Numbers 31:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 31:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
מֹשֶׁה֙
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֵחָלְצ֧וּ
châlats
H2502
to arm
מֵאִתְּכֶ֛ם
ʼêth
H854
with
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
לַצָּבָ֑א
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
וְיִהְיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִדְיָ֔ן
Midyân
H4080
Midian
לָתֵ֥ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
נִקְמַת
nᵉqâmâh
H5360
vengeance
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּמִדְיָֽן
Midyân
H4080
Midian
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm you men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Yahweh's vengeance on Midian.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Equip yourselves, some of the men with you, for the war. And they will be against Midian to give the vengeance of Yahweh on Midian.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).