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“Executeנְקֹםthe vengeanceנִקְמַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלonמֵthe Midianites;הַמִּדְיָנִיםafterwardאַחַרyou shall be gatheredתֵּאָסֵףto your people.”אֶל עַמֶּיךָ
Numbers 31:2
Study it in the app““Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your people.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 31:2, word by word
- “Executeנְקֹםnekom
avenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “nekom” appears- the vengeanceנִקְמַתnikmat
vengeance
Vengeance: punishment given for a wrong received.
Where else “nikmat” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the Midianitesמִּדְיָנִיםmidyanim
Midianite
Midianite: a descendant of Midian, son of Abraham and Keturah.
Where else “midyanim” appears- you shall be gatheredתֵּאָסֵףteasef
join ancestors
To die and be placed with one's own who have died before.
Where else “teasef” appears- to your peopleעַמֶּיame
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “ame” appears
The context
1YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the army, and let them be against Midian to execute the vengeance of YHWH on Midian.