Numbers 31:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then they burnedשָׂרְפ֖וּ
(sa·re·fu)
8313: to burna prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙
(a·rei·hem)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
where they livedבְּמֹ֣ושְׁבֹתָ֔ם
(be·mo·vsh·vo·tam,)
4186: a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellersfrom yashab
and allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
their campsטִֽירֹתָ֑ם
(ti·ro·tam;)
2918: encampment, battlementfrom the same as tur
with fire.בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
(ba·'esh.)
784: a firea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they burnt
saraph  (saw-raf')
to be (causatively, set) on fire -- (cause to, make a) burn(-ing), up) kindle, utterly.
all their cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a 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.
wherein they dwelt
mowshab  (mo-shawb')
a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
and all their goodly castles
tiyrah  (tee-raw')
a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet -- (goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row.
with fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then they burned all their cities where they lived and all their camps with fire.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites lived, as well as all their encampments,

International Standard Version
They burned every town where they had lived and incinerated all of their encampments.

NET Bible
They burned all their towns where they lived and all their encampments.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They burned all the cities where the Midianites lived and all their settlements.

King James 2000 Bible
And they burnt all their cities in which they dwelt, and all their encampments, with fire.
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