Numbers 31:38 Go deeper

And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and twelve. (KJV)

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וְהַ֨בָּקָ֔רve.Ha.ba.Karand the cattle

Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: cattle

Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT Numbers 31:38 word 1

שִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.Shah[were] six

Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: six

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT Numbers 31:38 word 2

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.Shimand thirty

Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970

Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)

Meaning: thirty

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT Numbers 31:38 word 3

אָ֑לֶף'A.lefthousand

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Numbers 31:38 word 4

וּמִכְסָ֥םu.mikh.Samand tax their

Lemma: מֶ֫כֶס (me.khes) · Strong's: H4371

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tribute

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 31:28, Numbers 31:37, Numbers 31:39, Numbers 31:40, Numbers 31:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4371; TAHOT Numbers 31:38 word 5

לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehfor Yahweh

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 31:38 word 6

שְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yim[was] two

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HAcbda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Numbers 31:38 word 7

וְשִׁבְעִֽים\׃ve.shiv.'Imand seventy

Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657

Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)

Meaning: seventy

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 25:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT Numbers 31:38 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

36,000 {}	→	שֵׁשׁ H8337 six
. . .	→	שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty
. . .	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
cattle	→	בָּקָר H1241 cattle
including a tribute	→	מֶ֫כֶס H4371 tribute
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
of 72	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
. . .	→	שִׁבְעִים H7657 seventy

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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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