37
and the tributeוַ הַמֶּכֶסfor YHWHלַיהוָהfromמִןthe sheepהַצֹּאןwasיְהִיsix hundred seventy-five;שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁבְעִים
Numbers 31:37
Study it in the app“and the tribute for YHWH from the sheep was six hundred seventy-five;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 31:37, word by word
- and the tributeמֶּכֶסmeches
tribute
Tribute: a portion set apart according to a count.
Where else “meches” appears- for YHWHיהוָהyhva
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.
Where else “yhva” appears- the sheepצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- six hundred seventy-fiveשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- six hundred seventy-fiveמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- six hundred seventy-fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- six hundred seventy-fiveשִׁבְעִיםshivim
seventy
Seventy.
Where else “shivim” appears
The context
36The half —the portion of those who went out to the army— was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;
37 · This verse (above)
38and the cattle were thirty-six thousand, and their tribute for YHWH was seventy-two;