| 42And from the half allotted to the children of Israel, which Moses had divided from the men who had gone into the army. |
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מבוּמִמַּֽחֲצִ֖ית בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ חָצָ֣ה משֶׁ֔ה מִן־הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖ים הַצֹּֽבְאִֽים: |
| And from the half allotted to the children of Israel, which Moses had divided: on behalf of the community, for he took it for them from the men who had gone out to war. |
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וּמִמַּֽחֲצִית בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר חָצָה משֶׁה:
לָעֵדָה, וְהוֹצִיאָהּ לָהֶם מן האנשים הצבאים:
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| 43The community's half [consisted of] three hundred and thirty seven thousand, five hundred sheep. |
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מגוַתְּהִ֛י מֶֽחֱצַ֥ת הָֽעֵדָ֖ה מִן־הַצֹּ֑אן שְׁלֽשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֨לֶף֙ וּשְׁלשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וַֽחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת: |
| The community’s half [consisted of]: such and such. |
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וַתְּהִי מֶֽחֱצַת הָֽעֵדָה:
כָּךְ וְכָךְ:
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| 44Thirty six thousand cattle. |
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מדוּבָקָ֕ר שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלשִׁ֖ים אָֽלֶף: |
| 45Thirty thousand five hundred donkeys. |
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מהוַֽחֲמֹרִ֕ים שְׁלשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַֽחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת: |
| 46And sixteen thousand people. |
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מווְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף: |
| 47Moses took one part out of fifty from the half of the children of Israel, the people and the animals, and gave them to the Levites, the guardians of the Lord's sanctuary as G-d commanded Moses. |
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מזוַיִּקַּ֨ח משֶׁ֜ה מִמַּֽחֲצִ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־הָֽאָחֻז֙ אֶחָ֣ד מִן־הַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים מִן־הָֽאָדָ֖ם וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם לַֽלְוִיִּ֗ם שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֔ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה: |
| Moses took etc.: |
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וַיִּקַּח משֶׁה וגו':
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| 48The officers appointed over the army's thousands, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, approached Moses. |
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מחוַיִּקְרְבוּ֙ אֶל־משֶׁ֔ה הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְאַלְפֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א שָׂרֵ֥י הָֽאֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֽוֹת: |
| The officers: Heb. הַפְּקֻדִים, those appointed. |
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הַפְּקֻדִים:
הַמְמֻנִּים:
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| 49They said to Moses, "Your servants counted the soldiers who were in our charge, and not one man was missing from us. |
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מטוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־משֶׁ֔ה עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ נָּֽשְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ וְלֹֽא־נִפְקַ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ אִֽישׁ: |
| not…missing: Heb. ולֹא נִפְקַד, there is not one missing. The Targum [Onkelos] renders לָא שְׁגָא which in Aramaic also means ‘missing,’ as in “I would suffer its loss (אֲחַטֶּנָּה)” (Gen. 31:39) which the Targum renders, “what was missing (שַׁגְיָא) from the count.” Similarly, “for your seat will be vacant (יִפָּקֵד)” (I Sam. 20:18)-the place where you sit will be missing, the one who usually sits there. Similarly, וַיִפָּקֵד מְקוֹם דָּוד “David’s place was vacant” (ibid. 25); his place was missing, and no one was sitting there. |
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וְלֹֽא־נִפְקַד:
לֹא נֶחְסַר, וְתַרְגּוּמוֹ "לָא שְׁגָא", אַף הוּא בִּלְשׁוֹן אֲרַמִי חִסָּרוֹן, כְּמוֹ "אָנֹכִי אֲחַטֶּנָּה" (בראשית ל"א) תַרְגּוּמוֹ "דַּהֲוַת שָׁגְיָא מִמִּנְיָנָא", וְכֵן "כִּי יִפָּקֵד מוֹשָׁבֶךָ" (שמואל א כ') — יֶחְסַר מְקוֹם מוֹשָׁבְךָ, אִישׁ הָרָגִיל לֵישֵׁב שָׁם, וְכֵן "וַיִּפָּקֵד מְקוֹם דָּוִד" (שם) — נֶחְסַר מְקוֹמוֹ וְאֵין אִישׁ יוֹשֵׁב שָׁם:
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| 50We therefore wish to bring an offering for the Lord. Any man who found a gold article, be it an anklet, a bracelet, a ring, an earring, or a body ornament, to atone for our souls before the Lord. |
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נוַנַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־קָרְבַּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֗ה אִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָצָ֤א כְלִֽי־זָהָב֙ אֶצְעָדָ֣ה וְצָמִ֔יד טַבַּ֖עַת עָגִ֣יל וְכוּמָ֑ז לְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה: |
| anklet: Heb. אֶצְעָדָה, bangles for the foot. |
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אֶצְעָדָה:
אֵלּוּ צְמִידִים שֶׁל רֶגֶל:
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| bracelet: Heb. וְצָמִיד, [bangles] for the hand. |
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וְצָמִיד:
שֶׁל יָד:
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| earring: Heb. עָגִיל, earrings. |
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עָגִיל:
נִזְמֵי אֹזֶן:
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| body ornament: Heb. וְכוּמָז, a form for the female genitalia, to atone for their sinful thoughts concerning the Midianite women. — [Shab. 64a] |
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וְכוּמָז:
דְּפוּס שֶׁל בֵּית הָרֶחֶם, לְכַפֵּר הִרְהוּר הַלֵּב שֶׁל בְּנוֹת מִדְיָן (שבת ס"ד):
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| 51Moses and Eleazar the kohen took all the gold articles from them. |
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נאוַיִּקַּ֨ח משֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־הַזָּהָ֖ב מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כֹּ֖ל כְּלִ֥י מַֽעֲשֶֽׂה: |
| 52The total of the gift of gold which they dedicated to the Lord [amounted to] sixteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty shekels; this was from the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds. |
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נבוַיְהִ֣י | כָּל־זְהַ֣ב הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵרִ֨ימוּ֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה שִׁשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף שְׁבַע־מֵא֥וֹת וַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שָׁ֑קֶל מֵאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָֽאֲלָפִ֔ים וּמֵאֵ֖ת שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֽוֹת: |
| 53The soldiers had seized spoils for themselves. |
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נגאַנְשֵׁי֙ הַצָּבָ֔א בָּֽזְז֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לֽוֹ: |
| 54Moses and Eleazar the kohen took the gold from the commanders of the thousands and hundreds and brought it to the Tent of Meeting, as a remembrance for the children of Israel before the Lord. |
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נדוַיִּקַּ֨ח משֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶת־הַזָּהָ֔ב מֵאֵ֛ת שָׂרֵ֥י הָֽאֲלָפִ֖ים וְהַמֵּא֑וֹת וַיָּבִ֤אוּ אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד זִכָּר֥וֹן לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה: |
