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A thousandאֶלֶףfrom each tribe,לַמַּטֶּהa thousandאֶלֶףfrom each tribe,לַמַּטֶּהof allלְכֹלthe tribesמַטּוֹתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלyou shall sendתִּשְׁלְחוּto the army.”לַצָּבָא
Numbers 31:4
Study it in the app“A thousand from each tribe, a thousand from each tribe, of all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the army.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 31:4, word by word
- A thousandאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- from each tribeמַּטֶּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” 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- you shall sendתִּשְׁלְחוּtishlchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “tishlchu” appears- to the armyצָּבָאtsava
war
War, going out to fight.
Where else “tsava” appears
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5So there were handed over from the thousands of Israel a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for the army.