H9002–/וְ–v

(Now the people's half was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand, five hundred sheep,

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (וַ) va. “and”

And thirty-six thousand oxen,

וּבָקָ֕ר (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And thirty thousand, five hundred asses,

וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים (וַ) va. “and”וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (וַ) va. “and”

And sixteen thousand persons;)

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Even from the children of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, men and beasts, and gave them to the Levites who had the care of the House of the Lord; as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

Then the men in authority over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came to Moses,

וְשָׂרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And said to him, Your servants have taken note of the number of all the fighting-men under our orders, and every one is present;

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And we have here an offering for the Lord from what every man took in the war, ornaments of gold, leg-chains and arm-rings, finger-rings, ear-rings, and neck-ornaments, to make our souls free from sin before the Lord.

וְצָמִ֔יד (וְ) ve. “and”וְכוּמָ֑ז (וְ) ve. “and”

So Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, even all the worked ornaments.

וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And the gold which the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds gave, as an offering to be lifted up before the Lord, came to sixteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty shekels.

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים (וַ) va. “and”וּמֵאֵ֖ת (וּ) u. “and”

Then Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold given by the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and took it into the Tent of meeting, to be a sign in memory of the children of Israel before the Lord.

וְאֶלְעָזָ֤ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמֵּא֑וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a great number of cattle: and when they saw that the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was a good place for cattle;

וּמִקְנֶ֣ה׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְלִבְנֵי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,

וּבְנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

וְדִיבֹן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַעְזֵ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִמְרָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂבָ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”וּנְב֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעֹֽן׃ (וּ) u. “and”

The land which the Lord gave into the hands of the children of Israel, is a land for cattle, and your servants have cattle.

וְלַֽעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Moses said to the children of Gad and the children of Reuben, Are your brothers to go to the war, while you take your rest here?

וְלִבְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Why would you take from the children of Israel the desire to go over into the land which the Lord has given them?

וְלָ֣מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

Truly, not one of the men of twenty years old and over who came out of Egypt will see the land which I gave by oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; because they have not been true to me with all their heart;

וָמַ֔עְלָה (וָ) va. “and”וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב (וּֽ) u. “and”

But only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua, the son of Nun: because they have been true to the Lord.

וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ (וִ) vi. “and”

And now you have come to take the place of your fathers, another generation of sinners, increasing the wrath of the Lord against Israel.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones;

וְעָרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

But we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel till we have taken them to their place: but our little ones will be safe in the walled towns against the people of the land.

וַאֲנַ֜חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”

For we will not have our heritage with them on the other side of Jordan and forward; because our heritage has come to us on this side of Jordan to the east.

וָהָ֑לְאָה (וָ) va. “and”

And the land is under the rule of the Lord: then after that you may come back, having done no wrong to the Lord and to Israel; and this land will be yours for your heritage before the Lord.

וְאַחַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (וּ) u. “and”

But if you do not do this, then you are sinners against the Lord; and you may be certain that your sin will have its reward.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְעוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”