King James Version

Numbers 31:2

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

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נְקֹ֗םneqomavengeנָקַםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “avenge”, a commandH5358to grudge, i.e. avenge or punishavenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), [idiom] surely, take vengeance.נִקְמַת֙niqmatrevengeנְקָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “revenge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5360avengement, whether the act of the passion[phrase] avenge, revenge(-ing), vengeance.בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.מֵאֵ֖תmeetfrom amongאֵתpreposition, preposition — “from among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.הַמִּדְיָנִ֑יםhamidyanimthe Midianite. Compare H4092מִדְיָנִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Midianite. Compare H4092”, the ordinary formH4084a Midjanite or descendant (native) of MidjanMidianite. Compare H4092 (מְדָנִי).אַחַ֖רacharafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…תֵּאָסֵ֥ףteasefdestroyאָסַףverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).עַמֶּֽיךָameykhapeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites — afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'

World English Bible

“Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”

Darby Translation

Avenge the children of Israel upon the Midianites; afterwards shalt thou be gathered unto thy peoples.

Douay-Rheims

Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Avenge the wrongs of the children of Israel on the Madianites, and afterwards thou shalt be added to thy people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐκδίκει τὴν ἐκδίκησιν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ τῶν Μαδιανιτῶν, καὶ ἔσχατον προστεθήσῃ πρὸς τὸν λαόν σου.