American Standard Version
Numbers 31:15-40
15And MosesH4872 saidH559 unto them, Have ye saved all the women aliveH2421? 16Behold, these caused the children of IsraelH3478, through the counsel of BalaamH1109, to commit trespass against Jehovah in the matterH1697 of PeorH6465, and so the plagueH4046 wasH1961 among the congregationH5712 of Jehovah. 17NowH6258 thereforeH6258 killH2026 every maleH2145 among the littleH2945 onesH2945, and killH2026 every womanH802 that hath knownH3045 manH376 by lying with him. 18But all the women-children, that have not knownH3045 man by lying with him, keep aliveH2421 for yourselves. 19And encampH2583 ye without the campH4264 sevenH7651 daysH3117: whosoever hath killedH2026 any personH5315, and whosoever hath touchedH5060 any slainH2026, purifyH2398 yourselves on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, ye and your captivesH7628. 20And as to every garmentH899, and all that is made of skinH5785, and all workH4639 of goats’H5795 hair, and all things made of woodH6086, ye shall purifyH2398 yourselves.
21And EleazarH499 the priestH3548 saidH559 unto the menH376 of warH4421 that wentH935 to the battleH4421, This is the statuteH2708 of the lawH8451 which Jehovah hath commandedH6680 MosesH4872: 22howbeit the goldH2091, and the silverH3701, the brass, the ironH1270, the tinH913, and the leadH5777, 23everythingH3605 that may abide the fireH784, ye shall make to goH935 through the fireH784, and it shall be cleanH2891; neverthelessH389 it shall be purifiedH2891 with the waterH4325 for impurityH5079: and all that abideth not the fireH784 ye shall make to goH935 through the waterH4325. 24And ye shall washH3526 your clothesH899 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, and ye shall be cleanH2891; and afterward ye shall comeH935 into the campH4264.
25And Jehovah spake unto MosesH4872, sayingH559, 26TakeH5375 the sum of the prey that was takenH5375, both of manH120 and of beast, thou, and EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 houses of the congregationH5712; 27and divideH2673 the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in warH4421, that wentH3318 out to battleH4421, and all the congregationH5712. 28And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the menH376 of warH4421 that wentH3318 out to battleH4421: oneH259 soulH5315 of fiveH2568 hundredH3967, both of the personsH5315, and of the oxenH1241, and of the asses, and of the flocksH6629: 29takeH3947 it of their halfH4276, and giveH5414 it unto EleazarH499 the priestH3548, for Jehovah’s heave-offering. 30And of the children of Israel’s halfH4276, thou shalt takeH3947 oneH259 drawn out of every fiftyH2572, of the personsH120, of the oxenH1241, of the asses, and of the flocksH6629, even of all the cattleH929, and giveH5414 them unto the LevitesH3881, that keepH8104 the chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of Jehovah. 31And MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 did as Jehovah commandedH6680 MosesH4872.
32Now the preyH957, over and above the booty which the men of warH6635 tookH962, wasH1961 sixH8337 hundredH3967 thousandH505 and seventyH7657 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 thousandH505 sheepH6629, 33and threescore and twelve thousandH505 oxenH1241, 34and threescore and oneH259 thousandH505 asses, 35and thirtyH7970 and twoH8147 thousandH505 personsH5315 in all, of the womenH802 that had not knownH3045 manH120 by lying with him. 36And the halfH4275, which wasH1961 the portionH2506 of them that wentH3318 out to warH6635, wasH1961 in numberH4557 threeH7969 hundredH3967 thousandH505 and thirtyH7970 thousandH505 and sevenH7651 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 sheepH6629: 37and Jehovah’s tribute of the sheepH6629 wasH1961 sixH8337 hundredH3967 and threescore and fifteen. 38And the oxenH1241 were thirtyH7970 and sixH8337 thousandH505; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and twelve. 39And the asses were thirtyH7970 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and oneH259. 40And the personsH5315 were sixteen thousandH505; of whom Jehovah’s tribute was thirtyH7970 and twoH8147 personsH5315.
Commentaries on Numbers 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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