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and the donkeysוַחֲמֹרִיםwere thirty thousand five hundred,שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹתand their tributeוּמִכְסָםfor YHWHלַיהוָהwas sixty-one;אֶחָד וְשִׁשִּׁים
Numbers 31:39
Study it in the app“and the donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, and their tribute for YHWH was sixty-one;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 31:39, word by word
- and the donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamorim” appears- were thirty thousand five hundredשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- were thirty thousand five hundredאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- were thirty thousand five hundredחֲמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- were thirty thousand five hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” 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 sixty-oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- was sixty-oneשִׁשִּׁיםshishim
sixty
Sixty.
Where else “shishim” appears
The context
38and the cattle were thirty-six thousand, and their tribute for YHWH was seventy-two;
39 · This verse (above)
40and the human beings were sixteen thousand, and their tribute for YHWH was thirty-two persons.