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Numbers 31:16

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And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?	Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.	Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Behold, these^H2007 caused^H1961 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, through the counsel^H1697 of Balaam^H1109, to commit^H4560 trespass^H4604 against the LORD^H3068 in the matter^H1697 of Peor^H6465, and there was a plague^H4046 among the congregation^H5712 of the LORD^H3068.

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Original Hebrew

הֵן הֵנָּה הָיוּ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְבַר בִּלְעָם לִמְסָר־מַעַל בַּיהוָה עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעֹור וַתְּהִי הַמַּגֵּפָה בַּעֲדַת יְהוָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
הֵ֣ן	hen	H2005	HTm	there!
הֵ֜נָּה	He.nah	H2007	HPp3fp	they
הָי֨וּ	ha.Yu	H1961	HVqp3cp	they were
לִ/בְנֵ֤י	li/v.Nei	H1121	HR/Ncmpc	to/ (the) people of
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
בִּ/דְבַ֣ר	bi/d.Var	H1697	HR/Ncmsc	by/ (the) word of
בִּלְעָ֔ם	bil.'Am	H1109	HNp	Balaam
לִ/מְסָר	li/m.sor-	H4560	HR/Vqc	to/ offer
מַ֥עַל	Ma.'al	H4604	HNcmsa	unfaithfulness
בַּ/יהוָ֖ה	ba./Yah.weh	H3068	HR/Np	in/ Yahweh
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
דְּבַר	de.var-	H1697	HNcmsc	(the) matter of
פְּע֑וֹר	pe.'or	H6465	HNp	Peor
וַ/תְּהִ֥י	va./te.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ it was
הַ/מַּגֵּפָ֖ה	ha./ma.ge.Fah	H4046	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ plague
בַּ/עֲדַ֥ת	ba./'a.Dat	H5712	HR/Ncfsc	among/ (the) congregation of
יְהוָֽה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1109 — בִּלְעָם (Bilʻâm, bil-awm'): probably from בַּל and עַם; not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine; Balaam, Bileam.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H2007 — הֵנָּה (hênnâh, hane'-naw): prolongation for הֵן; themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation); [idiom] in, [idiom] such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side, whose, wherein.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H4046 — מַגֵּפָה (maggêphâh, mag-gay-faw'): from נָגַף; a pestilence; by analogy, defeat; ([idiom] be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.
• H4560 — מָסַר (mâçar, maw-sar'): a primitive root; to sunder, i.e. (transitively) set apart, or (reflex.) apostatize; commit, deliver.
• H4604 — מַעַל (maʻal, mah'-al): from מָעַל; treachery, i.e. sin; falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very.
• H5712 — עֵדָה (ʻêdâh, ay-daw'): feminine of עֵד in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd); assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare עֵדָה.
• H6465 — פְּעוֹר (Pᵉʻôwr, peh-ore'): from פָּעַר; a gap; also בַּעַל פְּעוֹר); Peor, a mountain East of Jordan; Baal Peor, (for a deity worshipped there; Peor. See also בֵּית פְּעוֹר.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H2005 — הֵן (hên, hane): a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if; behold, if, lo, though.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and there — Numbers 25:9
• in the matter — Numbers 25:18, Deuteronomy 4:3, Joshua 22:17
• these caused — Numbers 24:14, Numbers 25:1-3, Proverbs 23:27, Ecclesiastes 7:26, 2 Peter 2:15, Revelation 2:14

Reciprocal references (6): Numbers 31:9, Psalms 106:28, Proverbs 7:13, Proverbs 28:10, Micah 6:5, James 3:6

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BALAAM, COUNSEL
• Nave’s: BALAAM, CAPTIVE, SANITATION, WAR, WOMEN

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