Numbers 31:21

“Eleazar the priest said to the men of the army who had gone to the war, “This is the statute of the instruction that YHWH commanded Moses:”

Numbers 31:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 31:21, word by word

Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar

Eleazar

Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.

Where else “elazar” appears
the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohen” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anshe” appears
of the armyצָּבָאtsava

army

An army.

Where else “tsava” appears
who had goneבָּאִיםbaim

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “baim” appears
to the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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the statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

Where else “chukat” appears
of the instructionתּוֹרָהtora

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsiva” appears
Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears

The context

20And every garment, and every article of skin, and every work of goats’ hair, and every article of wood, you shall purify.”

21 · This verse (above)

22Only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

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