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And from the halfוּמִמַּחֲצִיתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhichאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהhad dividedחָצָהfromמִןthe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho had foughtהַצֹּבְאִים
Numbers 31:42
Study it in the app“And from the half of the sons of Israel, which Moses had divided from the men who had fought”
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Numbers 31:42, word by word
- And from the halfמַּחֲצִיתmachatsit
half
One of the two equal parts of something, like «half a shekel» or half of a tribe.
Where else “machatsit” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- had dividedחָצָהchatsa
divide
To split into parts, share out.
Where else “chatsa” appears- the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- who had foughtצֹּבְאִיםtsovim
wage war
To make war against someone.
Where else “tsovim” appears
The context
41Moses gave the tribute, the contribution of YHWH, to Eleazar the priest, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
42 · This verse (above)
43—the half of the community was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred of the sheep,