Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.Numbers 31:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙ עַל־מִדְיָ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ כָּל־זָכָֽר׃
- וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ֙vai.yitz.be.'U“and they waged war”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צָבָא · “to serve” · Strong's H6633
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- מִדְיָ֔ןmid.Yan“Midian”Noun, proper name of a place · from מִדְיָן · “Midian” · Strong's H4080H
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sher“just as”Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
- צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vah“he had commanded”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.Sheh“Moses”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
- וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.Gu“and they killed”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
- כָּל־kol-“every”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- זָכָֽר׃za.Khar“male”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָכָר · “male” · Strong's H2145
Places named in this verse
- Midianregion · Identification: certain · Map of Midian (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Midian on OpenBible.info