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Then the appointed officersוַ הַפְּקֻדִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere over the thousandsלְאַלְפֵיof the army,הַצָּבָאthe commandersשָׂרֵיof thousandsהָאֲלָפִיםand the commandersוְשָׂרֵיof hundreds,הַמֵּאוֹתcame nearיִּקְרְבוּto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁה
Numbers 31:48
Study it in the app“Then the appointed officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 31:48, word by word
- Then the appointed officersפְּקֻדִיםpekudim
appoint
To put someone in charge.
Where else “pekudim” appears- were over the thousandsאַלְפֵיalfe
division
A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.
Where else “alfe” appears- of the armyצָּבָאtsava
army
An army.
Where else “tsava” appears- the commandersשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of hundredsמֵּאוֹתmeot
captain of hundred
Leaders of groups of 100 soldiers.
Where else “meot” appears- came nearיִּקְרְבוּyikrvu
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrvu” appears- to 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
The context
47from the half of the sons of Israel Moses took the one drawn out of every fifty, of the people and of the animals, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the dwelling of YHWH, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
48 · This verse (above)
49and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken the count of the men of war who are in our hand, and not a man is missing from us.