H9001–/וַ–v

and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.

וְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [ergänzt: both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the donkeys, and of the flocks:

וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨ (וַ) va. “and”

take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh's heave-offering.

וְנָתַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Of the children of Israel's half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, [ergänzt: even] of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites, who keep the charge of the tent of Yahweh.

וְנָתַתָּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:

וַתְּהִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”

and Yahweh's tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”

Moses gave the tribute, which was Yahweh's heave-offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

(now the congregation's half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

וַתְּהִ֛י (וַ) va. “and”

even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who kept the charge of the tent of Yahweh; as Yahweh commanded Moses.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”

The officers who were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses;

וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

and they said to Moses, Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our charge, and there lacks not one man of us.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

We have brought Yahweh's offering, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before Yahweh.

וַנַּקְרֵ֞ב (וַ) va. “and”

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all worked jewels.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

All the gold of the heave-offering that they offered up to Yahweh, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֤אוּ (וַ) va “and”

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place was a place for cattle;

וַיִּרְא֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

They said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brothers go to the war, and shall you sit here?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them.

וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנִ֕יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh's anger was kindled in that day, and he swore, saying,

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, who had done evil in the sight of Yahweh, was consumed.

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיְנִעֵם֙ (וַ) va “and”

For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people.

וְיָסַ֣ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִֽׁחַתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”