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And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. (KJV)

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וַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.Berand he spoke

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 1

מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 3

הָעָ֣םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 4

לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 5

הֵחָלְצ֧וּhe.chal.Tzube equipped

Lemma: חָלַץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2502B

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNv2mp)

Meaning: to arm

Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 31:5, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:20, Numbers 32:21, Numbers 32:27, Numbers 32:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2502B; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 6

מֵאִתְּכֶ֛םme.'i.te.Khemfrom with <the> you

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 7

אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.Shimmen

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 8

לַצָּבָ֑אla.tza.Va'for <the> war

Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: army: war

Used 42 times. Also: Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26, Numbers 1:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6635H; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 9

וְיִהְיוּ֙ve.yih.Yuso they may be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 10

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 11

מִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanMidian

Lemma: מִדְיָן (mid.yan) · Strong's: H4080H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Midian

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:16, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:19, Exodus 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4080H; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 12

לָתֵ֥תla.Tetto give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 13

נִקְמַת\־nik.mat-[the] vengeance of

Lemma: נְקָמָה (ne.qa.mah) · Strong's: H5360

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: vengeance

Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 31:2, Judges 11:36, 2 Samuel 4:8, 2 Samuel 22:48, Psalms 18:47, Psalms 79:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5360; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 14

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 15

בְּמִדְיָֽן\׃be.mid.Yanon Midian

Lemma: מִדְיָן (mid.yan) · Strong's: H4080H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Midian

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:16, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:19, Exodus 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4080H; TAHOT Numbers 31:3 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
told	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the people	→	עַם H5971A people
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Arm	→	חָלַץ H2502B to arm
. . .	→	אֵת H0854 with
some of your men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
for war	→	צָבָא H6635H army: war
that they may go	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
against	→	עַל H5921A upon
the Midianites	→	מִדְיָן H4080H Midian
and execute	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
the LORD’s	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
vengeance	→	נְקָמָה H5360 vengeance
on them	→	מִדְיָן H4080H Midian

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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