χιλιάδες.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
Ἔχομεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν, ἵνα ἡ ὑπερβολὴ τῆς δυνάμεως ᾖ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ μὴ ἐξ ἡμῶν,
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
εἰ γὰρ τὸ αἷμα τράγων καὶ ταύρων καὶ σποδὸς δαμάλεως ῥαντίζουσα τοὺς κεκοινωμένους ἁγιάζει πρὸς τὴν τῆς σαρκὸς καθαρότητα,
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
πόσῳ μᾶλλον τὸ αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς διὰ πνεύματος αἰωνίου ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄμωμον τῷ θεῷ, καθαριεῖ τὴν συνείδησιν ἡμῶν ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων εἰς τὸ λατρεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι;¶
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
ἵνα τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως πολυτιμότερον χρυσίου τοῦ ἀπολλυμένου διὰ πυρὸς δὲ δοκιμαζομένου εὑρεθῇ εἰς ἔπαινον καὶ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ·
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
καταλείποντες τὴν εὐθεῖαν ὁδὸν ἐπλανήθησαν, ἐξακολουθήσαντες τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ Βαλαὰμ τοῦ Βοσόρ, ὃς μισθὸν ἀδικίας ἠγάπησεν,
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
οὐαὶ αὐτοῖς, ὅτι τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ Κάϊν ἐπορεύθησαν καὶ τῇ πλάνῃ τοῦ Βαλαὰμ μισθοῦ ἐξεχύθησαν καὶ τῇ ἀντιλογίᾳ τοῦ Κόρε ἀπώλοντο.¶
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
ἀλλ᾽ ἔχω κατὰ σοῦ ὀλίγα ὅτι ἔχεις ἐκεῖ κρατοῦντας τὴν διδαχὴν Βαλαάμ, ὃς ἐδίδασκεν ἕν τῷ Βαλὰκ βαλεῖν σκάνδαλον ἐνώπιον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ φαγεῖν εἰδωλόθυτα καὶ πορνεῦσαι.
5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι·
6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
ἐκ φυλῆς Ἀσὴρ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Νεφθαλὶμ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Μανασσῆ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι·
7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
ἐκ φυλῆς Συμεὼν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Λευὶ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰσσαχὰρ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι·
8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
ἐκ φυλῆς Ζαβουλὼν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰωσὴφ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμὶν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι.¶
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
οὗτοί εἰσιν οἳ μετὰ γυναικῶν οὐκ ἐμολύνθησαν, παρθένοι γάρ εἰσιν· οὗτοι εἰσιν οἱ ἀκολουθοῦντες τῷ ἀρνίῳ ὅπου ἂν ὑπάγῃ· οὗτοι ἠγοράσθησαν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἀπαρχὴ τῷ θεῷ καὶ τῷ ἀρνίῳ·
Hebrew and Greek words, glosses and Strong’s numbers: STEPBible TAHOT / TAGNT (CC BY 4.0, Tyndale House, Cambridge). English: King James Version, with YHWH for “the LORD” in quotations. “Only here” counts were checked against the Westminster Leningrad text. Word trees for any lemma grow in the Orchard (free account). The thesis these studies are read against: Adam on the Third Day · One Father.