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The Book of Numbers, Chapter 31במדבר 31

Each verse opens with the running Hebrew, an English translation, and a discourse note (its connective, relation, and role in the argument). Below follows the word-by-word breakdown in six tiers: gloss, case/state or parsing, syntax, semantic force, and a lexical note.

Case Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Vocative Verb (no case) Indeclinable

Discourse notes head each verse: relation · connective · clause-flow. Indentation marks prominence — flush-left = main line of argument; indented = supporting / subordinate material.

Theme

Numbers 31 executes YHWH's vengeance on Midian for the Peor apostasy: five kings and Balaam slain, Moses confronting his officers over the spared women in the campaign's hardest command (vv. 15-18), a corpse-purification liturgy, and a meticulous spoil-division closing in the officers' zero-casualty gold memorial before YHWH.

Translation & textual notes

Numbers 31 is textually stable; the Masoretic consonantal text shows no major variants from the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Septuagint tracks the Hebrew arithmetic of vv. 32-47 exactly, suggesting these round-number census figures were fixed early and transmitted with unusual care. Versification follows the MT and matches English numbering throughout (unlike ch. 30, which shifts by one verse against the LXX/English count). The chapter's real difficulties are exegetical rather than text-critical. Verses 15-18 record Moses' command to kill the non-virgin female captives and the male children while sparing virgin girls; the Hebrew is unambiguous, and this translation renders it without euphemism, consistent with the interpretive tradition's own long engagement with the passage as an act of corporate judgment on Midian for the Peor apostasy (v. 16) rather than a general law of warfare. A second, minor crux is מֶכֶס (vv. 28-29, 37-41), a rare loanword for 'tribute' attested nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible; its precise administrative nuance against the far more common תְּרוּמָה is inferred from context alone. The recurring כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת מֹשֶׁה compliance formula (vv. 7, 31, 41, 47) structures the whole chapter as a chain of fulfilled commands, and the terse, verbless-clause census-register style of vv. 32-47 reflects an official accounting document embedded in narrative, not scribal corruption.

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וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר

YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

Narrative frame (divine-speech formula)asyndeton
The wayyiqtol messenger-formula opens a fresh command unit, launching Israel's last campaign before Moses' death and answering the Baal-Peor apostasy of ch. 25 with the נְקָמָה of v. 2.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
וַיְדַבֵּ֥רspokePiel wayyiqtol 3ms · דִּבֶּר (H1696)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: foregrounded narrative advance — a new divine-speech unit beginsדִּבֶּר (H1696) Piel of דבר 'to speak'; the standard formula introducing divine instruction to Moses.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Subjectיְהוָה (H3068) the covenant name of Israel's God, the Tetragrammaton (traditionally read אֲדֹנָי).
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase marking the addresseeאֶל (H413) 'to, toward'; marks the recipient of divine speech.
מֹשֶׁ֥הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Object of preposition (addressee)מֹשֶׁה (H4872) Moses, Israel's mediator-leader; recipient of this final campaign command before his death (Deut 34).
לֵּאמֹֽרsayingprep לְ + Qal inf constr · אָמַר (H559)Complementary infinitive introducing direct speech→ Infinitive construct: opens the verbatim content of the divine wordאָמַר (H559) 'to say'; the formulaic infinitive לֵאמֹר that regularly opens direct discourse.
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נְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאֵ֖ת הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים אַחַ֖ר תֵּאָסֵ֥ף אֶל עַמֶּֽיךָ

"Execute the vengeance of the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people."

Content of divine command (direct discourse)asyndeton
YHWH's charge is doubly motivated: retributive justice against Midian for Peor, and notice that Moses' own death immediately follows — this is explicitly his last commission.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
נְקֹ֗םexecute vengeanceQal impv 2ms · נָקַם (H5358)Predicate verb (volitional, main clause)→ Imperative: direct volitional command opening YHWH's chargeנָקַם (H5358) 'to avenge, take vengeance'; Qal imperative introducing the chapter's controlling charge.
נִקְמַת֙the vengeance ofN f sg constr · נְקָמָה (H5360)Direct object (cognate accusative, construct governing the genitive)נְקָמָה (H5360) 'vengeance, retribution', from נָקַם; construct governing בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל — the vengeance owed the Israelites.
בְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofN m pl constr · בֵּן (H1121)Construct chain (genitival, continuing נִקְמַת)בֵּן (H1121) 'son'; plural construct 'sons of' = the Israelite people collectively.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complement of בְּנֵייִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478) Israel, the covenant people, here the wronged party whose vengeance is due.
מֵאֵ֖תfromprep מִן + prep · אֵת (H854)Prepositional phrase marking the source/agent of vengeanceאֵת (H854) 'with, from with'; compound מִן+אֵת marks the Midianites as the ones vengeance is taken FROM.
הַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםthe Midianitesart + N gentilic m pl abs · מִדְיָנִי (H4084)Object of preposition מֵאֵתמִדְיָנִי (H4084) gentilic 'Midianite', from מִדְיָן; the nation implicated in the Peor apostasy (ch. 25) through Balaam's counsel (v. 16).
אַחַ֖רafterwardadv/prep · אַחַר (H310)Temporal adverbial (sequencing the following clause)אַחַר (H310) 'after, afterward'; signals that Moses' death (Deut 34) directly follows this final campaign.
תֵּאָסֵ֥ףyou will be gatheredNiphal impf 2ms · אָסַף (H622)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Niphal yiqtol: passive/future, the standard euphemism for dyingאָסַף (H622) Niphal 'to be gathered'; the fixed idiom for death, joining one's ancestors (cf. Gen 25:8; Num 27:13).
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (goal)אֶל (H413) 'to, toward'; governs עַמֶּיךָ, the goal of the euphemistic 'gathering.'
עַמֶּֽיךָyour peopleN m pl constr + suff 2ms · עַם (H5971)Object of preposition (idiom: 'gathered to one's people')עַם (H5971) 'people'; plural with 2ms suffix in the fixed idiom for death, joining one's ancestors.
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וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל הָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר הֵחָלְצ֧וּ מֵאִתְּכֶ֛ם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לַצָּבָ֑א וְיִהְיוּ֙ עַל מִדְיָ֔ן לָתֵ֥ת נִקְמַת יְהוָ֖ה בְּמִדְיָֽן

So Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute YHWH's vengeance on Midian."

Moses' compliance and relay of commandasyndeton
Moses transmits YHWH's charge verbatim, reframing נְקֹם נִקְמַת (v. 2, YHWH speaking to Moses) as נִקְמַת יְהוָה (Moses speaking to the people) — the vengeance is unambiguously YHWH's own, not Israel's private reprisal.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
וַיְדַבֵּ֤רspokeconj וַ + Piel wayyiqtol 3ms · דִּבֶּר (H1696)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative sequence — Moses obediently relays the commandדִּבֶּר (H1696) Piel 'to speak'; Moses' compliance echoes v. 1's formula exactly.
מֹשֶׁה֙MosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (addressee)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
הָעָ֣םthe peopleart + N m sg abs · עַם (H5971)Object of preposition (addressee)עַם (H5971) 'people'; the assembled Israelites receiving Moses' relay of the command.
לֵאמֹ֔רsayingprep לְ + Qal inf constr · אָמַר (H559)Complementary infinitive introducing direct speech→ Infinitive construct: introduces the quoted commandאָמַר (H559); see v. 1.
הֵחָלְצ֧וּarm yourselves for warNiphal impv 2mp · חָלַץ (H2502)Predicate verb (volitional, main clause of quoted command)→ Niphal imperative: a summons to military readinessחָלַץ (H2502) Niphal 'to be equipped, armed'; a military technical term (cf. Num 32:20-21) for mustering combat-ready troops.
מֵאִתְּכֶ֛םfrom among youprep מִן + prep אֵת + suff 2mp · אֵת (H854)Prepositional phrase (partitive source)אֵת (H854) 'with'; compound מִן+אֵת+2mp suffix, partitive 'from among you.'
אֲנָשִׁ֖יםmenN m pl abs · אִישׁ (H376)Object/subject-designate of הֵחָלְצוּאִישׁ (H376) 'man'; plural 'men,' i.e. the drafted combat troops.
לַצָּבָ֑אfor the warprep לְ + art + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Prepositional phrase (purpose)צָבָא (H6635) 'army, host, war-service'; the purpose of the muster.
וְיִהְיוּ֙that they may beconj וְ + Qal impf 3mp · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (purpose clause)→ Weyiqtol: purpose/result — the aim of the musterהָיָה (H1961) 'to be'; here 'to be against/deployed against.'
עַלagainstprep · עַל (H5921)Prepositional phrase (hostile 'against')עַל (H5921) 'upon, against'; marks military opposition.
מִדְיָ֔ןMidianN proper · מִדְיָן (H4080)Object of prepositionמִדְיָן (H4080) Midian, the nation targeted for YHWH's vengeance.
לָתֵ֥תto executeprep לְ + Qal inf constr · נָתַן (H5414)Purpose infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: purpose — the goal of the campaignנָתַן (H5414) 'to give'; idiomatic 'to give/execute vengeance,' i.e. carry it out.
נִקְמַתthe vengeance ofN f sg constr · נְקָמָה (H5360)Direct object (construct, governing the genitive)נְקָמָה (H5360); see v. 2 — construct governing יְהוָה, now explicitly YHWH's own vengeance.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Genitive complement (subject of the vengeance)יְהוָה (H3068); the vengeance is explicitly YHWH's, not merely Israel's grievance.
בְּמִדְיָֽןon Midianprep בְּ + N proper · מִדְיָן (H4080)Prepositional phrase (object of vengeance, resumptive)מִדְיָן (H4080) with בְּ, resumptively naming the target again for emphasis.
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אֶ֚לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֔ה אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה לְכֹל֙ מַטּ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל תִּשְׁלְח֖וּ לַצָּבָֽא

A thousand from each tribe, a thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war.

Elaboration of the muster's arithmeticasyndeton
The uniform 'a thousand per tribe' formula, repeated then summarized, sets up the 12,000-man task force detailed in v. 5 — a token force compared to the census totals of chs. 1 and 26, marking this as a punitive strike, not total war.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
אֶ֚לֶףa thousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Distributive numeral (fronted for emphasis)אֶלֶף (H505) 'thousand'; distributively here, 'a thousand per tribe,' repeated for emphasis.
לַמַּטֶּ֔הfor the tribeprep לְ + art + N m sg abs · מַטֶּה (H4294)Prepositional phrase (distributive 'per tribe')מַטֶּה (H4294) 'tribe, staff'; the tribal unit of the levy.
אֶ֖לֶףa thousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Distributive numeral (repeated for emphasis)אֶלֶף (H505); repetition intensifies the distributive precision of the levy.
לַמַּטֶּ֑הfor the tribeprep לְ + art + N m sg abs · מַטֶּה (H4294)Prepositional phrase (distributive, repeated)מַטֶּה (H4294); see above.
לְכֹל֙from allprep לְ + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Prepositional phrase (totality, resumptive)כֹּל (H3605) 'all, every'; resumes the distributive formula as a total summary.
מַטּ֣וֹתthe tribes ofN m pl constr · מַטֶּה (H4294)Construct chain (genitival)מַטֶּה (H4294) plural construct 'tribes of.'
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478).
תִּשְׁלְח֖וּyou shall sendQal impf 2mp · שָׁלַח (H7971)Predicate verb (main clause, command)→ Yiqtol of instruction: imperatival future — the binding levy orderשָׁלַח (H7971) 'to send'; the tribal levy is 'sent' to war, i.e., dispatched/mustered.
לַצָּבָֽאto the warprep לְ + art + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Prepositional phrase (goal)צָבָא (H6635); see v. 3.
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וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙ מֵאַלְפֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֥י צָבָֽא

So there were furnished from the thousands of Israel a thousand per tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

Result/fulfillment reportasyndeton
The narrator confirms the order was executed precisely: exactly 12,000 men (1,000 × 12 tribes), a round-number formula stressing the campaign's ordered proportionality rather than raw numerical strength.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙were furnishedconj וַ + Niphal wayyiqtol 3mp · מָסַר (H4560)Predicate verb (main clause, passive)→ Wayyiqtol Niphal: passive narrative report of complianceמָסַר (H4560) Niphal 'to be delivered, handed over'; the troops are formally mustered/handed over for duty.
מֵאַלְפֵ֣יfrom the thousands ofprep מִן + N cardinal common pl constr · אֶלֶף (H505)Prepositional phrase (source, partitive)אֶלֶף (H505) here 'thousand' as a military/clan division, construct plural — the tribal military divisions.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478).
אֶ֖לֶףa thousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Distributive numeralאֶלֶף (H505); see v. 4.
לַמַּטֶּ֑הper tribeprep לְ + art + N m sg abs · מַטֶּה (H4294)Prepositional phrase (distributive)מַטֶּה (H4294).
שְׁנֵיםtwelve (lit. two-)N cardinal m dual abs · שְׁנַיִם (H8147)Numeral (construct component of 'twelve thousand')שְׁנַיִם (H8147) 'two'; combines with עָשָׂר for 'twelve.'
עָשָׂ֥ר-teen (ten)N cardinal m sg abs · עָשָׂר (H6240)Numeral (completing 'twelve')עָשָׂר (H6240) 'ten'; combines with שְׁנַיִם for 'twelve.'
אֶ֖לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit for 'twelve thousand')אֶלֶף (H505); total force = 12,000 men.
חֲלוּצֵ֥יarmed/equipped forQal passive ptc m pl constr · חָלַץ (H2502)Substantival participle (construct, in apposition to the army total)→ Qal passive participle: describes an achieved state — battle-readyחָלַץ (H2502) Qal passive participle construct 'equipped ones of'; describes the 12,000 as combat-ready.
צָבָֽאwarN common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Genitive complement of חֲלוּצֵיצָבָא (H6635) 'war'; 'equipped for war.'
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֹתָ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶ֥לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֖ה לַצָּבָ֑א אֹ֠תָם וְאֶת פִּ֨ינְחָ֜ס בֶּן אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ לַצָּבָ֔א וּכְלֵ֥י הַקֹּ֛דֶשׁ וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ

And Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the war — them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy vessels and the signal trumpets in his hand.

Muster deployment (execution report)asyndeton
The verse doubles back on itself (אֹתָם...אֹתָם) to insert Phinehas prominently — the zealot-priest of ch. 25 now leads the holy vessels and trumpets into this vengeance campaign, marking it explicitly as YHWH's war, not a mere tribal raid.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חsentconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · שָׁלַח (H7971)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative sequence — the muster is dispatchedשָׁלַח (H7971); see v. 4.
אֹתָ֥ם[obj] themobj marker + suff 3mp · אֵת (H853)Direct-object marker (resumptive, anticipating the second אֹתָם below)אֵת (H853) nota accusativi; marks the 12,000 troops as direct object, resumed and expanded in the next clause.
מֹשֶׁ֛הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
אֶ֥לֶףa thousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Distributive numeralאֶלֶף (H505); see v. 4.
לַמַּטֶּ֖הper tribeprep לְ + art + N m sg abs · מַטֶּה (H4294)Prepositional phrase (distributive)מַטֶּה (H4294).
לַצָּבָ֑אto the warprep לְ + art + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Prepositional phrase (goal)צָבָא (H6635); see v. 3.
אֹ֠תָם[obj] themobj marker + suff 3mp · אֵת (H853)Direct-object marker (resumed, expanded by the following coordinated object)אֵת (H853) nota accusativi; resumptive, now expanded with 'and Phinehas' as co-object of וַיִּשְׁלַח.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object marker (second, key object)אֵת (H853) nota accusativi; marks Phinehas as a specially-named second object of the sending.
פִּ֨ינְחָ֜סPhinehasN proper · פִּינְחָס (H6372)Direct object (second co-object of וַיִּשְׁלַח)פִּינְחָס (H6372) Phinehas, hero of the Peor zeal (ch. 25:7-13) whose covenant of perpetual priesthood is now enacted in battle against the very nation implicated in that apostasy.
בֶּןson ofN m sg constr · בֵּן (H1121)Construct chain (genitival, patronymic)בֵּן (H1121) 'son'; introduces the patronymic identifying Phinehas.
אֶלְעָזָ֤רEleazarN proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Genitive complement (patronymic)אֶלְעָזָר (H499) Eleazar, Aaron's son and successor as high priest, Phinehas's father.
הַכֹּהֵן֙the priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Apposition (identifying Eleazar's office)כֹּהֵן (H3548) 'priest'; Eleazar's title as high priest, whose presence sanctions this as YHWH's own war.
לַצָּבָ֔אto the warprep לְ + art + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Prepositional phrase (goal, resumed)צָבָא (H6635); repeated to stress Phinehas's own dispatch to battle.
וּכְלֵ֥יand the vessels ofconj וְ + N m pl constr · כְּלִי (H3627)Construct chain (coordinated object Phinehas carries)כְּלִי (H3627) 'vessel, implement'; here the sacred cultic implements accompanying Phinehas — likely the ark or its associated objects (cf. 1 Sam 4:4-5 for sacred objects in war).
הַקֹּ֛דֶשׁthe sanctuaryart + N m sg abs · קֹדֶשׁ (H6944)Genitive complement (source of the vessels)קֹדֶשׁ (H6944) 'holiness, sanctuary'; the vessels belong to the sacred precinct, marking this as a holy-war expedition.
וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתand the trumpets ofconj וְ + N f pl constr · חֲצֹצְרָה (H2689)Construct chain (second coordinated object)חֲצֹצְרָה (H2689) 'trumpet'; the silver signal-trumpets of Num 10:1-10, used to sound the battle alarm.
הַתְּרוּעָ֖הthe alarm/signalart + N f sg abs · תְּרוּעָה (H8643)Genitive complementתְּרוּעָה (H8643) 'shout, alarm-blast'; the war-signal these trumpets were designed to sound (cf. Num 10:9).
בְּיָדֽוֹin his handprep בְּ + N common sg constr + suff 3ms · יָד (H3027)Prepositional phrase (manner, describing Phinehas)יָד (H3027) 'hand'; Phinehas personally carries the trumpets into battle, underscoring priestly leadership of the holy war.
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וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ עַל מִדְיָ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ כָּל זָכָֽר

They waged war against Midian, as YHWH had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

Execution of the command (compliance formula)asyndeton
Both stipulations are kept — waging war and killing every male — with the recurring כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת מֹשֶׁה formula binding the narrative to the divine mandate throughout the chapter (vv. 7, 31, 41, 47).
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙they waged warconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3mp · צָבָא (H6633)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance to battle itselfצָבָא (H6633) denominative verb 'to wage war, muster for service', from the noun צָבָא 'army.'
עַלagainstprep · עַל (H5921)Prepositional phrase (hostile)עַל (H5921); marks military opposition.
מִדְיָ֔ןMidianN proper · מִדְיָן (H4080)Object of prepositionמִדְיָן (H4080).
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רas/just asprep כְּ + relative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Comparative subordinate clause (manner)אֲשֶׁר (H834) relative particle; with כְּ, 'just as, according to' — the recurring compliance formula.
צִוָּ֥הcommandedPiel perf 3ms · צָוָה (H6680)Predicate verb (subordinate clause)→ Perfective: a completed, prior act (the original command)צָוָה (H6680) Piel 'to command'; the recurring compliance formula anchoring obedience to divine instruction (cf. vv. 31, 41, 47).
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Subjectיְהוָה (H3068).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking מֹשֶׁה as direct object of צִוָּה.
מֹשֶׁ֑הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Direct objectמֹשֶׁה (H4872).
וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּand they killedconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3mp · הָרַג (H2026)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — the decisive act of warהָרַג (H2026) 'to kill, slay'; blunt combat-killing verb, distinct from רָצַח 'murder.'
כָּלeveryN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (distributive quantifier)כֹּל (H3605) 'all, every'; construct governing זָכָר, totalizing the killing.
זָכָֽרmaleadj common sg abs · זָכָר (H2145)Genitive complement (object of the killing)זָכָר (H2145) 'male'; the male Midianite population is put to the sword (cf. vv. 15-17 on the female captives).
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וְאֶת מַלְכֵ֨י מִדְיָ֜ן הָרְג֣וּ עַל חַלְלֵיהֶ֗ם אֶת אֱוִ֤י וְאֶת רֶ֨קֶם֙ וְאֶת צ֤וּר וְאֶת חוּר֙ וְאֶת רֶ֔בַע חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֑ן וְאֵת֙ בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן בְּע֔וֹר הָרְג֖וּ בֶּחָֽרֶב

They also killed the kings of Midian along with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba — the five kings of Midian; and Balaam son of Beor they killed with the sword.

Specification of high-value casualtiesasyndeton
The five kings and Balaam are singled out by name from the general slaughter. Balaam's death by the sword ironically closes the career of the diviner who could not curse Israel with his mouth in chs. 22-24; the note anticipates v. 16's disclosure that his counsel, not his failed curses, caused Israel's worst apostasy.
Word-by-word analysis· 25 words
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object marker (fronted)אֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן as object, fronted for emphasis before the verb.
מַלְכֵ֨יthe kings ofN m pl constr · מֶלֶךְ (H4428)Direct object (construct, fronted)מֶלֶךְ (H4428) 'king'; construct plural, the five Midianite chieftains named below.
מִדְיָ֜ןMidianN proper · מִדְיָן (H4080)Genitive complementמִדְיָן (H4080).
הָרְג֣וּthey killedQal perf 3cp · הָרַג (H2026)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Perfective: a completed, decisive actהָרַג (H2026); see v. 7.
עַלin addition toprep · עַל (H5921)Prepositional phrase (addition, 'besides')עַל (H5921) here 'in addition to, besides' — the kings die along with the rest of the slain.
חַלְלֵיהֶ֗םtheir slainadj m pl constr + suff 3mp · חָלָל (H2491)Object of preposition (the general Midianite dead)חָלָל (H2491) 'one pierced/slain'; the general body of Midianite war-dead, among whom the five kings are singled out.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object marker (first named king)אֵת (H853) nota accusativi introducing the list of named kings, in apposition to מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן.
אֱוִ֤יEviN proper · אֱוִי (H189)Direct object (proper name, first of five kings)אֱוִי (H189) Evi, one of the five kings of Midian (cf. Josh 13:21).
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi introducing the second named king.
רֶ֨קֶם֙RekemN proper · רֶקֶם (H7552)Direct object (proper name)רֶקֶם (H7552) Rekem, second of the five Midianite kings.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi introducing the third named king.
צ֤וּרZurN proper · צוּר (H6698)Direct object (proper name)צוּר (H6698) Zur, third of the five kings; father of Cozbi, the Midianite woman of ch. 25:15,18.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi introducing the fourth named king.
חוּר֙HurN proper · חוּר (H2354)Direct object (proper name)חוּר (H2354) Hur, fourth of the five kings (distinct from Moses' associate Hur of Exod 17).
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi introducing the fifth named king.
רֶ֔בַעRebaN proper · רֶבַע (H7254)Direct object (proper name)רֶבַע (H7254) Reba, fifth and last of the named Midianite kings.
חֲמֵ֖שֶׁתthe five ofN cardinal m sg constr · חָמֵשׁ (H2568)Construct chain (summarizing apposition)חָמֵשׁ (H2568) 'five'; construct summarizing the preceding list as a total.
מַלְכֵ֣יkings ofN m pl constr · מֶלֶךְ (H4428)Genitive complement (summary apposition)מֶלֶךְ (H4428); summary title 'the five kings of Midian.'
מִדְיָ֑ןMidianN proper · מִדְיָן (H4080)Genitive complementמִדְיָן (H4080).
וְאֵת֙and [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object marker (new object, fronted)אֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking בִּלְעָם, fronted before its verb — Balaam's death is singled out.
בִּלְעָ֣םBalaamN proper · בִּלְעָם (H1109)Direct object (fronted, emphatic)בִּלְעָם (H1109) Balaam son of Beor, the seer hired by Balak (chs. 22-24) whose counsel (v. 16) precipitated the Peor apostasy of ch. 25; his death here closes his narrative arc (cf. Josh 13:22).
בֶּןson ofN m sg constr · בֵּן (H1121)Construct chain (patronymic)בֵּן (H1121); patronymic identifying Balaam.
בְּע֔וֹרBeorN proper · בְּעוֹר (H1160)Genitive complement (patronymic)בְּעוֹר (H1160) Beor, Balaam's father (cf. Num 22:5).
הָרְג֖וּthey killedQal perf 3cp · הָרַג (H2026)Predicate verb (main clause, resumed for the fronted object)→ Perfective: a completed, decisive actהָרַג (H2026); the verb resumed after the fronted object בִּלְעָם.
בֶּחָֽרֶבwith the swordprep בְּ + art + N f sg abs · חֶרֶב (H2719)Prepositional phrase (instrument)חֶרֶב (H2719) 'sword'; the mundane instrument of Balaam's death — a stark contrast to his oracular power in chs. 22-24.
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וַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת נְשֵׁ֥י מִדְיָ֖ן וְאֶת טַפָּ֑ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל בְּהֶמְתָּ֧ם וְאֶת כָּל מִקְנֵהֶ֛ם וְאֶת כָּל חֵילָ֖ם בָּזָֽזוּ

And the sons of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and all their cattle, all their livestock, and all their wealth they plundered.

Report of captives and plunder takenasyndeton
The verse carefully distinguishes שָׁבָה (taking captive — persons: women and children) from בָּזַז (plundering — property: livestock and wealth), a distinction that becomes morally decisive when Moses objects in vv. 14-18 that the women, not just property, were spared.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וַיִּשְׁבּ֧וּand they took captiveconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3mp · שָׁבָה (H7617)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — the taking of captivesשָׁבָה (H7617) 'to take captive'; the standard verb for capturing persons in war, distinct from בָּזַז 'to plunder property' used later in this verse.
בְנֵיthe sons ofN m pl constr · בֵּן (H1121)Subject (construct chain)בֵּן (H1121); 'sons of Israel' = the Israelites.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking נְשֵׁי מִדְיָן as object.
נְשֵׁ֥יthe women ofN f pl constr · אִשָּׁה (H802)Direct object (construct chain)אִשָּׁה (H802) 'woman'; plural construct — the Midianite women, whose fate becomes the crux of vv. 15-18.
מִדְיָ֖ןMidianN proper · מִדְיָן (H4080)Genitive complementמִדְיָן (H4080).
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi introducing the second object.
טַפָּ֑םtheir little onesN common sg constr + suff 3mp · טַף (H2945)Direct objectטַף (H2945) 'little ones, children'; a collective term for dependents too young for war.
וְאֵ֨תand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object marker (third object group)אֵת (H853) nota accusativi introducing the livestock/property list.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality)כֹּל (H3605); totalizes the following noun.
בְּהֶמְתָּ֧םtheir cattleN f sg constr + suff 3mp · בְּהֵמָה (H929)Genitive complement (object of בָּזָזוּ)בְּהֵמָה (H929) 'beast, cattle'; general term for large domestic animals.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality)כֹּל (H3605).
מִקְנֵהֶ֛םtheir livestockN m sg constr + suff 3mp · מִקְנֶה (H4735)Genitive complementמִקְנֶה (H4735) 'livestock, cattle-possessions', from קָנָה 'to acquire' — property held as wealth.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality)כֹּל (H3605).
חֵילָ֖םtheir wealthN m sg constr + suff 3mp · חַיִל (H2428)Genitive complement (object of בָּזָזוּ)חַיִל (H2428) 'strength, wealth, army'; here 'wealth, possessions' — the total moveable property of Midian.
בָּזָֽזוּthey plunderedQal perf 3cp · בָּזַז (H962)Predicate verb (main clause, delayed to the end for emphasis)→ Perfective: a completed act of despoilingבָּזַז (H962) 'to plunder, spoil'; governs all three 'all...' objects, distinct from שָׁבָה used above for taking captive persons.
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וְאֵ֤ת כָּל עָרֵיהֶם֙ בְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כָּל טִֽירֹתָ֑ם שָׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ

And all their cities where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire.

Report of destruction of settlementsasyndeton
Both fixed cities and mobile encampments are destroyed by fire, completing the devastation of Midianite habitation — captives and livestock removed (v. 9), dwellings razed (v. 10).
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְאֵ֤תand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality)כֹּל (H3605).
עָרֵיהֶם֙their citiesN f pl constr + suff 3mp · עִיר (H5892)Genitive complement (object of שָׂרְפוּ)עִיר (H5892) 'city'; the settled towns of Midian.
בְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םin their settlementsprep בְּ + N m pl constr + suff 3mp · מוֹשָׁב (H4186)Prepositional phrase (apposition, specifying עָרֵיהֶם)מוֹשָׁב (H4186) 'dwelling, settlement', from יָשַׁב 'to dwell'; clarifies עָרֵיהֶם as their inhabited towns.
וְאֵ֖תand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality)כֹּל (H3605).
טִֽירֹתָ֑םtheir encampmentsN f pl constr + suff 3mp · טִירָה (H2918)Genitive complement (object of שָׂרְפוּ)טִירָה (H2918) 'encampment, hamlet' (rare, cf. Gen 25:16 of Ishmaelite settlements) — apt for the semi-nomadic Midianites alongside their fixed 'cities.'
שָׂרְפ֖וּthey burnedQal perf 3cp · שָׂרַף (H8313)Predicate verb (main clause, delayed for emphasis)→ Perfective: a completed, total act of destructionשָׂרַף (H8313) 'to burn'; total destruction of Midianite habitation, following the taking of captives and plunder in v. 9.
בָּאֵֽשׁwith fireprep בְּ + art + N common sg abs · אֵשׁ (H784)Prepositional phrase (instrument)אֵשׁ (H784) 'fire'; the instrument of total destruction (cf. the fire-purification concern of vv. 21-23).
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וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת כָּל הַשָּׁלָ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת כָּל הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַ בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה

And they took all the spoil and all the booty, both of man and of beast.

Summary of total plunderasyndeton
This verse totals the preceding captives and property under two general terms (שָׁלָל, מַלְקוֹחַ) before the whole is brought to Moses and the camp in v. 12, setting up the arithmetic of vv. 25-47.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וַיִּקְחוּ֙and they tookconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3mp · לָקַח (H3947)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — gathering the spoilלָקַח (H3947) 'to take'; general verb of seizing, here summarizing the collection of all spoil.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality)כֹּל (H3605).
הַשָּׁלָ֔לthe spoilart + N m sg abs · שָׁלָל (H7998)Genitive complement (object of וַיִּקְחוּ)שָׁלָל (H7998) 'spoil, plunder'; general term for war-booty, paired with the more specific מַלְקוֹחַ below.
וְאֵ֖תand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality)כֹּל (H3605).
הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַthe bootyart + N m sg abs · מַלְקוֹחַ (H4455)Genitive complement (object of וַיִּקְחוּ)מַלְקוֹחַ (H4455) 'booty, captured spoil' (rare, from לָקַח); specifically the captured persons and animals of vv. 9-10, distinguished from generic שָׁלָל.
בָּאָדָ֖םof manprep בְּ + art + N m sg abs · אָדָם (H120)Prepositional phrase (specifying category of booty)אָדָם (H120) 'man, humankind'; specifies human captives as one category of the booty.
וּבַבְּהֵמָֽהand of beastconj וְ + prep בְּ + art + N f sg abs · בְּהֵמָה (H929)Prepositional phrase (specifying category of booty)בְּהֵמָה (H929); animals as the second category of booty, alongside human captives.
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וַיָּבִ֡אוּ אֶל מֹשֶׁה֩ וְאֶל אֶלְעָזָ֨ר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וְאֶל עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת הַשְּׁבִ֧י וְאֶת הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ וְאֶת הַשָּׁלָ֖ל אֶל הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה אֶל עַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֽוֹ

And they brought to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the sons of Israel, the captives and the booty and the spoil, to the camp in the plains of Moab which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

Return to camp / delivery to leadershipasyndeton
The captives and spoil are formally delivered to the full leadership triad — Moses, Eleazar, and the congregation — at the Jordan-Jericho camp, setting the stage for Moses' inspection and anger in vv. 13-18.
Word-by-word analysis· 25 words
וַיָּבִ֡אוּand they broughtconj וַ + Hiphil wayyiqtol 3mp · בּוֹא (H935)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — delivery of the spoil to campבּוֹא (H935) Hiphil 'to bring, cause to come'; the army delivers its captives and plunder for official disposition.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (goal/recipient)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
מֹשֶׁה֩MosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Object of preposition (recipient)מֹשֶׁה (H4872).
וְאֶלand toconj וְ + prep · אֶל (H413)Coordinating conjunction + prepositional phraseאֶל (H413) with וְ, continuing the list of recipients.
אֶלְעָזָ֨רEleazarN proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Object of preposition (recipient)אֶלְעָזָר (H499); see v. 6.
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Apposition (Eleazar's office)כֹּהֵן (H3548); marks the priestly, cultic oversight of the disposition of spoil.
וְאֶלand toconj וְ + prep · אֶל (H413)Coordinating conjunction + prepositional phraseאֶל (H413); continuing the list of recipients.
עֲדַ֣תthe congregation ofN f sg constr · עֵדָה (H5712)Object of preposition (recipient, construct chain)עֵדָה (H5712) 'congregation, assembly'; the whole Israelite community as recipient alongside Moses and Eleazar, indicating public accountability.
בְּנֵֽיthe sons ofN m pl constr · בֵּן (H1121)Genitive complementבֵּן (H1121).
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi introducing what was brought.
הַשְּׁבִ֧יthe captivesart + N common sg abs · שְׁבִי (H7628)Direct objectשְׁבִי (H7628) 'captivity, captives'; the human captives, from שָׁבָה (v. 9).
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַthe bootyart + N m sg abs · מַלְקוֹחַ (H4455)Direct objectמַלְקוֹחַ (H4455); see v. 11.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הַשָּׁלָ֖לthe spoilart + N m sg abs · שָׁלָל (H7998)Direct objectשָׁלָל (H7998); see v. 11.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (goal, destination)אֶל (H413); the destination of the delivery.
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הthe campart + N common sg abs · מַחֲנֶה (H4264)Object of preposition (destination)מַחֲנֶה (H4264) 'camp'; Israel's encampment, the destination of the returning army.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (apposition, specifying the camp's location)אֶל (H413); introduces the specific location of the camp.
עַֽרְבֹ֣תthe plains ofN f pl constr · עֲרָבָה (H6160)Object of preposition (construct chain)עֲרָבָה (H6160) 'desert-plain, steppe'; the arid lowland east of the Jordan, Israel's final staging camp before entering Canaan.
מוֹאָ֔בMoabN proper · מוֹאָב (H4124)Genitive complementמוֹאָב (H4124) Moab; the plains named for this neighboring nation.
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhichrelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (modifying עַרְבֹת מוֹאָב)אֲשֶׁר (H834) relative particle, introducing the locating clause.
עַלbyprep · עַל (H5921)Prepositional phrase (locative, within relative clause)עַל (H5921) here locative 'by, beside,' not hostile.
יַרְדֵּ֥ןthe JordanN proper · יַרְדֵּן (H3383)Object of prepositionיַרְדֵּן (H3383) the Jordan River, Israel's final geographic threshold before Canaan.
יְרֵחֽוֹJerichoN proper · יְרִיחוֹ (H3405)Apposition (specifying location on the Jordan)יְרִיחוֹ (H3405) Jericho, the Canaanite city opposite Israel's camp, soon to be the first conquest (Josh 6).
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וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן וְכָל נְשִׂיאֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה לִקְרָאתָ֑ם אֶל מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the congregation went out to meet them outside the camp.

Formal reception of the returning armyasyndeton
The leadership meets the army outside the camp — a detail anticipating the purity concerns triggered by contact with corpses (vv. 19-24) and setting the stage for Moses' inspection and anger in v. 14.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּand they went outconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3mp · יָצָא (H3318)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — the leadership goes out to meet the armyיָצָא (H3318) 'to go out'; the leadership exits the camp to receive the returning troops.
מֹשֶׁ֨הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872).
וְאֶלְעָזָ֧רand Eleazarconj וְ + N proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Subject (coordinated)אֶלְעָזָר (H499).
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןthe priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Appositionכֹּהֵן (H3548).
וְכָלand allconj וְ + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Subject (coordinated, construct chain)כֹּל (H3605) 'all'; totalizing the leaders.
נְשִׂיאֵ֥יthe leaders ofN m pl constr · נָשִׂיא (H5387)Genitive complement (construct chain)נָשִׂיא (H5387) 'chief, leader, prince'; the tribal leadership, as in the census lists of chs. 1-2.
הָעֵדָ֖הthe congregationart + N f sg abs · עֵדָה (H5712)Genitive complementעֵדָה (H5712); see v. 12.
לִקְרָאתָ֑םto meet themprep לְ + Qal inf constr + suff 3mp · קָרָא (H7125)Purpose infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: purpose — the reason for going outקָרָא (H7125) denominative 'to meet, encounter' (from קִרְאָה 'encounter'); the formal reception of the returning army.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (destination)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
מִח֖וּץoutsideprep מִן + N m sg abs · חוּץ (H2351)Prepositional phrase (locative, destination)חוּץ (H2351) 'outside, exterior'; with מִן, 'to the outside of' — the meeting occurs beyond camp boundaries, anticipating the purification requirement of vv. 19-24.
לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽהthe campprep לְ + art + N common sg abs · מַחֲנֶה (H4264)Object of preposition (complement of חוּץ)מַחֲנֶה (H4264); see v. 12.
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וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּקוּדֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל שָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְּבָ֥א הַמִּלְחָמָֽה

And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

Moses' angry reaction (inspection)asyndeton
Moses' anger targets specifically the military officers, not the rank-and-file, holding leadership accountable for the fatal oversight of sparing the Midianite women — setting up the rebuke of vv. 15-18.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וַיִּקְצֹ֣ףand he was angryconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · קָצַף (H7107)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — Moses' emotional reactionקָצַף (H7107) 'to be angry, wrathful'; Moses' anger here parallels YHWH's own קֶצֶף elsewhere (e.g. ch. 16), marking a serious breach.
מֹשֶׁ֔הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872).
עַ֖לwithprep · עַל (H5921)Prepositional phrase (object of anger)עַל (H5921) here 'against, with' — marks the target of anger.
פְּקוּדֵ֣יthe officers ofQal passive ptc m pl constr · פָּקַד (H6485)Substantival participle (construct, object of preposition)→ Qal passive participle: those 'appointed/mustered' — an official military rankפָּקַד (H6485) Qal passive participle construct 'the appointed/mustered ones of'; the military officers overseeing the campaign (cf. v. 48).
הֶחָ֑יִלthe armyart + N m sg abs · חַיִל (H2428)Genitive complementחַיִל (H2428) 'army, force'; cf. v. 9 for the related sense 'wealth.'
שָׂרֵ֤יthe commanders ofN m pl constr · שַׂר (H8269)Apposition (specifying פְּקוּדֵי)שַׂר (H8269) 'chief, commander'; specifies the officers' rank.
הָאֲלָפִים֙the thousandsart + N cardinal common pl abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Genitive complementאֶלֶף (H505) here as a military rank/unit — commanders over units of a thousand.
וְשָׂרֵ֣יand the commanders ofconj וְ + N m pl constr · שַׂר (H8269)Apposition (coordinated)שַׂר (H8269); see above.
הַמֵּא֔וֹתthe hundredsart + N cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Genitive complementמֵאָה (H3967) 'hundred'; commanders over units of a hundred, the standard two-tier officer structure (cf. Exod 18:21).
הַבָּאִ֖יםwho cameart + Qal ptc m pl abs · בּוֹא (H935)Substantival participle (attributive, modifying the officers)→ Qal active participle: describes the officers by their recent action of returningבּוֹא (H935) Qal 'to come'; here attributive, 'the ones who came/returned' from battle.
מִצְּבָ֥אfrom the service ofprep מִן + N common sg constr · צָבָא (H6635)Prepositional phrase (source, construct chain)צָבָא (H6635); here 'service, campaign' rather than 'army' — the war-service they returned from.
הַמִּלְחָמָֽהthe warart + N f sg abs · מִלְחָמָה (H4421)Genitive complementמִלְחָמָה (H4421) 'war, battle', from לָחַם 'to fight.'
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֹשֶׁ֑ה הַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖ם כָּל נְקֵבָֽה

And Moses said to them, "Have you let all the females live?"

Moses' rhetorical accusationasyndeton
Moses' question is rhetorical and accusatory, not a genuine inquiry — he already knows the answer and is horrified; it functions as the charge to which vv. 16-18 supply both reason (v. 16) and remedy (vv. 17-18).
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · אָמַר (H559)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — Moses' rebuke beginsאָמַר (H559); see v. 1.
אֲלֵיהֶ֖םto themprep + suff 3mp · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (addressee)אֶל (H413) with 3mp suffix, addressing the officers of v. 14.
מֹשֶׁ֑הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872).
הַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖םhave you let liveinterrogative הֲ + Piel perf 2mp · חָיָה (H2421)Predicate verb (main clause, rhetorical/accusatory question)→ Perfective with interrogative הֲ: an accusatory question about a completed actחָיָה (H2421) Piel 'to keep alive, let live'; Moses' incredulous, accusatory question exposes the officers' fatal leniency.
כָּלeveryN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (distributive quantifier, object of question)כֹּל (H3605); totalizes נְקֵבָה — every single female was spared.
נְקֵבָֽהfemaleN f sg abs · נְקֵבָה (H5347)Genitive complement (object of the question)נְקֵבָה (H5347) 'female' (biological term, paired with זָכָר 'male'); the precise, clinical term underscores the scope of Moses' concern.
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הֵ֣ן הֵ֜נָּה הָי֨וּ לִבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר בִּלְעָ֔ם לִמְסָר מַ֥עַל בַּיהוָ֖ה עַל דְּבַר פְּע֑וֹר וַתְּהִ֥י הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה בַּעֲדַ֥ת יְהוָֽה

"Behold, these women, through the counsel of Balaam, caused the sons of Israel to trespass against YHWH in the matter of Peor, so that the plague came upon the congregation of YHWH."

Moses' explanation (causal clause)asyndeton
This is the sole biblical text stating explicitly that Balaam's counsel — not merely his presence — caused the Baal-Peor apostasy of ch. 25. It resolves why Balaam, who could not curse Israel in chs. 22-24, nonetheless bears guilt for Israel's worst sin, and why he is killed in v. 8.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
הֵ֣ןbeholdinterjection · הֵן (H2005)Discourse marker (emphatic, introduces explanation)הֵן (H2005) 'behold, lo'; emphatic particle introducing Moses' justification for his anger.
הֵ֜נָּהtheyindependent pronoun 3fp · הֵנָּה (H2007)Subject (resumptive, emphatic)הֵנָּה (H2007) 'they' (feminine plural); emphatically identifies the Midianite women as the culprits.
הָי֨וּwereQal perf 3cp · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Perfective: a completed, decisive historical factהָיָה (H1961) 'to be'; here 'were (the cause),' introducing the causal explanation.
לִבְנֵ֤יto the sons ofprep לְ + N m pl constr · בֵּן (H1121)Prepositional phrase (dative of disadvantage)בֵּן (H1121); 'to/against the sons of Israel' — the ones caused to sin.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙IsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478).
בִּדְבַ֣רthrough the counsel ofprep בְּ + N m sg constr · דָּבָר (H1697)Prepositional phrase (means, construct chain)דָּבָר (H1697) 'word, matter, counsel'; here 'counsel, advice' — Balaam's strategic word, not his failed oracles.
בִּלְעָ֔םBalaamN proper · בִּלְעָם (H1109)Genitive complementבִּלְעָם (H1109); see v. 8 — the text here explicitly attributes the Peor scheme to Balaam's counsel, confirmed nowhere else so plainly.
לִמְסָרto cause a trespassprep לְ + Qal inf constr · מָסַר (H4560)Purpose/result infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: result — the outcome of Balaam's counselמָסַר (H4560) 'to deliver over, hand over'; here idiomatically 'to cause/instigate' the trespass against YHWH.
מַ֥עַלtrespassN m sg abs · מַעַל (H4604)Direct object of לִמְסָרמַעַל (H4604) 'unfaithfulness, treachery, trespass'; a strong covenant-breach term, used also of Achan's sin (Josh 7:1) — the same gravity attaches to Peor.
בַּיהוָ֖הagainst YHWHprep בְּ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Prepositional phrase (object of the trespass)יְהוָה (H3068); the trespass is explicitly against YHWH, framing Peor as covenant infidelity, not mere immorality.
עַלin the matter ofprep · עַל (H5921)Prepositional phrase (topic)עַל (H5921) here 'concerning, regarding' — introduces the specific occasion.
דְּבַרthe matter ofN m sg constr · דָּבָר (H1697)Construct chain (genitival)דָּבָר (H1697); here 'matter, affair' — the Peor incident.
פְּע֑וֹרPeorN proper · פְּעוֹר (H6465)Genitive complementפְּעוֹר (H6465) Peor, the Moabite deity (Baal-Peor) and the apostasy of ch. 25 associated with it.
וַתְּהִ֥יand there wasconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3fs · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (main clause, result)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative consequence — the plague follows the apostasyהָיָה (H1961); here 'came to be, occurred' — introducing the resulting plague.
הַמַּגֵּפָ֖הthe plagueart + N f sg abs · מַגֵּפָה (H4046)Subjectמַגֵּפָה (H4046) 'plague, blow'; the deadly outbreak of ch. 25:8-9 that killed 24,000.
בַּעֲדַ֥תamong the congregation ofprep בְּ + N f sg constr · עֵדָה (H5712)Prepositional phrase (locative)עֵדָה (H5712); see v. 12 — 'congregation of YHWH,' stressing that the plague struck YHWH's own covenant community.
יְהוָֽהYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Genitive complementיְהוָה (H3068).
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וְעַתָּ֕ה הִרְג֥וּ כָל זָכָ֖ר בַּטָּ֑ף וְכָל אִשָּׁ֗ה יֹדַ֥עַת אִ֛ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֥ב זָכָ֖ר הֲרֹֽגוּ

Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man by lying with him.

Moses' command (the difficult imperative)asyndeton
The chapter's hardest material: Moses commands the killing of male children and non-virgin women among the captives. The rationale is given in v. 16 (complicity in the Peor apostasy that killed 24,000 Israelites), but the command itself stands without further softening. Interpreters across the tradition have wrestled with this as an act of corporate accountability for the nation whose women caused Israel's covenant treason; the translation here renders the Hebrew plainly, neither minimizing nor moralizing beyond what the text states.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וְעַתָּ֕הand nowconj וְ + adv · עַתָּה (H6258)Discourse marker (transition to command)עַתָּה (H6258) 'now'; marks the transition from accusation (v. 16) to imperative command.
הִרְג֥וּkillQal impv 2mp · הָרַג (H2026)Predicate verb (volitional, main clause)→ Imperative: direct commandהָרַג (H2026); see v. 7 — the command now extends explicitly to the surviving male children among the captives.
כָלeveryN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (distributive quantifier)כֹּל (H3605).
זָכָ֖רmaleadj common sg abs · זָכָר (H2145)Genitive complement (object of הִרְגוּ)זָכָר (H2145); see v. 9 — here specifying male children among the טַף, closing the loophole left open in v. 9's captives.
בַּטָּ֑ףamong the little onesprep בְּ + art + N m sg abs · טַף (H2945)Prepositional phrase (specifying the group)טַף (H2945); see v. 9 — specifies that even young boys among the captives are included in this command.
וְכָלand everyconj וְ + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (distributive quantifier, coordinated)כֹּל (H3605).
אִשָּׁ֗הwomanN f sg abs · אִשָּׁה (H802)Genitive complement (object of הֲרֹגוּ)אִשָּׁה (H802) 'woman'; the command targets a specific defined class among the female captives, qualified by the following participial clause.
יֹדַ֥עַתwho has knownQal ptc f sg abs · יָדַע (H3045)Substantival participle (attributive, restrictive relative)→ Qal active participle: describes a characteristic state — sexual experienceיָדַע (H3045) 'to know'; the well-attested euphemism for sexual intercourse, here restricting the command to women who are not virgins.
אִ֛ישׁa manN m sg abs · אִישׁ (H376)Direct object of יֹדַעַתאִישׁ (H376) 'man'; object of the euphemistic 'knowing.'
לְמִשְׁכַּ֥בby lying withprep לְ + N m sg constr · מִשְׁכָּב (H4904)Prepositional phrase (manner, epexegetical to יֹדַעַת)מִשְׁכָּב (H4904) 'lying down, bed'; construct with זָכָר, reinforcing and specifying the sexual sense of יֹדַעַת אִישׁ.
זָכָ֖רa maleadj common sg abs · זָכָר (H2145)Genitive complement (object of לְמִשְׁכַּב)זָכָר (H2145); the repeated phrase יֹדַעַת אִישׁ למִשְׁכַּב זָכָר leaves no ambiguity: the criterion is sexual maturity/experience, not age or personal complicity.
הֲרֹֽגוּkillQal impv 2mp · הָרַג (H2026)Predicate verb (volitional, main clause, resumed after the long qualifying clause)→ Imperative: direct command, resumedהָרַג (H2026); the imperative resumed after the extended description of the class of women targeted.
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וְכֹל֙ הַטַּ֣ף בַּנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא יָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר הַחֲי֖וּ לָכֶֽם

But all the young girls who have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

The exception clause (contrast to v. 17)asyndeton
The chapter's most difficult provision: virgin girls alone are spared, to be absorbed into Israelite households (cf. Deut 21:10-14 for the legal provisions governing such captives). The text states this without comment; the moral weight of corporate punishment extended to children on the basis of sexual status has occasioned extensive discussion in the interpretive tradition and is not softened here in translation.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וְכֹל֙but allconj וְ + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (contrastive, distributive quantifier)כֹּל (H3605); introduces the contrasting exception to vv. 15,17.
הַטַּ֣ףthe young onesart + N m sg abs · טַף (H2945)Genitive complement (partitive head)טַף (H2945); here specifically the young females among the טַף, as the following phrase clarifies.
בַּנָּשִׁ֔יםamong the femalesprep בְּ + art + N f pl abs · אִשָּׁה (H802)Prepositional phrase (partitive, specifying gender)אִשָּׁה (H802); clarifies that הַטַּף here denotes girls, not boys (already covered in v. 17).
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhorelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (restrictive)אֲשֶׁר (H834); introduces the defining qualification.
לֹאnotnegative particle · לֹא (H3808)Negates יָדְעוּלֹא (H3808) standard negative particle.
יָדְע֖וּhave knownQal perf 3cp · יָדַע (H3045)Predicate verb (relative clause)→ Perfective: a completed state — sexual experience (here negated)יָדַע (H3045); see v. 17 — the euphemism for sexual experience, negated here to define the spared class: virgin girls.
מִשְׁכַּ֣בlying withN m sg constr · מִשְׁכָּב (H4904)Construct chain (epexegetical)מִשְׁכָּב (H4904); see v. 17.
זָכָ֑רa maleadj common sg abs · זָכָר (H2145)Genitive complementזָכָר (H2145).
הַחֲי֖וּkeep aliveHiphil impv 2mp · חָיָה (H2421)Predicate verb (volitional, main clause)→ Imperative: direct command, the positive counterpart to vv. 15, 17חָיָה (H2421) Hiphil 'to keep/let live' (causative); the fate of the virgin girls, incorporated into Israel per the provisions of Deut 21:10-14.
לָכֶֽםfor yourselvesprep לְ + suff 2mp · לְPrepositional phrase (advantage/possession)לְ 'for, to'; 'for yourselves' — the girls to be kept/incorporated into Israel's own household economy.
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וְאַתֶּ֗ם חֲנ֛וּ מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כֹּל֩ הֹרֵ֨ג נֶ֜פֶשׁ וְכֹ֣ל נֹגֵ֣עַ בֶּֽחָלָ֗ל תִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּ בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י אַתֶּ֖ם וּשְׁבִיכֶֽם

And as for you, camp outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed a person, and whoever has touched a slain one, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.

Purification instructions (quarantine)asyndeton
Moses invokes the ch. 19 red-heifer purification law: seven days' quarantine outside camp, with ritual cleansing on days three and seven, required of every combatant and every captive who had contact with the dead — the warfare that executed YHWH's vengeance still contracts corpse-impurity requiring remedy.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
וְאַתֶּ֗םand youconj וְ + independent pronoun 2mp · אַתֶּם (H859)Subject (emphatic, addressing the returning troops)אַתֶּם (H859) 'you' (2mp); emphatic subject, shifting address from the officers to all combatants.
חֲנ֛וּcampQal impv 2mp · חָנָה (H2583)Predicate verb (volitional, main clause)→ Imperative: direct commandחָנָה (H2583) 'to encamp'; the returning warriors must remain apart from the main camp.
מִח֥וּץoutsideprep מִן + N m sg abs · חוּץ (H2351)Prepositional phrase (locative)חוּץ (H2351); see v. 13.
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הthe campprep לְ + art + N common sg abs · מַחֲנֶה (H4264)Object of prepositionמַחֲנֶה (H4264); see v. 12.
שִׁבְעַ֣תsevenN cardinal m sg constr · שֶׁבַע (H7651)Adverbial accusative (duration, construct chain)שֶׁבַע (H7651) 'seven'; the standard corpse-impurity duration of Num 19:11-12.
יָמִ֑יםdaysN m pl abs · יוֹם (H3117)Genitive complement (duration)יוֹם (H3117) 'day'; the full week of quarantine required by the ch. 19 purification law.
כֹּל֩whoeverN m sg abs · כֹּל (H3605)Subject (indefinite, distributive)כֹּל (H3605) 'all, whoever'; introduces the class of persons requiring purification.
הֹרֵ֨גhas killedQal ptc m sg abs · הָרַג (H2026)Substantival participle (subject, defines the class)→ Qal active participle: describes the class by their action — combat killingהָרַג (H2026); see v. 7 — anyone who killed in the campaign incurs corpse-impurity.
נֶ֜פֶשׁa personN common sg abs · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Direct object of הֹרֵגנֶפֶשׁ (H5315) 'soul, person, life'; here the human victim of killing in battle.
וְכֹ֣לand whoeverconj וְ + N m sg abs · כֹּל (H3605)Subject (coordinated, indefinite)כֹּל (H3605); coordinated second class requiring purification.
נֹגֵ֣עַhas touchedQal ptc m sg abs · נָגַע (H5060)Substantival participle (subject, defines the class)→ Qal active participle: describes the class by contact with the deadנָגַע (H5060) 'to touch'; contact with a corpse, the primary source of ritual impurity per Num 19:11.
בֶּֽחָלָ֗לa slain oneprep בְּ + art + adj common sg abs · חָלָל (H2491)Object of preposition (object of touching)חָלָל (H2491); see v. 8 — the corpse itself as source of impurity.
תִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּpurify yourselvesHitpael impf 2mp · חָטָא (H2398)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Hitpael yiqtol: reflexive/imperatival — the ritual self-purification requiredחָטָא (H2398) Hitpael 'to purify oneself (from sin/impurity)'; invokes the ch. 19 red-heifer water-of-lustration ritual.
בַּיּ֤וֹםon the dayprep בְּ + art + N m sg abs · יוֹם (H3117)Temporal prepositional phraseיוֹם (H3117); marks the first of two required purification days.
הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙the thirdart + N ordinal m sg abs · שְׁלִישִׁי (H7992)Attributive (modifying יוֹם)שְׁלִישִׁי (H7992) 'third'; the first of the two prescribed sprinkling days (Num 19:12).
וּבַיּ֣וֹםand on the dayconj וְ + prep בְּ + art + N m sg abs · יוֹם (H3117)Temporal prepositional phrase (coordinated)יוֹם (H3117); the second required day.
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יthe seventhart + N ordinal m sg abs · שְׁבִיעִי (H7637)Attributive (modifying יוֹם)שְׁבִיעִי (H7637) 'seventh'; the concluding purification day, per Num 19:12, 19.
אַתֶּ֖םyouindependent pronoun 2mp · אַתֶּם (H859)Subject (resumptive, emphatic)אַתֶּם (H859); resumes the addressees.
וּשְׁבִיכֶֽםand your captivesconj וְ + N common sg constr + suff 2mp · שְׁבִי (H7628)Subject (coordinated)שְׁבִי (H7628); see v. 12 — the captives too must undergo the purification rite, having also been in contact with the dead.
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וְכָל בֶּ֧גֶד וְכָל כְּלִי ע֛וֹר וְכָל מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה עִזִּ֖ים וְכָל כְּלִי עֵ֑ץ תִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ

And every garment, and every article of leather, and every product of goat hair, and every article of wood, you shall purify.

Purification of materialsasyndeton
The purification rule extends from persons (v. 19) to porous materials — cloth, leather, goat-hair, and wood — that can harbor corpse-impurity per Num 19:14-15; metals, being non-porous, receive a different remedy (fire and water) in vv. 21-23.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וְכָלand everyconj וְ + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Direct object (construct chain, first item of list)כֹּל (H3605).
בֶּ֧גֶדgarmentN m sg abs · בֶּגֶד (H899)Genitive complementבֶּגֶד (H899) 'garment, clothing'; textile items requiring purification after contact with the dead or the campaign generally.
וְכָלand everyconj וְ + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Direct object (construct chain, coordinated)כֹּל (H3605).
כְּלִיarticle ofN m sg constr · כְּלִי (H3627)Construct chain (genitival)כְּלִי (H3627) 'vessel, article, implement'; general term for manufactured objects.
ע֛וֹרleatherN m sg abs · עוֹר (H5785)Genitive complementעוֹר (H5785) 'skin, hide, leather'; animal-hide goods, a category of the plunder needing purification.
וְכָלand everyconj וְ + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Direct object (construct chain, coordinated)כֹּל (H3605).
מַעֲשֵׂ֥הproduct ofN m sg constr · מַעֲשֶׂה (H4639)Construct chain (genitival)מַעֲשֶׂה (H4639) 'work, product,' from עָשָׂה 'to make'; manufactured goods.
עִזִּ֖יםof goatsN f pl abs · עֵז (H5795)Genitive complementעֵז (H5795) 'goat'; here 'goat[-hair] work' — textiles or items made from goat hair (cf. the tabernacle's goat-hair curtains, Exod 26:7).
וְכָלand everyconj וְ + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Direct object (construct chain, coordinated)כֹּל (H3605).
כְּלִיarticle ofN m sg constr · כְּלִי (H3627)Construct chain (genitival)כְּלִי (H3627); see above.
עֵ֑ץwoodN m sg abs · עֵץ (H6086)Genitive complementעֵץ (H6086) 'tree, wood'; wooden implements, the fourth material category requiring purification.
תִּתְחַטָּֽאוּyou shall purifyHitpael impf 2mp · חָטָא (H2398)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Hitpael yiqtol: reflexive/imperatival — ritual purification of objectsחָטָא (H2398); see v. 19 — extends the purification requirement from persons to porous/organic materials that could carry corpse-impurity.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַצָּבָ֔א הַבָּאִ֖ים לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה זֹ֚את חֻקַּ֣ת הַתּוֹרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת מֹשֶֽׁה

And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to the battle, "This is the statute of the law which YHWH has commanded Moses:"

Priestly ruling on purification (introduction)asyndeton
Uniquely in this chapter, Eleazar the priest, not Moses, issues the ruling, since it concerns ritual purity, the priest's domain; the formal legal term חֻקָּה marks vv. 22-24 as binding torah, tying back to the ch. 19 statute.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · אָמַר (H559)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — Eleazar now speaks, not Mosesאָמַר (H559); see v. 1 — notably Eleazar, not Moses, delivers this ruling, marking it as priestly torah.
אֶלְעָזָ֤רEleazarN proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Subjectאֶלְעָזָר (H499); see v. 6.
הַכֹּהֵן֙the priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Appositionכֹּהֵן (H3548); his priestly office authorizes this ruling on ritual purity, distinct from Moses' military command.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (addressee)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
אַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofN m pl constr · אִישׁ (H376)Object of preposition (construct chain)אִישׁ (H376); see v. 3.
הַצָּבָ֔אthe armyart + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Genitive complementצָבָא (H6635); see v. 3.
הַבָּאִ֖יםwho had goneart + Qal ptc m pl abs · בּוֹא (H935)Substantival participle (attributive, modifying אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא)→ Qal active participle: describes them by their completed action of going to battleבּוֹא (H935); see v. 14 — here 'the ones who went' to battle.
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הto the battleprep לְ + art + N f sg abs · מִלְחָמָה (H4421)Object of preposition (goal)מִלְחָמָה (H4421); see v. 14.
זֹ֚אתthisdemonstrative pronoun f sg · זֹאת (H2063)Subject (predicate nominal construction)זֹאת (H2063) 'this' (feminine); anticipates חֻקָּה, introducing a formal legal statement.
חֻקַּ֣תthe statute ofN common sg constr · חֻקָּה (H2708)Predicate (construct chain)חֻקָּה (H2708) 'statute, prescribed rule'; a formal legal term marking what follows as binding ordinance, as in Num 19:2.
הַתּוֹרָ֔הthe lawart + N f sg abs · תּוֹרָה (H8451)Genitive complementתּוֹרָה (H8451) 'instruction, law'; here referencing the ch. 19 purification torah specifically, now applied to war.
אֲשֶׁרwhichrelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (modifying חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה)אֲשֶׁר (H834); introduces the divine authorization.
צִוָּ֥הcommandedPiel perf 3ms · צָוָה (H6680)Predicate verb (relative clause)→ Perfective: a completed, prior actצָוָה (H6680); see v. 7 — the compliance formula, here framing a ritual-purity ruling rather than a military order.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Subjectיְהוָה (H3068).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
מֹשֶֽׁהMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Direct objectמֹשֶׁה (H4872).
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אַ֥ךְ אֶת הַזָּהָ֖ב וְאֶת הַכָּ֑סֶף אֶֽת הַנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ אֶת הַבַּרְזֶ֔ל אֶֽת הַבְּדִ֖יל וְאֶת הָעֹפָֽרֶת

Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead —

The metals list (fire-purification category)asyndeton
Six metals are named — gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, lead — the complete metallurgical repertoire of the ancient Near East; being non-porous, they require fire rather than the material-purification of v. 20, as v. 23 specifies.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
אַ֥ךְonlyrestrictive particle · אַךְ (H389)Discourse marker (restrictive, introduces exception)אַךְ (H389) 'only, surely'; restrictive particle limiting the following list to metals, distinct from the organic materials of v. 20.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הַזָּהָ֖בthe goldart + N m sg abs · זָהָב (H2091)Direct object (first of the metals list)זָהָב (H2091) 'gold'; first of six metals named, in descending order of value.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הַכָּ֑סֶףthe silverart + N m sg abs · כֶּסֶף (H3701)Direct objectכֶּסֶף (H3701) 'silver'; second of the six metals.
אֶֽת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הַנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת֙the bronzeart + N f sg abs · נְחֹשֶׁת (H5178)Direct objectנְחֹשֶׁת (H5178) 'copper, bronze'; third of the six metals.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הַבַּרְזֶ֔לthe ironart + N m sg abs · בַּרְזֶל (H1270)Direct objectבַּרְזֶל (H1270) 'iron'; fourth metal — notable since iron technology was still emerging in this period (cf. Deut 3:11; 8:9).
אֶֽת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הַבְּדִ֖ילthe tinart + N m sg abs · בְּדִיל (H913)Direct objectבְּדִיל (H913) 'tin' (rare, elsewhere only Isa 1:25 of dross); fifth metal, used with copper for bronze alloys.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Conjunction + direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הָעֹפָֽרֶתthe leadart + N f sg abs · עֹפֶרֶת (H5777)Direct object (final item of the metals list)עֹפֶרֶת (H5777) 'lead' (rare, cf. Exod 15:10); sixth and final metal, completing the ancient world's known metallurgical inventory.
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כָּל דָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר יָבֹ֣א בָאֵ֗שׁ תַּעֲבִ֤ירוּ בָאֵשׁ֙ וְטָהֵ֔ר אַ֕ךְ בְּמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה יִתְחַטָּ֑א וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא יָבֹ֛א בָּאֵ֖שׁ תַּעֲבִ֥ירוּ בַמָּֽיִם

Every article that can withstand fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall also be purified with the water of impurity. But all that cannot withstand fire you shall pass through the water.

Fire and water purification proceduresasyndeton
Two purification tracks by material: fire-resistant metals undergo fire AND the נִדָּה lustration water (double purification, since they came from among the dead); fire-vulnerable items undergo ordinary water alone — a graduated system matching remedy to material.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
כָּלeveryN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Subject (construct chain, distributive)כֹּל (H3605).
דָּבָ֞רarticle/thingN m sg abs · דָּבָר (H1697)Genitive complementדָּבָר (H1697) here 'thing, item'; a general term covering the metal objects of v. 22.
אֲשֶׁרthatrelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (restrictive)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
יָבֹ֣אcan withstandQal impf 3ms · בּוֹא (H935)Predicate verb (relative clause)→ Yiqtol: general/habitual capacity — what the material can endureבּוֹא (H935); idiomatic 'to go into/withstand' fire — items that can survive direct flame without being destroyed.
בָאֵ֗שׁthe fireprep בְּ + art + N common sg abs · אֵשׁ (H784)Object of prepositionאֵשׁ (H784); see v. 10.
תַּעֲבִ֤ירוּyou shall passHiphil impf 2mp · עָבַר (H5674)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Hiphil yiqtol: causative imperatival — the ritual action commandedעָבַר (H5674) Hiphil 'to cause to pass over/through'; the fire-purification procedure for durable metal items.
בָאֵשׁ֙through the fireprep בְּ + art + N common sg abs · אֵשׁ (H784)Object of preposition (resumed)אֵשׁ (H784); repeated for emphasis on the method.
וְטָהֵ֔רand it will be cleanconj וְ + Qal weqatal 3ms · טָהֵר (H2891)Predicate verb (result clause)→ Weqatal: consequential result — the state achieved by the fire-passageטָהֵר (H2891) 'to be clean, pure'; the resultant ritual state after fire-treatment.
אַ֕ךְneverthelessadversative particle · אַךְ (H389)Discourse marker (adversative, adds a further requirement)אַךְ (H389); here adversative 'nevertheless, however' — fire alone is insufficient; the water rite is also required.
בְּמֵ֥יwith the water ofprep בְּ + N m pl constr · מַיִם (H4325)Prepositional phrase (means, construct chain)מַיִם (H4325) 'water'; construct with נִדָּה, the specific lustration water of ch. 19.
נִדָּ֖הimpurity/lustrationN f sg abs · נִדָּה (H5079)Genitive complementנִדָּה (H5079) 'impurity, menstrual separation'; here 'water of נִדָּה' = the ashes-of-red-heifer purification water of Num 19:9, 13, 20-21.
יִתְחַטָּ֑אit shall be purifiedHitpael impf 3ms · חָטָא (H2398)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Hitpael yiqtol: reflexive/passive imperatival — the required secondary purificationחָטָא (H2398); see v. 19 — metal items also require the water rite even after fire-treatment, since they passed through the war zone among corpses.
וְכֹ֨לand allconj וְ + N m sg abs · כֹּל (H3605)Subject (indefinite, contrastive)כֹּל (H3605); introduces the contrasting category — items that cannot survive fire.
אֲשֶׁ֧רthatrelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (restrictive)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
לֹֽאnotnegative particle · לֹא (H3808)Negates יָבֹאלֹא (H3808).
יָבֹ֛אcan withstandQal impf 3ms · בּוֹא (H935)Predicate verb (relative clause, negated)→ Yiqtol: general/habitual capacity, negatedבּוֹא (H935); items unable to endure direct flame.
בָּאֵ֖שׁthe fireprep בְּ + art + N common sg abs · אֵשׁ (H784)Object of prepositionאֵשׁ (H784).
תַּעֲבִ֥ירוּyou shall passHiphil impf 2mp · עָבַר (H5674)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Hiphil yiqtol: causative imperativalעָבַר (H5674); the alternative procedure for fire-vulnerable items.
בַמָּֽיִםthrough the waterprep בְּ + art + N m pl abs · מַיִם (H4325)Object of prepositionמַיִם (H4325); ordinary water (not the נִדָּה lustration water) as the alternative cleansing medium for combustible items.
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וְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧ם בִּגְדֵיכֶ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑ם וְאַחַ֖ר תָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.

Conclusion of purification cycleasyndeton
The seven-day process closes exactly where it began (v. 19's departure from camp), now permitting reentry — the purification legislation of ch. 19 functions precisely as designed even under the extreme circumstance of large-scale war.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םand you shall washconj וְ + Piel weqatal 2mp · כִּבֵּס (H3526)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Weqatal: consequential command — the concluding purification actכִּבֵּס (H3526) Piel 'to wash, launder' (of clothes); the final act completing the seven-day purification cycle of vv. 19-24.
בִּגְדֵיכֶ֛םyour clothesN m pl constr + suff 2mp · בֶּגֶד (H899)Direct objectבֶּגֶד (H899); see v. 20 — the personal garments of the returning warriors, paralleling Num 19:19.
בַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayprep בְּ + art + N m sg abs · יוֹם (H3117)Temporal prepositional phraseיוֹם (H3117).
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יthe seventhart + N ordinal m sg abs · שְׁבִיעִי (H7637)Attributive (modifying יוֹם)שְׁבִיעִי (H7637); see v. 19 — the final day of the purification week.
וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑םand you shall be cleanconj וְ + Qal weqatal 2mp · טָהֵר (H2891)Predicate verb (main clause, result)→ Weqatal: consequential result — the achieved state of purityטָהֵר (H2891); see v. 23 — the culmination of the purification process.
וְאַחַ֖רand afterwardconj וְ + adv · אַחַר (H310)Temporal adverbial (sequencing)אַחַר (H310); see v. 2 — marks the point after which normal camp life may resume.
תָּבֹ֥אוּyou may comeQal impf 2mp · בּוֹא (H935)Predicate verb (main clause, permission/result)→ Yiqtol: permission granted upon completion of purificationבּוֹא (H935); see v. 12 — reentry into the camp, now permitted.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (goal)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽהthe campart + N common sg abs · מַחֲנֶה (H4264)Object of preposition (goal)מַחֲנֶה (H4264); see v. 12 — the purification cycle of vv. 19-24 concludes with full reintegration into the community.
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר

And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

Narrative frame (second divine-speech formula)asyndeton
A fresh divine-speech formula opens the chapter's second major section: the legislation governing division of the spoil (vv. 25-47), paralleling the opening formula of v. 1 for the war command itself.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · אָמַר (H559)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — a new divine speechאָמַר (H559); see v. 1.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Subjectיְהוָה (H3068).
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (addressee)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
מֹשֶׁ֥הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Object of preposition (addressee)מֹשֶׁה (H4872).
לֵּאמֹֽרsayingprep לְ + Qal inf constr · אָמַר (H559)Complementary infinitive introducing direct speech→ Infinitive construct: opens the verbatim content of the divine wordאָמַר (H559); see v. 1 — introduces the spoil-division legislation.
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שָׂ֗א אֵ֣ת רֹ֤אשׁ מַלְק֨וֹחַ֙ הַשְּׁבִ֔י בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה אַתָּה֙ וְאֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְרָאשֵׁ֖י אֲב֥וֹת הָעֵדָֽה

Take the count of the plunder that was taken, of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation,

Command to take a census of the spoilasyndeton
The idiom נָשָׂא רֹאשׁ ('take the head-count') deliberately echoes the census language of chs. 1 and 26, treating the captured persons and animals as a formal population to be numbered and divided — the same bureaucratic precision applied to Israel's own tribes now applied to the spoils of Midian.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
שָׂ֗אtakeQal impv 2ms · נָשָׂא (H5375)Predicate verb (volitional, main clause)→ Imperative: direct command opening the census/division instructionsנָשָׂא (H5375) 'to lift, carry, take'; idiomatic 'take a count/census' (cf. the same idiom נְשֹׂא אֶת רֹאשׁ in the census of chs. 1, 26).
אֵ֣ת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
רֹ֤אשׁthe sum ofN m sg constr · רֹאשׁ (H7218)Direct object (construct chain, idiomatic)רֹאשׁ (H7218) 'head'; idiomatic with נָשָׂא, 'take the head-count/sum of' — the census idiom of chs. 1, 26.
מַלְק֨וֹחַ֙the plunder ofN m sg constr · מַלְקוֹחַ (H4455)Genitive complement (construct chain)מַלְקוֹחַ (H4455); see v. 11.
הַשְּׁבִ֔יthe captivityart + N common sg abs · שְׁבִי (H7628)Genitive complement (apposition)שְׁבִי (H7628); see v. 12 — specifying the captured persons and animals as the object of the count.
בָּאָדָ֖םof manprep בְּ + art + N m sg abs · אָדָם (H120)Prepositional phrase (specifying category)אָדָם (H120); see v. 11.
וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הand of beastconj וְ + prep בְּ + art + N f sg abs · בְּהֵמָה (H929)Prepositional phrase (specifying category)בְּהֵמָה (H929); see v. 11.
אַתָּה֙youindependent pronoun 2ms · אַתָּה (H859)Subject (emphatic, of the census-taking)אַתָּה (H859) 'you' (2ms); addressing Moses specifically.
וְאֶלְעָזָ֣רand Eleazarconj וְ + N proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Subject (coordinated)אֶלְעָזָר (H499).
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Appositionכֹּהֵן (H3548).
וְרָאשֵׁ֖יand the heads ofconj וְ + N m pl constr · רֹאשׁ (H7218)Subject (coordinated, construct chain)רֹאשׁ (H7218); here 'chiefs, heads' — a leadership title, distinct from its idiomatic use above.
אֲב֥וֹתthe fathers ofN m pl constr · אָב (H1)Genitive complement (construct chain)אָב (H1) 'father'; 'heads of the fathers['-houses]' — the clan/family leadership structure of Israel.
הָעֵדָֽהthe congregationart + N f sg abs · עֵדָה (H5712)Genitive complementעֵדָה (H5712); see v. 12.
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וְחָצִ֨יתָ֙ אֶת הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ בֵּ֚ין תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים לַצָּבָ֑א וּבֵ֖ין כָּל הָעֵדָֽה

And divide the plunder between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.

The fundamental fifty-fifty divisionasyndeton
The war-spoil is split equally between the 12,000 combatants and the entire non-combatant congregation — an early instance of the principle later codified in 1 Sam 30:24, that those who stayed with the baggage share equally with those who fought.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וְחָצִ֨יתָ֙and you shall divideconj וְ + Qal weqatal 2ms · חָצָה (H2673)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Weqatal: consequential commandחָצָה (H2673) 'to divide in half'; the fundamental division of spoil into two equal shares.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi.
הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַthe plunderart + N m sg abs · מַלְקוֹחַ (H4455)Direct objectמַלְקוֹחַ (H4455); see v. 11.
בֵּ֚יןbetweenprep · בֵּין (H996)Prepositional phrase (division marker)בֵּין (H996) 'between'; marks the two parties of the division.
תֹּפְשֵׂ֣יthose who handledQal ptc m pl constr · תָּפַשׂ (H8610)Substantival participle (construct, object of preposition)→ Qal active participle: describes the class by their action of handling weaponsתָּפַשׂ (H8610) 'to seize, handle'; idiomatic 'handlers of war' = combatants (cf. Gen 4:21; Ezek 38:4).
הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הthe warart + N f sg abs · מִלְחָמָה (H4421)Genitive complement (object of תֹּפְשֵׂי)מִלְחָמָה (H4421); see v. 14.
הַיֹּצְאִ֖יםwho went outart + Qal ptc m pl abs · יָצָא (H3318)Substantival participle (attributive, modifying תֹּפְשֵׂי)→ Qal active participle: describes the class by their action of departingיָצָא (H3318); see v. 13 — those who physically went to the campaign.
לַצָּבָ֑אto the warprep לְ + art + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Prepositional phrase (goal)צָבָא (H6635); see v. 3.
וּבֵ֖יןand betweenconj וְ + prep · בֵּין (H996)Prepositional phrase (second party of division)בֵּין (H996); marks the second party — the non-combatant congregation.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality)כֹּל (H3605).
הָעֵדָֽהthe congregationart + N f sg abs · עֵדָה (H5712)Genitive complementעֵדָה (H5712); the non-combatant community back home, entitled to an equal half-share despite not fighting.
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וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨ מֶ֜כֶס לַֽיהוָ֗ה מֵאֵ֞ת אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים לַצָּבָ֔א אֶחָ֣ד נֶ֔פֶשׁ מֵחֲמֵ֖שׁ הַמֵּא֑וֹת מִן הָאָדָם֙ וּמִן הַבָּקָ֔ר וּמִן הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים וּמִן הַצֹּֽאן

And levy a tribute for YHWH from the men of war who went out to battle: one soul out of every five hundred, from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the flocks.

Institution of the priestly tribute (1/500)asyndeton
מֶכֶס is a rare technical term for a war-tax, here fixed at one part in five hundred from the combatants' half, covering the four categories the arithmetic will total in vv. 32-35 (sheep, cattle, donkeys, persons) — the lighter rate for warriors versus the congregation's 1/50 (v. 30) likely honors their combat service.
Word-by-word analysis· 20 words
וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨and you shall levyconj וְ + Hiphil weqatal 2ms · רוּם (H7311)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Weqatal: consequential command — instituting the tributeרוּם (H7311) Hiphil 'to lift up, raise, contribute'; the technical verb for setting apart a levy, related to תְּרוּמָה 'contribution.'
מֶ֜כֶסa tributeN m sg abs · מֶכֶס (H4371)Direct objectמֶכֶס (H4371) 'tribute, tax' (rare, only here and vv. 37-41 in the Hebrew Bible); the specific war-levy exacted for YHWH from the warriors' half.
לַֽיהוָ֗הfor YHWHprep לְ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Prepositional phrase (recipient)יְהוָה (H3068); the tribute belongs ultimately to YHWH, administered through the priesthood (v. 29).
מֵאֵ֞תfromprep מִן + prep · אֵת (H854)Prepositional phrase (source)אֵת (H854); see v. 2 — marks the source of the levy.
אַנְשֵׁ֤יthe men ofN m pl constr · אִישׁ (H376)Object of preposition (construct chain)אִישׁ (H376); see v. 3.
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙the warart + N f sg abs · מִלְחָמָה (H4421)Genitive complementמִלְחָמָה (H4421).
הַיֹּצְאִ֣יםwho went outart + Qal ptc m pl abs · יָצָא (H3318)Substantival participle (attributive)→ Qal active participle: describes them by their actionיָצָא (H3318); see v. 13.
לַצָּבָ֔אto the warprep לְ + art + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Prepositional phrase (goal)צָבָא (H6635).
אֶחָ֣דoneN cardinal m sg abs · אֶחָד (H259)Adverbial accusative (distributive ratio)אֶחָד (H259) 'one'; establishes the 1-in-500 ratio for the warriors' tribute.
נֶ֔פֶשׁunitN common sg abs · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Genitive complement (unit of counting)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315); here a generic counting unit — 'one out of every five hundred,' applying uniformly to persons or animals.
מֵחֲמֵ֖שׁfrom fiveprep מִן + N cardinal f sg abs · חָמֵשׁ (H2568)Prepositional phrase (ratio, construct with following)חָמֵשׁ (H2568); part of the fraction '1 in 500.'
הַמֵּא֑וֹתthe hundredsart + N cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Genitive complement (completing the ratio)מֵאָה (H3967); 'five hundred' — the warriors' share is taxed more lightly (1/500) than the congregation's (1/50, v. 30), likely honoring the risk of combat service.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category)מִן (H4480) 'from'; introduces the first category of the levy.
הָאָדָם֙the personsart + N m sg abs · אָדָם (H120)Object of prepositionאָדָם (H120); the human captives among the spoil.
וּמִןand fromconj וְ + prep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category, coordinated)מִן (H4480).
הַבָּקָ֔רthe cattleart + N common sg abs · בָּקָר (H1241)Object of prepositionבָּקָר (H1241) 'cattle, oxen'; the first animal category.
וּמִןand fromconj וְ + prep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category, coordinated)מִן (H4480).
הַחֲמֹרִ֖יםthe donkeysart + N common pl abs · חֲמוֹר (H2543)Object of prepositionחֲמוֹר (H2543) 'donkey'; the second animal category.
וּמִןand fromconj וְ + prep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category, coordinated)מִן (H4480).
הַצֹּֽאןthe flockart + N common sg abs · צֹאן (H6629)Object of prepositionצֹאן (H6629) 'flock' (sheep/goats collectively); the third and final animal category, matching the totals given in vv. 32-35.
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מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖ם תִּקָּ֑חוּ וְנָתַתָּ֛ה לְאֶלְעָזָ֥ר הַכֹּהֵ֖ן תְּרוּמַ֥ת יְהוָֽה

From their half you shall take it, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to YHWH.

Disposition of the warriors' tributeasyndeton
The tribute levied in v. 28 is directed specifically to Eleazar as תְּרוּמָה, a technical term for a sacred portion set apart for priestly use — establishing the priesthood itself, not the Levitical order generally, as recipient of the warriors' 1/500 share.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖םfrom their halfprep מִן + N f sg constr + suff 3mp · מַחֲצִית (H4276)Prepositional phrase (source, the warriors' half of v. 27)מַחֲצִית (H4276) 'half, half-share'; with 3mp suffix and מִן, 'from their [the warriors'] half' — the tribute is levied specifically from the combatants' portion.
תִּקָּ֑חוּyou shall takeQal impf 2mp · לָקַח (H3947)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Yiqtol of instruction: imperatival future, continuing v. 28's commandלָקַח (H3947); see v. 11 — here the act of levying the tribute from the warriors' half.
וְנָתַתָּ֛הand you shall giveconj וְ + Qal weqatal 2ms · נָתַן (H5414)Predicate verb (main clause, command function, sequential)→ Weqatal: consequential command — the tribute's dispositionנָתַן (H5414) 'to give'; the levied tribute is transferred to priestly ownership.
לְאֶלְעָזָ֥רto Eleazarprep לְ + N proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Prepositional phrase (recipient)אֶלְעָזָר (H499); see v. 6 — recipient of the priestly tribute.
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Apposition (Eleazar's office)כֹּהֵן (H3548); see v. 6.
תְּרוּמַ֥תthe contribution ofN f sg constr · תְּרוּמָה (H8641)Direct object (construct chain, in apposition to the tribute)תְּרוּמָה (H8641) 'contribution, heave-offering'; the technical term for a portion set apart for sacred use, identifying the מֶכֶס as belonging to YHWH.
יְהוָֽהYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Genitive complementיְהוָה (H3068); see v. 1.
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וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל תִּקַּ֣ח אֶחָ֣ד אָחֻ֣ז מִן הַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים מִן הָאָדָ֧ם מִן הַבָּקָ֛ר מִן הַחֲמֹרִ֥ים וּמִן הַצֹּ֖אן מִכָּל הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֹתָם֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם שֹׁמְרֵ֕י מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת מִשְׁכַּ֥ן יְהוָֽה

And from the Israelites' half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, from the persons, from the cattle, from the donkeys, and from the flock, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of YHWH's tabernacle.

Institution of the Levitical tithe (1/50)asyndeton
The congregation's half is taxed at a rate five times heavier than the warriors' 1/500 (v. 28) — likely offsetting the risk the combatants bore — and its proceeds go to the Levites generally, matching their broader tabernacle-service role of Num 3-4, in contrast to Eleazar's personal share in v. 29.
Word-by-word analysis· 25 words
וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨תand from the half ofconj וְ + prep מִן + N f sg constr · מַחֲצִית (H4276)Prepositional phrase (source, construct chain)מַחֲצִית (H4276); see v. 29 — now the congregation's half, contrasted with the warriors' half there.
בְּנֵֽיthe sons ofN m pl constr · בֵּן (H1121)Genitive complement (construct chain, specifying whose half)בֵּן (H1121); 'sons of Israel' here = the non-combatant congregation, whose half is now in view.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478); see v. 2.
תִּקַּ֣חyou shall takeQal impf 2ms · לָקַח (H3947)Predicate verb (main clause, command function)→ Yiqtol of instruction: imperatival futureלָקַח (H3947); see v. 11 — here the Levites' 1/50 levy from the congregation's half.
אֶחָ֣דoneN cardinal m sg abs · אֶחָד (H259)Adverbial accusative (distributive ratio)אֶחָד (H259); establishes the 1-in-50 ratio, five times heavier than the warriors' 1-in-500 (v. 28).
אָחֻ֣זdrawn outQal passive ptc m sg abs · אָחַז (H270)Substantival participle (in apposition to אֶחָד, 'one taken')→ Qal passive participle: describes the unit as 'seized, taken hold of' by the levyאָחַז (H270) 'to seize, take hold'; Qal passive participle here idiomatic with אֶחָד, 'one drawn out of every fifty.'
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (ratio)מִן (H4480) 'from'; part of the fraction '1 from 50.'
הַחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםthe fiftyart + N cardinal common pl abs · חֲמִשִּׁים (H2572)Object of preposition (completing the ratio)חֲמִשִּׁים (H2572) 'fifty'; completing the 1/50 ratio for the congregation's levy, contrasted with the warriors' 1/500 (v. 28).
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category)מִן (H4480); introduces the first category of the levy.
הָאָדָ֧םthe personsart + N m sg abs · אָדָם (H120)Object of prepositionאָדָם (H120); see v. 26 — the human captives among the congregation's share.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category, coordinated)מִן (H4480).
הַבָּקָ֛רthe cattleart + N common sg abs · בָּקָר (H1241)Object of prepositionבָּקָר (H1241); see v. 28.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category, coordinated)מִן (H4480).
הַחֲמֹרִ֥יםthe donkeysart + N common pl abs · חֲמוֹר (H2543)Object of prepositionחֲמוֹר (H2543); see v. 28.
וּמִןand fromconj וְ + prep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category, coordinated)מִן (H4480).
הַצֹּ֖אןthe flockart + N common sg abs · צֹאן (H6629)Object of prepositionצֹאן (H6629); see v. 28.
מִכָּלfrom allprep מִן + N m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Prepositional phrase (summarizing totality)כֹּל (H3605); summarizes the four preceding categories as a single totality — 'all the livestock.'
הַבְּהֵמָ֑הthe livestockart + N f sg abs · בְּהֵמָה (H929)Genitive complement (summary of the four categories)בְּהֵמָה (H929); see v. 9 — a summary term embracing persons and the three animal categories together.
וְנָתַתָּ֤הand you shall giveconj וְ + Qal weqatal 2ms · נָתַן (H5414)Predicate verb (main clause, command function, sequential)→ Weqatal: consequential commandנָתַן (H5414); see v. 29 — this levy goes to the Levites rather than to the priesthood alone.
אֹתָם֙[obj] themobj marker + suff 3mp · אֵת (H853)Direct-object marker (referring to the levied units)אֵת (H853) nota accusativi with 3mp suffix, resuming the levied 1/50 portion.
לַלְוִיִּ֔םto the Levitesprep לְ + art + N gentilic m pl abs · לֵוִי (H3881)Prepositional phrase (recipient)לֵוִי (H3881) 'Levite'; the tribe assigned tabernacle service (cf. chs. 3-4), recipient of the congregation's levy — distinct from Eleazar's priestly share in v. 29.
שֹׁמְרֵ֕יthe keepers ofQal ptc m pl constr · שָׁמַר (H8104)Substantival participle (construct, apposition to לַלְוִיִּם)→ Qal active participle: describes the Levites by their standing officeשָׁמַר (H8104) 'to keep, guard'; construct participle 'keepers of the charge of' — the Levites' standing cultic duty (cf. Num 3:7-8; 18:3-4).
מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתthe charge ofN f sg constr · מִשְׁמֶרֶת (H4931)Genitive complement (construct chain)מִשְׁמֶרֶת (H4931) 'charge, duty, watch'; the Levites' assigned responsibility for tabernacle upkeep.
מִשְׁכַּ֥ןthe tabernacle ofN m sg constr · מִשְׁכָּן (H4908)Genitive complement (construct chain)מִשְׁכָּן (H4908) 'dwelling, tabernacle'; the sanctuary structure the Levites are charged to maintain.
יְהוָֽהYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Genitive complementיְהוָה (H3068).
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וַיַּ֣עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת מֹשֶֽׁה

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as YHWH had commanded Moses.

Compliance formula (execution report)asyndeton
A terse notice of obedience closes the tribute/levy instructions of vv. 25-30 before the arithmetic of vv. 32-47 begins; the recurring כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת מֹשֶׁה formula (cf. vv. 7, 41, 47) frames the whole spoil-division as divine command fulfilled, not human improvisation.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וַיַּ֣עַשׂand didconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · עָשָׂה (H6213)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — the compliance reportעָשָׂה (H6213) 'to do, make'; the standard verb of executing a divine command.
מֹשֶׁ֔הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subject (coordinated)מֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
וְאֶלְעָזָ֖רand Eleazarconj וְ + N proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Subject (coordinated)אֶלְעָזָר (H499); see v. 6.
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןthe priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Appositionכֹּהֵן (H3548); see v. 6.
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רas/just asprep כְּ + relative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Comparative subordinate clause (manner)אֲשֶׁר (H834); see v. 7 — the recurring compliance formula.
צִוָּ֥הcommandedPiel perf 3ms · צָוָה (H6680)Predicate verb (subordinate clause)→ Perfective: a completed, prior actצָוָה (H6680); see v. 7.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Subjectיְהוָה (H3068).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking מֹשֶׁה as object of צִוָּה.
מֹשֶֽׁהMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Direct objectמֹשֶׁה (H4872).
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וַיְהִי֙ הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ יֶ֣תֶר הַבָּ֔ז אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּזְז֖וּ עַ֣ם הַצָּבָ֑א צֹ֗אן שֵׁשׁ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים

And the plunder, the remainder of the spoil that the army had plundered, was: sheep — six hundred seventy-five thousand;

Total tally: the flock/sheep countasyndeton
The arithmetic section opens with the flock, the largest category (675,000), establishing the base total that the following verses will halve (v. 36) and tithe (v. 37) with exact consistency.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
וַיְהִי֙and wasconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (main clause, introducing the tally)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — opens the numerical accountingהָיָה (H1961) 'to be'; here 'and it came to, amounted to' — introduces the total figures.
הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַthe plunderart + N m sg abs · מַלְקוֹחַ (H4455)Subjectמַלְקוֹחַ (H4455); see v. 11.
יֶ֣תֶרthe remainder ofN m sg constr · יֶתֶר (H3499)Apposition (construct chain, specifying הַמַּלְקוֹחַ)יֶתֶר (H3499) 'remainder, rest', from יָתַר 'to remain'; 'the rest of the spoil' — the property now to be tallied, following the separate treatment of persons in vv. 9, 15-18.
הַבָּ֔זthe spoilart + N m sg abs · בַּז (H957)Genitive complementבַּז (H957) 'spoil, plunder', from בָּזַז; near-synonym of שָׁלָל (v. 9), the raw plundered property now tallied.
אֲשֶׁ֥רthatrelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (restrictive, modifying הַבָּז)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
בָּזְז֖וּhad plunderedQal perf 3cp · בָּזַז (H962)Predicate verb (relative clause)→ Perfective: a completed act, prior to the tallyingבָּזַז (H962); see v. 9.
עַ֣םthe people ofN m sg constr · עַם (H5971)Subject (construct chain)עַם (H5971); here 'the people/troops of' — the combatants collectively.
הַצָּבָ֑אthe armyart + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Genitive complementצָבָא (H6635); see v. 3.
צֹ֗אןsheepN common sg abs · צֹאן (H6629)Subject (first item of the tally, in apposition)צֹאן (H6629); see v. 28 — the first and largest category of livestock spoil.
שֵׁשׁsixN cardinal f sg abs · שֵׁשׁ (H8337)Numeral (construct component of the total)שֵׁשׁ (H8337) 'six'; first digit of 675,000.
מֵא֥וֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Numeral (completing 'six hundred')מֵאָה (H3967) 'hundred'; 'six hundred.'
אֶ֛לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit, completing '600,000')אֶלֶף (H505); 'six hundred thousand.'
וְשִׁבְעִ֥יםand seventyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שִׁבְעִים (H7657)Numeral (continuing the total)שִׁבְעִים (H7657) 'seventy'; adds 70,000 to the running total.
אֶ֖לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit, completing 'seventy thousand')אֶלֶף (H505); 'seventy thousand,' bringing the running total to 670,000.
וַחֲמֵֽשֶׁתand fiveconj וְ + N cardinal m sg constr · חָמֵשׁ (H2568)Numeral (construct, final component)חָמֵשׁ (H2568) 'five'; construct with אֲלָפִים, 'five thousand,' completing the total at 675,000.
אֲלָפִֽיםthousandN cardinal common pl abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Genitive complement (completing 'five thousand')אֶלֶף (H505); plural 'thousands' — final component: 600,000 + 70,000 + 5,000 = 675,000 sheep total.
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וּבָקָ֕ר שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָֽלֶף

And cattle — seventy-two thousand;

Total tally: the cattle countasyndeton
The second livestock category continues the terse, verbless census-list style that runs through v. 40, matching the numeral-heavy register of an official accounting.
Word-by-word analysis· 4 words
וּבָקָ֕רand cattleconj וְ + N common sg abs · בָּקָר (H1241)Subject (new item of the tally)בָּקָר (H1241); see v. 28 — second livestock category.
שְׁנַ֥יִםtwoN cardinal m dual abs · שְׁנַיִם (H8147)Numeral (component of 'seventy-two')שְׁנַיִם (H8147) 'two'; combines with שִׁבְעִים for 'seventy-two.'
וְשִׁבְעִ֖יםand seventyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שִׁבְעִים (H7657)Numeral (completing 'seventy-two')שִׁבְעִים (H7657); see v. 32.
אָֽלֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); total: 72,000 cattle.
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וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף

And donkeys — sixty-one thousand;

Total tally: the donkey countasyndeton
Third livestock category, continuing the terse census-list pattern of vv. 32-35.
Word-by-word analysis· 4 words
וַחֲמֹרִ֕יםand donkeysconj וְ + N common pl abs · חֲמוֹר (H2543)Subject (new item of the tally)חֲמוֹר (H2543); see v. 28 — third livestock category.
אֶחָ֥דoneN cardinal m sg abs · אֶחָד (H259)Numeral (component of 'sixty-one')אֶחָד (H259); combines with שִׁשִּׁים for 'sixty-one.'
וְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםand sixtyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שִׁשִּׁים (H8346)Numeral (completing 'sixty-one')שִׁשִּׁים (H8346) 'sixty.'
אָֽלֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); total: 61,000 donkeys.
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וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם מִן הַ֨נָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא יָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר כָּל נֶ֕פֶשׁ שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף

And human persons, of the women who had not known a man by lying with him, all the persons — thirty-two thousand.

Total tally: the human captives (virgin count)asyndeton
The final tally category identifies these 32,000 persons precisely as the virgin women of v. 18, spared from the killing of vv. 15-17 — the census confirms the earlier command was carried out exactly as stated.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וְנֶ֣פֶשׁand persons ofconj וְ + N common sg constr · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Subject (construct chain, new item of the tally)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315); see v. 28 — here 'persons,' the final tally category.
אָדָ֔םhumanN m sg abs · אָדָם (H120)Genitive complementאָדָם (H120); see v. 11 — specifies the נֶפֶשׁ as human rather than animal.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (partitive source)מִן (H4480); partitive, introducing the specific class counted.
הַ֨נָּשִׁ֔יםthe womenart + N f pl abs · אִשָּׁה (H802)Object of prepositionאִשָּׁה (H802); see v. 9 — the surviving female captives.
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhorelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (restrictive)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
לֹֽאnotnegative particle · לֹא (H3808)Negates יָדְעוּלֹא (H3808).
יָדְע֖וּhave knownQal perf 3cp · יָדַע (H3045)Predicate verb (relative clause)→ Perfective: a completed state — sexual experience (negated)יָדַע (H3045); see vv. 17-18 — the euphemism defining the spared virgin class, now formally counted.
מִשְׁכַּ֣בlying withN m sg constr · מִשְׁכָּב (H4904)Construct chain (epexegetical)מִשְׁכָּב (H4904); see v. 17.
זָכָ֑רa maleadj common sg abs · זָכָר (H2145)Genitive complementזָכָר (H2145); see v. 9.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (totality, resumptive)כֹּל (H3605); resumptively totals the class just defined — 'all the persons.'
נֶ֕פֶשׁthe personsN common sg abs · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Genitive complement (resumptive subject of the total)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315); resumed to introduce the final figure.
שְׁנַ֥יִםtwoN cardinal m dual abs · שְׁנַיִם (H8147)Numeral (component of 'thirty-two')שְׁנַיִם (H8147); see v. 33.
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirtyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970)Numeral (completing 'thirty-two')שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970) 'thirty.'
אָֽלֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); total: 32,000 virgin captives, matching v. 18's exception exactly.
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וַתְּהִי֙ הַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔ה חֵ֕לֶק הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים בַּצָּבָ֑א מִסְפַּ֣ר הַצֹּ֗אן שְׁלֹשׁ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֨לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת

And the half-portion of those who went out to war was: the number of the flock — three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred.

The warriors' half-share: flock totalasyndeton
Half of 675,000 (v. 32) is exactly 337,500, confirming the arithmetic of the fifty-fifty division commanded in v. 27 and opening the warriors' four-category share (vv. 36-40) that mirrors the master list of vv. 32-35.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
וַתְּהִי֙and wasconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3fs · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — introduces the warriors' half-totalהָיָה (H1961); see v. 32.
הַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔הthe halfart + N f sg abs · מֶחֱצָה (H4275)Subjectמֶחֱצָה (H4275) 'half, half-portion' (rare variant of מַחֲצִית); the combatants' share established in v. 27.
חֵ֕לֶקthe portion ofN m sg constr · חֵלֶק (H2506)Apposition (construct chain, specifying הַמֶּחֱצָה)חֵלֶק (H2506) 'portion, share'; clarifies which half is now being detailed.
הַיֹּצְאִ֖יםthose who went outart + Qal ptc m pl abs · יָצָא (H3318)Substantival participle (genitive complement)→ Qal active participle: describes the class by their action of departingיָצָא (H3318); see v. 27 — the combatants.
בַּצָּבָ֑אto warprep בְּ + art + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Prepositional phrase (goal)צָבָא (H6635); see v. 3.
מִסְפַּ֣רthe number ofN m sg constr · מִסְפָּר (H4557)Subject (construct chain, resumes for the count)מִסְפָּר (H4557) 'number, count', from סָפַר 'to count'; introduces the detailed figures.
הַצֹּ֗אןthe flockart + N common sg abs · צֹאן (H6629)Genitive complementצֹאן (H6629); see v. 28.
שְׁלֹשׁthreeN cardinal f sg abs · שָׁלוֹשׁ (H7969)Numeral (component of the total)שָׁלוֹשׁ (H7969) 'three'; first digit of 337,500.
מֵא֥וֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Numeral (completing 'three hundred')מֵאָה (H3967); 'three hundred.'
אֶ֨לֶף֙thousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit, '300,000')אֶלֶף (H505); 'three hundred thousand.'
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםand thirtyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970)Numeral (continuing the total)שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970); adds 30,000, running total 330,000.
אֶ֔לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit, running total 330,000)אֶלֶף (H505); running total 330,000.
וְשִׁבְעַ֥תand sevenconj וְ + N cardinal m sg constr · שֶׁבַע (H7651)Numeral (construct, continuing the total)שֶׁבַע (H7651) 'seven'; construct with אֲלָפִים, 'seven thousand.'
אֲלָפִ֖יםthousandN cardinal common pl abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Genitive complement (completing 'seven thousand')אֶלֶף (H505); running total 337,000.
וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand fiveconj וְ + N cardinal f sg abs · חָמֵשׁ (H2568)Numeral (final component)חָמֵשׁ (H2568) 'five'; final digit before the closing 'hundred.'
מֵאֽוֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Genitive complement (completing the total)מֵאָה (H3967); completes the total at 337,500 — exactly half of 675,000 (v. 32).
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וַיְהִ֛י הַמֶּ֥כֶס לַֽיהוָ֖ה מִן הַצֹּ֑אן שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁבְעִֽים

And the tribute for YHWH from the flock was six hundred seventy-five.

The priestly tribute (1/500) from the flockasyndeton
337,500 ÷ 500 = 675, confirming the 1-in-500 rate legislated in v. 28 applied precisely to the warriors' flock share.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וַיְהִ֛יand wasconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — introduces the tribute figureהָיָה (H1961); see v. 32.
הַמֶּ֥כֶסthe tributeart + N m sg abs · מֶכֶס (H4371)Subjectמֶכֶס (H4371); see v. 28.
לַֽיהוָ֖הfor YHWHprep לְ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Prepositional phrase (recipient)יְהוָה (H3068).
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source)מִן (H4480).
הַצֹּ֑אןthe flockart + N common sg abs · צֹאן (H6629)Object of prepositionצֹאן (H6629); see v. 28 — 675 is exactly 1/500 of the warriors' 337,500-sheep share (v. 36).
שֵׁ֥שׁsixN cardinal f sg abs · שֵׁשׁ (H8337)Numeral (component of the total)שֵׁשׁ (H8337); see v. 32.
מֵא֖וֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Numeral (completing 'six hundred')מֵאָה (H3967); 'six hundred.'
חָמֵ֥שׁfiveN cardinal f sg abs · חָמֵשׁ (H2568)Numeral (continuing the total)חָמֵשׁ (H2568); adds five to the running total.
וְשִׁבְעִֽיםand seventyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שִׁבְעִים (H7657)Numeral (completing the total)שִׁבְעִים (H7657); completes the total at 675 — exactly 337,500 ÷ 500.
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וְהַ֨בָּקָ֔ר שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּמִכְסָ֥ם לַיהוָ֖ה שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִֽים

And the cattle were thirty-six thousand, and their tribute for YHWH was seventy-two.

The warriors' half-share and tribute: cattleasyndeton
36,000 is exactly half of 72,000 (v. 33), and its 1/500 tribute is 72 — the half-then-tithe pattern repeats identically for each category through v. 40.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
וְהַ֨בָּקָ֔רand the cattleconj וְ + art + N common sg abs · בָּקָר (H1241)Subject (new item)בָּקָר (H1241); see v. 28.
שִׁשָּׁ֥הsixN cardinal m sg abs · שֵׁשׁ (H8337)Numeral (component of the total)שֵׁשׁ (H8337); masculine form (agreeing with אָלֶף), 'six.'
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirtyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970)Numeral (completing 'thirty-six')שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970); see v. 35.
אָ֑לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); total: 36,000 cattle, exactly half of 72,000 (v. 33).
וּמִכְסָ֥םand their tributeconj וְ + N m sg constr + suff 3mp · מֶכֶס (H4371)Subject (construct with pronominal suffix)מֶכֶס (H4371); see v. 28 — 'their tribute,' the cattle's own 1/500 levy.
לַיהוָ֖הfor YHWHprep לְ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Prepositional phrase (recipient)יְהוָה (H3068).
שְׁנַ֥יִםtwoN cardinal m dual abs · שְׁנַיִם (H8147)Numeral (component of 'seventy-two')שְׁנַיִם (H8147); see v. 33.
וְשִׁבְעִֽיםand seventyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שִׁבְעִים (H7657)Numeral (completing the total)שִׁבְעִים (H7657); completes the tribute at 72 — 36,000 ÷ 500.
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וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וּמִכְסָ֥ם לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּֽׁים

And donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, and their tribute for YHWH was sixty-one.

The warriors' half-share and tribute: donkeysasyndeton
30,500 is exactly half of 61,000 (v. 34); its 1/500 tribute is 61 — the pattern continues without deviation.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וַחֲמֹרִ֕יםand donkeysconj וְ + N common pl abs · חֲמוֹר (H2543)Subject (new item)חֲמוֹר (H2543); see v. 28.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםthirtyN cardinal common pl abs · שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970)Numeral (component of the total)שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970); see v. 35.
אֶ֖לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); 'thirty thousand.'
וַחֲמֵ֣שׁand fiveconj וְ + N cardinal f sg abs · חָמֵשׁ (H2568)Numeral (continuing the total)חָמֵשׁ (H2568); adds five [hundred] to the running total.
מֵא֑וֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Numeral (completing the total)מֵאָה (H3967); completes the total at 30,500 — exactly half of 61,000 (v. 34).
וּמִכְסָ֥םand their tributeconj וְ + N m sg constr + suff 3mp · מֶכֶס (H4371)Subject (construct with pronominal suffix)מֶכֶס (H4371); see v. 28 — the donkeys' own 1/500 levy.
לַֽיהוָ֖הfor YHWHprep לְ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Prepositional phrase (recipient)יְהוָה (H3068).
אֶחָ֥דoneN cardinal m sg abs · אֶחָד (H259)Numeral (component of 'sixty-one')אֶחָד (H259); see v. 34.
וְשִׁשִּֽׁיםand sixtyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שִׁשִּׁים (H8346)Numeral (completing the total)שִׁשִּׁים (H8346); completes the tribute at 61 — 30,500 ÷ 500.
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וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף וּמִכְסָם֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים נָֽפֶשׁ

And human persons were sixteen thousand, and their tribute for YHWH was thirty-two persons.

The warriors' half-share and tribute: personsasyndeton
16,000 is exactly half of 32,000 (v. 35); the tribute of 32 living persons — rather than livestock — closes the warriors' four-category share and carries the moral weight of the captive women counted in v. 35 into the temple's service.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וְנֶ֣פֶשׁand persons ofconj וְ + N common sg constr · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Subject (construct chain, new item)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315); see v. 28.
אָדָ֔םhumanN m sg abs · אָדָם (H120)Genitive complementאָדָם (H120); see v. 11.
שִׁשָּׁ֥הsixN cardinal m sg abs · שֵׁשׁ (H8337)Numeral (component of 'sixteen')שֵׁשׁ (H8337); combines with עָשָׂר for 'sixteen.'
עָשָׂ֖ר-teen (ten)N cardinal m sg abs · עָשָׂר (H6240)Numeral (completing 'sixteen')עָשָׂר (H6240); see v. 5.
אָ֑לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); total: 16,000 persons, exactly half of 32,000 (v. 35).
וּמִכְסָם֙and their tributeconj וְ + N m sg constr + suff 3mp · מֶכֶס (H4371)Subject (construct with pronominal suffix)מֶכֶס (H4371); see v. 28 — the tribute of persons, uniquely of human beings rather than livestock.
לַֽיהוָ֔הfor YHWHprep לְ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Prepositional phrase (recipient)יְהוָה (H3068).
שְׁנַ֥יִםtwoN cardinal m dual abs · שְׁנַיִם (H8147)Numeral (component of 'thirty-two')שְׁנַיִם (H8147); see v. 33.
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirtyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970)Numeral (completing the total)שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970); completes the tribute at 32 — 16,000 ÷ 500.
נָֽפֶשׁpersonsN common sg abs · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Genitive complement (resumed to specify the unit)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315); resumed as the counted unit — 32 living persons rendered to YHWH's service, distinct from the livestock tributes.
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וַיִּתֵּ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶת מֶ֨כֶס֙ תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת מֹשֶֽׁה

And Moses gave the tribute, the contribution of YHWH, to Eleazar the priest, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

Compliance formula: delivery of the priestly tributeasyndeton
Closes the warriors' tribute section (vv. 28, 36-40) with the same obedience formula as v. 31 and v. 7 — Moses personally hands over the tribute, confirming vv. 28-29's instructions were carried out to the letter.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
וַיִּתֵּ֣ןand gaveconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · נָתַן (H5414)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — the compliance reportנָתַן (H5414); see v. 29.
מֹשֶׁ֗הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking מֶכֶס as object.
מֶ֨כֶס֙the tributeN m sg abs · מֶכֶס (H4371)Direct object (head noun, in apposition with תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה)מֶכֶס (H4371); see v. 28 — in apposition to תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה, identifying the tribute as YHWH's own contribution.
תְּרוּמַ֣תthe contribution ofN f sg constr · תְּרוּמָה (H8641)Apposition (construct chain, specifying מֶכֶס)תְּרוּמָה (H8641); see v. 29.
יְהוָ֔הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Genitive complementיְהוָה (H3068).
לְאֶלְעָזָ֖רto Eleazarprep לְ + N proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Prepositional phrase (recipient)אֶלְעָזָר (H499); see v. 6.
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןthe priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Appositionכֹּהֵן (H3548); see v. 6.
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רas/just asprep כְּ + relative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Comparative subordinate clause (manner)אֲשֶׁר (H834); see v. 7.
צִוָּ֥הcommandedPiel perf 3ms · צָוָה (H6680)Predicate verb (subordinate clause)→ Perfective: a completed, prior actצָוָה (H6680); see v. 7.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Subjectיְהוָה (H3068).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking מֹשֶׁה as object of צִוָּה.
מֹשֶֽׁהMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Direct objectמֹשֶׁה (H4872).
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וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ חָצָ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִן הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים הַצֹּבְאִֽים

And from the half of the Israelites, which Moses had divided off from the men who had gone to war —

Transition to the congregation's halfasyndeton
A verbless-clause pivot (headed by a relative construction, not a new main verb) resumes the division formula of v. 27, turning from the warriors' accounting (vv. 36-41) to the congregation's parallel accounting (vv. 43-47).
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתand from the half ofconj וְ + prep מִן + N f sg constr · מַחֲצִית (H4276)Prepositional phrase (source, construct chain)מַחֲצִית (H4276); see v. 29 — resumes the congregation's half after the warriors' section (vv. 36-41).
בְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofN m pl constr · בֵּן (H1121)Genitive complement (construct chain)בֵּן (H1121); 'sons of Israel' = the congregation.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478).
אֲשֶׁר֙whichrelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (modifying מַחֲצִית)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
חָצָ֣הhad dividedQal perf 3ms · חָצָה (H2673)Predicate verb (relative clause)→ Perfective: a completed, prior actחָצָה (H2673); see v. 27 — Moses' own act of dividing the spoil in half.
מֹשֶׁ֔הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source)מִן (H4480).
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe menart + N m pl abs · אִישׁ (H376)Object of prepositionאִישׁ (H376); see v. 3 — the combatants.
הַצֹּבְאִֽיםwho went to warart + Qal ptc m pl abs · צָבָא (H6633)Substantival participle (attributive, modifying הָאֲנָשִׁים)→ Qal active participle: describes the men by their action of campaigningצָבָא (H6633); see v. 7 — the men who actually fought, as opposed to the non-combatant congregation.
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וַתְּהִ֛י מֶחֱצַ֥ת הָעֵדָ֖ה מִן הַצֹּ֑אן שְׁלֹשׁ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֨לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת

the congregation's half was, of the flock, three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred;

The congregation's half-share: flock totalasyndeton
Identical to the warriors' flock share (v. 36), since the division was exactly equal — 337,500 confirms the fairness of the fifty-fifty split commanded in v. 27.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וַתְּהִ֛יand wasconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3fs · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advanceהָיָה (H1961); see v. 32.
מֶחֱצַ֥תthe half ofN f sg constr · מֶחֱצָה (H4275)Subject (construct chain)מֶחֱצָה (H4275); see v. 36.
הָעֵדָ֖הthe congregationart + N f sg abs · עֵדָה (H5712)Genitive complementעֵדָה (H5712); see v. 12 — the non-combatant half.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category)מִן (H4480).
הַצֹּ֑אןthe flockart + N common sg abs · צֹאן (H6629)Object of prepositionצֹאן (H6629); see v. 28.
שְׁלֹשׁthreeN cardinal f sg abs · שָׁלוֹשׁ (H7969)Numeral (component of the total)שָׁלוֹשׁ (H7969); see v. 36.
מֵא֥וֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Numeral (completing 'three hundred')מֵאָה (H3967).
אֶ֨לֶף֙thousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); 'three hundred thousand.'
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםand thirtyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970)Numeral (continuing the total)שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970); adds 30,000, running total 330,000.
אֶ֔לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit, running total 330,000)אֶלֶף (H505); running total 330,000.
שִׁבְעַ֥תsevenN cardinal m sg constr · שֶׁבַע (H7651)Numeral (construct, continuing the total)שֶׁבַע (H7651); construct with אֲלָפִים, 'seven thousand' — here without a leading conjunction, unlike v. 36.
אֲלָפִ֖יםthousandN cardinal common pl abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Genitive complement (completing 'seven thousand')אֶלֶף (H505); running total 337,000.
וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand fiveconj וְ + N cardinal f sg abs · חָמֵשׁ (H2568)Numeral (final component)חָמֵשׁ (H2568); final digit before the closing 'hundred.'
מֵאֽוֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Genitive complement (completing the total)מֵאָה (H3967); completes the total at 337,500 — identical to the warriors' share (v. 36), confirming the equal division.
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וּבָקָ֕ר שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף

And cattle, thirty-six thousand;

The congregation's half-share: cattleasyndeton
Identical to the warriors' cattle share (v. 38) — 36,000, continuing the terse parallel list.
Word-by-word analysis· 4 words
וּבָקָ֕רand cattleconj וְ + N common sg abs · בָּקָר (H1241)Subject (new item)בָּקָר (H1241); see v. 28.
שִׁשָּׁ֥הsixN cardinal m sg abs · שֵׁשׁ (H8337)Numeral (component of the total)שֵׁשׁ (H8337); see v. 38.
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirtyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970)Numeral (completing 'thirty-six')שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970).
אָֽלֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); total: 36,000 cattle, identical to the warriors' share (v. 38).
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וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת

And donkeys, thirty thousand five hundred;

The congregation's half-share: donkeysasyndeton
Identical to the warriors' donkey share (v. 39) — 30,500.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
וַחֲמֹרִ֕יםand donkeysconj וְ + N common pl abs · חֲמוֹר (H2543)Subject (new item)חֲמוֹר (H2543); see v. 28.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםthirtyN cardinal common pl abs · שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970)Numeral (component of the total)שְׁלֹשִׁים (H7970); see v. 35.
אֶ֖לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); 'thirty thousand.'
וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand fiveconj וְ + N cardinal f sg abs · חָמֵשׁ (H2568)Numeral (continuing the total)חָמֵשׁ (H2568); adds five [hundred].
מֵאֽוֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Numeral (completing the total)מֵאָה (H3967); total: 30,500 donkeys, identical to the warriors' share (v. 39).
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וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף

And human persons, sixteen thousand —

The congregation's half-share: personsasyndeton
Identical to the warriors' human tally (v. 40) — 16,000, completing the parallel four-category list before v. 47's disposition to the Levites.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
וְנֶ֣פֶשׁand persons ofconj וְ + N common sg constr · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Subject (construct chain, new item)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315); see v. 28.
אָדָ֔םhumanN m sg abs · אָדָם (H120)Genitive complementאָדָם (H120); see v. 11.
שִׁשָּׁ֥הsixN cardinal m sg abs · שֵׁשׁ (H8337)Numeral (component of 'sixteen')שֵׁשׁ (H8337); see v. 40.
עָשָׂ֖ר-teen (ten)N cardinal m sg abs · עָשָׂר (H6240)Numeral (completing 'sixteen')עָשָׂר (H6240); see v. 5.
אָֽלֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); total: 16,000 persons, identical to the warriors' share (v. 40).
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וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת הָֽאָחֻז֙ אֶחָ֣ד מִן הַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים מִן הָאָדָ֖ם וּמִן הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם לַלְוִיִּ֗ם שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת מֹשֶֽׁה

And Moses took, from the Israelites' half, the one drawn out of every fifty, of persons and of livestock, and gave them to the Levites who keep charge of YHWH's tabernacle, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

Compliance formula: delivery of the Levitical levyasyndeton
Closes the spoil-division legislation (vv. 25-47) exactly as v. 41 closed the priestly tribute — confirming v. 30's instructions were carried out; the whole arithmetic section is thus framed, start to finish, by obedience formulas.
Word-by-word analysis· 26 words
וַיִּקַּ֨חand tookconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · לָקַח (H3947)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — the compliance reportלָקַח (H3947); see v. 11.
מֹשֶׁ֜הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
מִמַּחֲצִ֣תfrom the half ofprep מִן + N f sg constr · מַחֲצִית (H4276)Prepositional phrase (source, construct chain)מַחֲצִית (H4276); see v. 29.
בְּנֵֽיthe sons ofN m pl constr · בֵּן (H1121)Genitive complement (construct chain)בֵּן (H1121).
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking הָאָחֻז as object.
הָֽאָחֻז֙the one drawn outart + Qal passive ptc m sg abs · אָחַז (H270)Substantival participle (direct object, definite)→ Qal passive participle: describes the item as 'seized, taken hold of'אָחַז (H270); see v. 30 — here articular, 'the one drawn out,' referring back to the 1/50 levy already specified.
אֶחָ֣דoneN cardinal m sg abs · אֶחָד (H259)Numeral (in apposition to הָאָחֻז)אֶחָד (H259); see v. 30.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (ratio)מִן (H4480).
הַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםthe fiftyart + N cardinal common pl abs · חֲמִשִּׁים (H2572)Object of preposition (completing the ratio)חֲמִשִּׁים (H2572); see v. 30.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category)מִן (H4480).
הָאָדָ֖םthe personsart + N m sg abs · אָדָם (H120)Object of prepositionאָדָם (H120); see v. 26.
וּמִןand fromconj וְ + prep · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (source category, coordinated)מִן (H4480).
הַבְּהֵמָ֑הthe livestockart + N f sg abs · בְּהֵמָה (H929)Object of preposition (summary category)בְּהֵמָה (H929); see v. 30 — a shorter summary here than v. 30's four-part list, covering all animal categories together.
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand gaveconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · נָתַן (H5414)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advanceנָתַן (H5414); see v. 29.
אֹתָ֜ם[obj] themobj marker + suff 3mp · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi with 3mp suffix, resuming the levied units.
לַלְוִיִּ֗םto the Levitesprep לְ + art + N gentilic m pl abs · לֵוִי (H3881)Prepositional phrase (recipient)לֵוִי (H3881); see v. 30.
שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙the keepers ofQal ptc m pl constr · שָׁמַר (H8104)Substantival participle (construct, apposition)→ Qal active participle: describes the Levites by their standing officeשָׁמַר (H8104); see v. 30.
מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙the charge ofN f sg constr · מִשְׁמֶרֶת (H4931)Genitive complement (construct chain)מִשְׁמֶרֶת (H4931); see v. 30.
מִשְׁכַּ֣ןthe tabernacle ofN m sg constr · מִשְׁכָּן (H4908)Genitive complement (construct chain)מִשְׁכָּן (H4908); see v. 30.
יְהוָ֔הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Genitive complementיְהוָה (H3068).
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רas/just asprep כְּ + relative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Comparative subordinate clause (manner)אֲשֶׁר (H834); see v. 7.
צִוָּ֥הcommandedPiel perf 3ms · צָוָה (H6680)Predicate verb (subordinate clause)→ Perfective: a completed, prior actצָוָה (H6680); see v. 7.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Subjectיְהוָה (H3068).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking מֹשֶׁה as object of צִוָּה.
מֹשֶֽׁהMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Direct objectמֹשֶׁה (H4872).
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וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְאַלְפֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א שָׂרֵ֥י הָאֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֽוֹת

Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army approached Moses — the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds —

Transition: the officers approach Mosesasyndeton
A new scene opens (the officers' census report, vv. 48-54), moving from the spoil-division arithmetic to a further act of devotion — the commanders' voluntary gold offering.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙and approachedconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3mp · קָרַב (H7126)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — opens a new sceneקָרַב (H7126) 'to approach, draw near'; the officers formally present themselves to Moses.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (goal)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
מֹשֶׁ֔הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Object of prepositionמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
הַפְּקֻדִ֕יםthe officersart + Qal passive ptc m pl abs · פָּקַד (H6485)Subject (substantival participle)→ Qal passive participle: the 'appointed/mustered ones' — an official military rankפָּקַד (H6485); see v. 14 — the officers overseeing the campaign, now reporting to Moses.
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhorelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (restrictive, modifying הַפְּקֻדִים)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
לְאַלְפֵ֣יwere over the thousands ofprep לְ + N cardinal common pl constr · אֶלֶף (H505)Predicate (prepositional phrase of authority, within relative clause)אֶלֶף (H505); see v. 14 — 'over the thousands,' denoting command rank.
הַצָּבָ֑אthe armyart + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Genitive complementצָבָא (H6635); see v. 3.
שָׂרֵ֥יthe commanders ofN m pl constr · שַׂר (H8269)Apposition (specifying הַפְּקֻדִים)שַׂר (H8269); see v. 14.
הָאֲלָפִ֖יםthe thousandsart + N cardinal common pl abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Genitive complementאֶלֶף (H505); see v. 14.
וְשָׂרֵ֥יand the commanders ofconj וְ + N m pl constr · שַׂר (H8269)Apposition (coordinated)שַׂר (H8269); see v. 14.
הַמֵּאֽוֹתthe hundredsart + N cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Genitive complementמֵאָה (H3967); see v. 14.
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וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֔ה עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ נָֽשְׂא֗וּ אֶת רֹ֛אשׁ אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ וְלֹא נִפְקַ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ אִֽישׁ

and they said to Moses, "Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and not one man of us is missing."

The officers' report: a claim of zero casualtiesasyndeton
The officers report a complete accounting with not a single combat loss — a striking claim (cf. the 12,000-man task force of v. 5) that they attribute, in v. 50, to divine protection warranting a thank-offering.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3mp · אָמַר (H559)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — introduces direct speechאָמַר (H559); see v. 1.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (addressee)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
מֹשֶׁ֔הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Object of prepositionמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
עֲבָדֶ֣יךָyour servantsN m pl constr + suff 2ms · עֶבֶד (H5650)Subjectעֶבֶד (H5650) 'servant'; the officers' deferential self-designation before Moses.
נָֽשְׂא֗וּhave countedQal perf 3cp · נָשָׂא (H5375)Predicate verb (direct speech, main clause)→ Perfective: a completed, decisive act — the census now finishedנָשָׂא (H5375); see v. 26 — the census idiom נָשָׂא רֹאשׁ, now applied to their own surviving troops rather than the spoil.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking רֹאשׁ as object.
רֹ֛אשׁthe sum ofN m sg constr · רֹאשׁ (H7218)Direct object (construct chain, idiomatic)רֹאשׁ (H7218); see v. 26 — the census idiom.
אַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men ofN m pl constr · אִישׁ (H376)Genitive complement (construct chain)אִישׁ (H376); see v. 3.
הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הthe warart + N f sg abs · מִלְחָמָה (H4421)Genitive complementמִלְחָמָה (H4421); see v. 14.
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhorelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (restrictive)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
בְּיָדֵ֑נוּare under our commandprep בְּ + N common sg constr + suff 1cp · יָד (H3027)Predicate (prepositional phrase of authority, within relative clause)יָד (H3027) 'hand'; idiomatic 'in our hand' = under our command/charge.
וְלֹאand notconj וְ + negative particle · לֹא (H3808)Negates נִפְקַדלֹא (H3808).
נִפְקַ֥דis missingNiphal perf 3ms · פָּקַד (H6485)Predicate verb (main clause, negated)→ Perfective Niphal: a completed passive state — zero losses confirmed by the countפָּקַד (H6485) Niphal 'to be missing, lacking' (lit. 'be found absent from the muster'); see v. 14 for the related Qal passive sense — here the negated report of zero casualties.
מִמֶּ֖נּוּfrom usprep + suff 1cp · מִן (H4480)Prepositional phrase (partitive source)מִן (H4480) with 1cp suffix, 'from us/among us.'
אִֽישׁa manN m sg abs · אִישׁ (H376)Subjectאִישׁ (H376); see v. 3 — subject of the negated verb, 'not a man.'
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וַנַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת קָרְבַּ֣ן יְהוָ֗ה אִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָצָ֤א כְלִֽי זָהָב֙ אֶצְעָדָ֣ה וְצָמִ֔יד טַבַּ֖עַת עָגִ֣יל וְכוּמָ֑ז לְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

So we have brought an offering to YHWH, each man what he found — articles of gold: armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and pendants — to make atonement for our lives before YHWH.

The officers' voluntary gold offeringasyndeton
A spontaneous thank/atonement offering of personal jewelry, distinct from the mandatory tribute of vv. 28-30 — the officers interpret their army's unbroken survival as itself requiring atonement (לְכַפֵּר), likely for the deaths they caused or the corpse-contact they incurred in this campaign of total war.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
וַנַּקְרֵ֞בso we have broughtconj וַ + Hiphil wayyiqtol 1cp · קָרַב (H7126)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol Hiphil: narrative advance — the officers' voluntary actקָרַב (H7126) Hiphil 'to bring near, present [an offering]'; the standard verb for presenting a sacrificial or votive gift (cf. Lev 1:2).
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking קָרְבַּן as object.
קָרְבַּ֣ןthe offering ofN m sg constr · קָרְבָּן (H7133)Direct object (construct chain)קָרְבָּן (H7133) 'offering, oblation', from קָרַב 'to draw near'; the technical cultic term for a presented gift.
יְהוָ֗הYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Genitive complementיְהוָה (H3068).
אִישׁ֩each manN m sg abs · אִישׁ (H376)Distributive apposition (specifying the manner of contribution)אִישׁ (H376); see v. 3 — distributive, 'each man [contributed] what he found.'
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhatrelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (the object each man found)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
מָצָ֤אhe foundQal perf 3ms · מָצָא (H4672)Predicate verb (relative clause)→ Perfective: a completed actמָצָא (H4672) 'to find'; each officer's personal battle-plunder of gold jewelry.
כְלִֽיarticles ofN m sg constr · כְּלִי (H3627)Direct object (construct chain, in apposition to what was found)כְּלִי (H3627); see v. 20 — general term for manufactured objects, introducing the gold-jewelry list.
זָהָב֙goldN m sg abs · זָהָב (H2091)Genitive complementזָהָב (H2091); see v. 22.
אֶצְעָדָ֣הarmletN f sg abs · אֶצְעָדָה (H685)Apposition (first item of the jewelry list)אֶצְעָדָה (H685) 'armlet, bangle' (rare, cf. 2 Sam 1:10); an ornament worn on the arm.
וְצָמִ֔ידand braceletconj וְ + N m sg abs · צָמִיד (H6781)Apposition (coordinated)צָמִיד (H6781) 'bracelet, bangle' (cf. Gen 24:22, Rebekah's bracelets).
טַבַּ֖עַתsignet ringN f sg abs · טַבַּעַת (H2885)Apposition (coordinated)טַבַּעַת (H2885) 'ring, signet ring'; used for sealing documents (cf. Gen 41:42).
עָגִ֣ילearringN m sg abs · עָגִיל (H5694)Apposition (coordinated)עָגִיל (H5694) 'earring' (rare, only here).
וְכוּמָ֑זand pendantconj וְ + N m sg abs · כּוּמָז (H3558)Apposition (final item of the jewelry list)כּוּמָז (H3558) 'pendant, ornament clasp' (very rare, only here and Exod 35:22) — a feminine ornament type, notably included among the men's battle-plunder.
לְכַפֵּ֥רto make atonementprep לְ + Piel inf constr · כָּפַר (H3722)Purpose infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: purpose — the aim of the offeringכָּפַר (H3722) Piel 'to atone, make atonement'; the cultic verb of ritual expiation, here applied to the officers' own lives after leading men through mass killing.
עַלforprep · עַל (H5921)Prepositional phrase (object of atonement)עַל (H5921) 'for, on behalf of.'
נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּour livesN common pl constr + suff 1cp · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Object of prepositionנֶפֶשׁ (H5315); see v. 28 — 'our souls/lives,' the object of the atonement.
לִפְנֵ֥יbeforeprep לְ + N common pl constr · פָּנִים (H6440)Prepositional phrase (locative, before YHWH)פָּנִים (H6440) 'face'; idiomatic 'before, in the presence of.'
יְהוָֽהYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Object of prepositionיְהוָה (H3068).
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וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת הַזָּהָ֖ב מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כֹּ֖ל כְּלִ֥י מַעֲשֶֽׂה

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all the crafted articles.

Acceptance of the offeringasyndeton
Moses and Eleazar formally receive the gold on the community's behalf, paralleling their earlier joint receipt of the spoil in v. 12.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיִּקַּ֨חand tookconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · לָקַח (H3947)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advanceלָקַח (H3947); see v. 11.
מֹשֶׁ֜הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
וְאֶלְעָזָ֧רand Eleazarconj וְ + N proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Subject (coordinated)אֶלְעָזָר (H499); see v. 6.
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןthe priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Appositionכֹּהֵן (H3548); see v. 6.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking הַזָּהָב as object.
הַזָּהָ֖בthe goldart + N m sg abs · זָהָב (H2091)Direct objectזָהָב (H2091); see v. 22.
מֵֽאִתָּ֑םfrom themprep מִן + prep אֵת + suff 3mp · אֵת (H854)Prepositional phrase (source)אֵת (H854); see v. 2 — compound מִן+אֵת with 3mp suffix, 'from them,' i.e. from the officers.
כֹּ֖לallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Apposition (construct chain, in apposition to הַזָּהָב)כֹּל (H3605); totalizes the gold received — every crafted piece.
כְּלִ֥יthe articles ofN m sg constr · כְּלִי (H3627)Genitive complement (construct chain)כְּלִי (H3627); see v. 20.
מַעֲשֶֽׂהcraftsmanshipN m sg abs · מַעֲשֶׂה (H4639)Genitive complementמַעֲשֶׂה (H4639); see v. 20 — 'articles of workmanship,' i.e. crafted/worked items, as distinct from raw metal.
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וַיְהִ֣י כָּל זְהַ֣ב הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵרִ֨ימוּ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שִׁשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף שְׁבַע מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שָׁ֑קֶל מֵאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָֽאֲלָפִ֔ים וּמֵאֵ֖ת שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֽוֹת

And all the gold of the contribution that they offered to YHWH was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels, from the commanders of thousands and from the commanders of hundreds.

Total tally of the officers' gold offeringasyndeton
16,750 shekels — a substantial voluntary gift — becomes the memorial deposited in the tent of meeting in v. 54.
Word-by-word analysis· 20 words
וַיְהִ֣יand wasconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advance — introduces the totalהָיָה (H1961); see v. 32.
כָּלallN m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Subject (construct chain, totality)כֹּל (H3605).
זְהַ֣בthe gold ofN m sg constr · זָהָב (H2091)Genitive complement (construct chain)זָהָב (H2091); see v. 22.
הַתְּרוּמָ֗הthe contributionart + N f sg abs · תְּרוּמָה (H8641)Genitive complementתְּרוּמָה (H8641); see v. 29 — here the officers' voluntary gift, using the same technical term as the mandatory priestly tribute.
אֲשֶׁ֤רthatrelative · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Relative clause (restrictive)אֲשֶׁר (H834).
הֵרִ֨ימוּ֙they offeredHiphil perf 3cp · רוּם (H7311)Predicate verb (relative clause)→ Perfective: a completed, decisive actרוּם (H7311) Hiphil; see v. 28 — same verb as the mandatory tribute levy, here of the voluntary gold gift.
לַֽיהוָ֔הto YHWHprep לְ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Prepositional phrase (recipient)יְהוָה (H3068).
שִׁשָּׁ֨הsixN cardinal m sg abs · שֵׁשׁ (H8337)Numeral (component of 'sixteen')שֵׁשׁ (H8337); see v. 40.
עָשָׂ֥ר-teen (ten)N cardinal m sg abs · עָשָׂר (H6240)Numeral (completing 'sixteen')עָשָׂר (H6240); see v. 5.
אֶ֛לֶףthousandN cardinal common sg abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Numeral (unit)אֶלֶף (H505); 'sixteen thousand.'
שְׁבַעsevenN cardinal f sg abs · שֶׁבַע (H7651)Numeral (continuing the total)שֶׁבַע (H7651); see v. 36 (there as שִׁבְעַת).
מֵא֥וֹתhundredN cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Numeral (completing 'seven hundred')מֵאָה (H3967); 'seven hundred.'
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםand fiftyconj וְ + N cardinal common pl abs · חֲמִשִּׁים (H2572)Numeral (completing the total)חֲמִשִּׁים (H2572); see v. 30 — completes the total at 16,750.
שָׁ֑קֶלshekelsN m sg abs · שֶׁקֶל (H8255)Genitive complement (unit of weight)שֶׁקֶל (H8255) 'shekel', the standard weight unit for precious metals (cf. the sanctuary shekel of Exod 30:13).
מֵאֵת֙fromprep מִן + prep · אֵת (H854)Prepositional phrase (source)אֵת (H854); see v. 2 — compound מִן+אֵת, 'from,' introducing the donor categories.
שָׂרֵ֣יthe commanders ofN m pl constr · שַׂר (H8269)Object of preposition (construct chain)שַׂר (H8269); see v. 14.
הָֽאֲלָפִ֔יםthe thousandsart + N cardinal common pl abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Genitive complementאֶלֶף (H505); see v. 14.
וּמֵאֵ֖תand fromconj וְ + prep מִן + prep · אֵת (H853)Prepositional phrase (source, coordinated)אֵת (H853), here functioning as the compound preposition מִן+אֵת 'from' (the common אֵת/אֵת homograph with H854, cf. the identical compound earlier in this verse), not as the accusative marker.
שָׂרֵ֥יthe commanders ofN m pl constr · שַׂר (H8269)Object of preposition (construct chain)שַׂר (H8269); see v. 14.
הַמֵּאֽוֹתthe hundredsart + N cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Genitive complementמֵאָה (H3967); see v. 14.
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אַנְשֵׁי֙ הַצָּבָ֔א בָּזְז֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לֽוֹ

(The men of the army had taken plunder, each man for himself.)

Parenthetical note: personal plunder distinguished from the gold offeringasyndeton
Clarifies that the officers' gold offering (v. 50) came from additional personal battle-plunder each soldier had already kept for himself, distinct from the communal spoil divided in vv. 25-47 — explaining how ordinary soldiers came to possess jewelry to offer.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
אַנְשֵׁי֙the men ofN m pl constr · אִישׁ (H376)Subject (construct chain)אִישׁ (H376); see v. 3.
הַצָּבָ֔אthe armyart + N common sg abs · צָבָא (H6635)Genitive complementצָבָא (H6635); see v. 3.
בָּזְז֖וּhad plunderedQal perf 3cp · בָּזַז (H962)Predicate verb (main clause, parenthetical)→ Perfective: a completed act, prior to the narrated present — explanatory backgroundבָּזַז (H962); see v. 9 — explains the source of the personal jewelry offered in v. 50.
אִ֥ישׁeach manN m sg abs · אִישׁ (H376)Distributive apposition (subject)אִישׁ (H376); see v. 3 — distributive, 'each man.'
לֽוֹfor himselfprep לְ + suff 3ms · לְPrepositional phrase (advantage/possession)לְ 'for, to'; 'for himself' — personal retention of plunder, distinct from the communal spoil of vv. 25-47.
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וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶת הַזָּהָ֔ב מֵאֵ֛ת שָׂרֵ֥י הָאֲלָפִ֖ים וְהַמֵּא֑וֹת וַיָּבִ֤אוּ אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד זִכָּר֥וֹן לִבְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, a memorial for the Israelites before YHWH.

Deposit of the memorial gold in the sanctuaryasyndeton
The chapter's closing act: the officers' gold becomes a זִכָּרוֹן, a permanent memorial before YHWH in the tent of meeting — paralleling the memorial function of the census-ransom silver in Exod 30:16, and sealing the entire campaign, from vengeance to atonement, in the sanctuary itself.
Word-by-word analysis· 20 words
וַיִּקַּ֨חand tookconj וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · לָקַח (H3947)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol: narrative advanceלָקַח (H3947); see v. 11 — resumes v. 51's action, now specifying the source.
מֹשֶׁ֜הMosesN proper · מֹשֶׁה (H4872)Subjectמֹשֶׁה (H4872); see v. 1.
וְאֶלְעָזָ֤רand Eleazarconj וְ + N proper · אֶלְעָזָר (H499)Subject (coordinated)אֶלְעָזָר (H499); see v. 6.
הַכֹּהֵן֙the priestart + N m sg abs · כֹּהֵן (H3548)Appositionכֹּהֵן (H3548); see v. 6.
אֶת[obj]obj marker · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi marking הַזָּהָב as object.
הַזָּהָ֔בthe goldart + N m sg abs · זָהָב (H2091)Direct objectזָהָב (H2091); see v. 22.
מֵאֵ֛תfromprep מִן + prep · אֵת (H854)Prepositional phrase (source)אֵת (H854); see v. 2.
שָׂרֵ֥יthe commanders ofN m pl constr · שַׂר (H8269)Object of preposition (construct chain)שַׂר (H8269); see v. 14.
הָאֲלָפִ֖יםthe thousandsart + N cardinal common pl abs · אֶלֶף (H505)Genitive complementאֶלֶף (H505); see v. 14.
וְהַמֵּא֑וֹתand the hundredsconj וְ + art + N cardinal common pl abs · מֵאָה (H3967)Genitive complement (coordinated)מֵאָה (H3967); see v. 14.
וַיָּבִ֤אוּand they broughtconj וַ + Hiphil wayyiqtol 3mp · בּוֹא (H935)Predicate verb (main clause)→ Wayyiqtol Hiphil: narrative advance — the culminating depositבּוֹא (H935) Hiphil; see v. 12.
אֹתוֹ֙[obj] itobj marker + suff 3ms · אֵת (H853)Direct-object markerאֵת (H853) nota accusativi with 3ms suffix, resuming הַזָּהָב.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Prepositional phrase (goal)אֶל (H413) 'to.'
אֹ֣הֶלthe tent ofN m sg constr · אֹהֶל (H168)Object of preposition (construct chain)אֹהֶל (H168) 'tent'; construct with מוֹעֵד — the tabernacle's central sanctum.
מוֹעֵ֔דmeetingN m sg abs · מוֹעֵד (H4150)Genitive complementמוֹעֵד (H4150) 'appointed time/place, meeting'; 'tent of meeting,' the tabernacle proper — the gold's final destination.
זִכָּר֥וֹןa memorialN m sg abs · זִכָּרוֹן (H2146)Apposition (purpose/result, describing the gold's function)זִכָּרוֹן (H2146) 'memorial, remembrance', from זָכַר 'to remember'; cf. the memorial ransom-silver of Exod 30:16 — a permanent token before YHWH of Israel's preservation.
לִבְנֵֽיfor the sons ofprep לְ + N m pl constr · בֵּן (H1121)Prepositional phrase (beneficiary, construct chain)בֵּן (H1121); 'for the sons of Israel' — the memorial benefits the whole nation.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelN proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Genitive complementיִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478).
לִפְנֵ֥יbeforeprep לְ + N common pl constr · פָּנִים (H6440)Prepositional phrase (locative)פָּנִים (H6440); see v. 50 — the memorial stands permanently before YHWH, closing the chapter in the sanctuary's presence.
יְהוָֽהYHWHN proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Object of prepositionיְהוָה (H3068).