American Standard Version
Numbers 31:25-54
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. 41And MosesH4872 gaveH5414 the tribute, which was Jehovah’s heave-offering, unto EleazarH499 the priestH3548, as Jehovah commandedH6680 MosesH4872.
42And of the children of Israel’s halfH4276, which MosesH4872 dividedH2673 off from the menH376 that warred 43(now the congregation’sH5712 halfH4275 wasH1961 threeH7969 hundredH3967 thousandH505 and thirtyH7970 thousandH505, sevenH7651 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 sheepH6629, 44and thirtyH7970 and sixH8337 thousandH505 oxenH1241, 45and thirtyH7970 thousandH505 and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 asses, 46and sixteen thousandH505 personsH5315), 47even of the children of Israel’s halfH4276, MosesH4872 tookH3947 oneH259 drawn out of every fiftyH2572, both of manH120 and of beast, and gaveH5414 them unto the LevitesH3881, that keptH8104 the chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of Jehovah; as Jehovah commandedH6680 MosesH4872.
48And the officers that were over the thousandsH505 of the hostH6635, the captains of thousandsH505, and the captains of hundredsH3967, came near unto MosesH4872; 49and they saidH559 unto MosesH4872, Thy servantsH5650 have takenH5375 the sum of the menH376 of warH4421 that are under our charge, and there lacketh not oneH376 manH376 of us. 50And we have broughtH7126 Jehovah’s oblation, what every manH376 hath gotten, of jewels of goldH2091, ankle-chains, and braceletsH6781, signet-rings, ear-rings, and armletsH685, to make atonementH3722 for our soulsH5315 before Jehovah. 51And MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 tookH3947 the goldH2091 of them, even all wrought jewels. 52And all the goldH2091 of the heave-offering that they offeredH7311 up to Jehovah, of the captains of thousandsH505, and of the captains of hundredsH3967, wasH1961 sixteen thousandH505 sevenH7651 hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572 shekelsH8255. 53(For the menH376 of warH6635 had takenH962 booty, every manH376 for himself.) 54And MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 tookH3947 the goldH2091 of the captains of thousandsH505 and of hundredsH3967, and broughtH935 it into the tentH168 of meetingH4150, for a memorialH2146 for the children of IsraelH3478 before Jehovah.
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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