Numbers 31:54

“Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the sons of Israel before YHWH.”

Numbers 31:54 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 31:54, word by word

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).

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and Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar

Eleazar

Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.

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the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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tookיִּקַּחyikach

accept

To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.

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the goldזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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the commandersשָׂרֵיsare

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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of thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim

division

A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.

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and of hundredsמֵּאוֹתmeot

captain of hundred

Leaders of groups of 100 soldiers.

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and broughtיָּבִאוּyaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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as a memorialזִכָּרוֹןzikaron

memorial

Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.

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for the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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.

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The context

53The men of the army had looted each for himself.

54 · This verse (above)

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