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and the human beingsוְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָםwere sixteen thousand,שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָלֶףand their tributeוּמִכְסָםfor YHWHלַיהוָהwas thirty-twoשְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁיםpersons.נָפֶשׁ
Numbers 31:40
Study it in the app“and the human beings were sixteen thousand, and their tribute for YHWH was thirty-two persons.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 31:40, word by word
- and the human beingsנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- and the human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- were sixteen thousandשִׁשָּׁהshisha
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shisha” appears- were sixteen thousandעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- were sixteen 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 thirty-twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shenayim” appears- was thirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears
The context
39and the donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, and their tribute for YHWH was sixty-one;
40 · This verse (above)
41Moses gave the tribute, the contribution of YHWH, to Eleazar the priest, as YHWH had commanded Moses.