King James Version

Numbers 31:10

And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

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וְאֵ֤תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עָרֵיהֶם֙areyhemcityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.בְּמ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔םbemoshevotamin seatמוֹשָׁבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in seat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4186a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, populationassembly, dwell in, dwelling(-place), wherein (that) dwelt (in), inhabited place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning.וְאֵ֖תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).טִֽירֹתָ֑םtirotamcastleטִירָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2918a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet(goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.שָׂרְפ֖וּsarefvburn , up) kindleשָׂרַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “burn , up) kindle”, a completed actionH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.בָּאֵֽשׁbaeshin fireאֵשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

and all their cities, with their habitations, and all their towers, they have burnt with fire.

World English Bible

All their cities in the places in which they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire.

Darby Translation

and all their cities in their settlements and all their encampments they burned with fire.

Douay-Rheims

And all their cities, and their villages, and castles, they burned.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they burnt with fire all their cities in the places of their habitation, and they burnt their villages with fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πάσας τὰς πόλεις αὐτῶν τὰς ἐν ταῖς κατοικίαις αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰς ἐπαύλεις αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησαν ἐν πυρί.

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Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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