In the wilderness לא

1and Hashem has spoken to Moshe, thus to say:

2be self avenge the vengeance of the children of Yisroel on the Midyanim; after that will you(sg) gathered become to your people.

3has Moshe spoken to people, so to say: arm of you (PL) men to host/legion, and shall they go on Midyan execute the vengeance of Hashem on Midyan.

4to a thousand of a tribe, to a thousand of a tribe, from all tribes of Yisroel, shall you (PL) send in host/legion.

5are supplied having become from the thousands of Yisroel to a thousand of a tribe, twelve a thousand armed host/legion.

6and Moshe has them sent in host/legion to a thousand of a tribe, them with Pinchas the son of El'azar the kohen, in host/legion, with the holy vessels and the trumpet sound in his hand.

7and they have war waged on Midyan, so as Hashem has commanded Moshe, and they have killed every male.

8also the kings of Midyan have they killed among their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Tzur, and Chur, and Reva, the five kings of Midyan; also Balaam the son of Be'or have they killed with sword.

9and the children of Yisroel have captured the wives of Midyan, and their small children; and all their beasts, and all their livestock, and their all possessions, have they took away plundered.

10and all their towns in their dwellings, and all their encampments, have they burned up in fire.

11and they have taken the all booty, and the entire spoil, of men and of beasts,

12and have brought the captives and the spoil and the booty to Moshe and to El'azar the kohen, and to the assembly of the children of Yisroel, in camp, on the plains of Moav which at Yarden near Yericho.

13are Moshe, and El'azar the kohen, and all chieftains of the assembly, having come out them to meet outside camp.

14and Moshe has been angry on the officers of the army over host/legion, the elders of a thousand, and the elders of hundred, which are having come from war service.

15and Moshe has to them said: have you (PL) allowed alive all females?

16these have they yet, on the incitement of Balaam, brought the children of Yisroel to commit a treachery on Hashem, in the matter of Pe'or, and the plague is having been on the assembly of Hashem.

17and now kill every male among the small children, and kill every woman/female which knows of a man by lying with a male.

18and all children among the females which know not of lying with a male, shall you (PL) let live for you (PL).

19and you (PL), camp outside camp seven days; each which has killed a a soul, and each which has self touched on a slain one, being cleansed you (PL) on third day and on seventh day, you (PL) and your (PL) prisoners.

20and every garment, and every thing of hide/leather, and all that which is made of goat's hair, and every wooden vessel, shall you (PL) you (PL) cleanse.

21and El'azar the kohen has said to the legion people/army which are having gone in battle: this is the law of the instruction which Hashem has commanded Moshe:

22but this gold, and this silver, this bronze/copper, this iron, this tin, and this lead,

23all that which can come (withstand) in fire, shall you (PL) make pass through by fire, and it will become tahor/clean; but it must purified become with water of sprinkling. and all that which can not come in fire, shall you (PL) make pass through by water.

24and you (PL) shall wash your (PL) garments on seventh day, and you (PL) will become tahor/clean, and after that may you (PL) come into in camp.

25and Hashem has said to Moshe, so to say:

26take on the number (inventory) of the the prisoner spoil, of men and of beasts, you (sg) and El'azar the kohen, and the chief people/heads of the father's household of the assembly.

27and you(SG) must divide/separate the spoil in half, among the war wagers which are having come out in host/legion, and among the whole assembly.

28and you(SG) must set apart a tribute to Hashem of the war people which are having come out in host/legion; one item of five hundred, of the men, and of the cattle, and of the donkeys, and of the sheep.

29of their half shall you (PL) it take; and you(SG) shall it give to El'azar the kohen, an separation of a portion/contribution to Hashem.

30and of the half of the children of Yisroel shall you (sg) take one taken out from fifty, of the men, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the sheep – of all beasts; and you(SG) shall them give to the Levi'im, which keep the charge/guard duty of the Tabernacle of Hashem.

31and Moshe and El'azar the kohen have done so as Hashem has commanded Moshe.

32and the spoil which is remain after the plunder which this army people has pillaged/plundered, is having been: sheep, six hundred a thousand and seventy a thousand and five a thousand;

33and cattle, two and seventy a thousand;

34and donkeys, one and sixty a thousand;

35and persons of men, of females which have not known of lying with a male – all persons, two and thirty a thousand.

36and a half, the portion of the which are having gone forth in host/legion – the number of of the sheep, is having been three hundred a thousand and thirty a thousand and seven a thousand and five hundred.

37and the tribute to Hashem of the sheep is having been six hundred and five and seventy.

38and the cattle, six and thirty a thousand, and the tribute of them to Hashem, two and seventy.

39and donkeys, thirty a thousand and five hundred; and the tribute of them to Hashem, one and sixty.

40and persons of men, sixteen a thousand; and the tribute of them to Hashem, two and thirty persons.

41and Moshe has delivered the tribute of G-d's separation of a portion/contribution to El'azar the kohen, so as Hashem has Moshe commanded.

42and of the half of the children of Yisroel, which Moshe has removed/separated with the men which are having been in host/legion –

43and the half of the assembly is having been: of the sheep, three hundred a thousand and thirty a thousand and seven a thousand and five hundred;

44and cattle, six and thirty a thousand;

45and donkeys, thirty a thousand and five hundred;

46and persons of men, sixteen a thousand –

47of the half of the children of Yisroel has Moshe taken one taken of fifty, of the men, and of the beasts, and he has them given to the Levi'im, which to keep a watch over the charge/guard duty of the Tabernacle of Hashem, so as Hashem has Moshe commanded.

48and the officers of the army which over the thousands of host/legion, the elders of a thousand, and the elders of hundred, have come near to Moshe;

49and they have said to Moshe: your servants have accepted the number of of the war people which under our hand, and no one of us is not diminished/missing having become.

50have me brought a korban to Hashem, each which he has found, golden things, armlets, and bracelets, rings, earings, and necklaces, expiate/make atonement to be on our soul before Hashem.

51have Moshe and El'azar the kohen taken of them this gold, all kinds of production things (jewels).

52and this whole gold of the separation of a portion/contribution which they have separated to Hashem, is having been sixteen a thousand seven hundred and fifty shekel, of the elders of a thousand, and of the elders of hundred. –

53the legion people/army have pillaged/plundered each (man) for self. –

54and Moshe and El'azar the kohen have taken this gold from the elders of a thousand and from hundred, and have it brought in Tent of Meeting, a memorial portion on the children of Yisroel for Hashem.

English word for word translation of Orthodox Yiddish Torah (OYTORAH) © Artists for Israel International, 2024
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