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and the cattleוְהַבָּקָרwere thirty-six thousand,שִׁשָּׁה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אָלֶףand their tributeוּמִכְסָםfor YHWHלַיהוָהwas seventy-two;שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁבְעִים
Numbers 31:38
Study it in the app“and the cattle were thirty-six thousand, and their tribute for YHWH was seventy-two;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 31:38, word by word
- and the cattleבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- were thirty-six thousandשִׁשָּׁהshisha
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shisha” appears- were thirty-six thousandשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- were thirty-six thousandאָלֶףalef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alef” appears- and their tributeמִכְסָmichsa
tribute
Tribute: a portion set apart according to a count.
Where else “michsa” 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- was seventy-twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shenayim” appears- was seventy-twoשִׁבְעִיםshivim
seventy
Seventy.
Where else “shivim” appears
The context
37and the tribute for YHWH from the sheep was six hundred seventy-five;
38 · This verse (above)
39and the donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, and their tribute for YHWH was sixty-one;