Numbers 31:51

Numbers 31:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted from them the gold—all the crafted articles.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments.

Context of Numbers 31:51

49and they said to Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war who were under our hand, and there is not one man of us lacking. 50So we present the offering of Jehovah, that which each one hath found, jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah. And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, all manner of wrought jewels. 52And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered to Jehovah was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels, from the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds. 53(The men of war had taken spoil each one for himself.)

Numbers 31:51 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־הַזָּהָ֖ב מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כֹּ֖ל כְּלִ֥י מַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Numbers 31:51

• Numbers 7:2that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, the princes of the tribes, they that were over them that had been numbered, offered;

Commentaries on Numbers 31:51

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 48-54Verses 48-54 The success of the Israelites had been very remarkable, so small a company overcoming such multitudes, but it was still more wonderful that not one was slain or missing. They presented the gold they found among the spoils, as an offering to the Lord. Thus they confessed, that instead of claiming a reward for their service, they needed forgiveness of much that had been amiss, and desired to be thankful for the preservation of their lives…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50-54The commanders happily offered gold objects to show gratitude for a great victory with no loss of life (see Exodus 30:12). Ancient art and literature show that the Midianites and other desert peoples, both men and women, wore gold jewelry. They used it as decoration, and as a form of wealth they could take with them (for example, Judges 8:24–26). Moses and Eleazar brought this large collection to the Tent of Meeting as a memorial of this special event…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 48-5448-54. officers ... said ... there lacketh not one man of us--A victory so signal, and the glory of which was untarnished by the loss of a single Israelitish soldier, was an astonishing miracle. So clearly betokening the direct interposition of Heaven, it might well awaken the liveliest feelings of grateful acknowledgment to God (Psa 44:2, 3). The oblation they brought for the Lord "was partly an atonement" or reparation for their error (Nu 31:14-16), for…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 31:51

• Gold
• Jewels
• Liberality
• Spoils
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Eleazar
• Moses
• Jericho
• Prey
• Purify
• Abel-Shittim
• Balaam
• Numbers, Book of
• Zimri (1)
• Metals

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