Numbers 31:14

Numbers 31:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle.

Context of Numbers 31:14

12They took all the prisoners and the things that they had taken to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest. They brought them to the camp of the Israelites. That was on the flat ground in Moab beside the Jordan River. Jericho was on the other side of the river. 13Moses, Eleazar and the leaders of the Israelites went to meet them outside the camp. Moses was angry with the leaders and the officers of the army who had come back from the battle against the Midianites. 15Moses said to them, ‘Why have you let all the women live? 16You should not have done that. These women caused the Israelites to turn against the Lord. They did what Balaam said to them at Peor. As a result, a bad disease killed many of the Lord's people.

Numbers 31:14 word by word

וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּקוּדֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל שָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְּבָ֥א הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• was wrothקָצַףqâtsaph · be angryH7107
• with the officersפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• of the hostחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• the captainsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• over thousandsאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• over hundredsמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• which cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• fromצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: dutyH6635
• the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for Numbers 31:14

• Numbers 12:3Moses was a very humble man. He was the most humble person in the whole world.
• Exodus 32:19Then Moses arrived at the camp. He saw the gold calf. He saw that the people were dancing. He became very angry. He threw the two flat stones that he was carrying onto the ground. He broke them into pieces there at the bottom of the mountain.
• Leviticus 10:16Moses looked for the goat that was to atone for the people's sin. Moses was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, sons of Aaron. He was angry because they had burnt the goat.
• 1 Samuel 15:13Samuel went and he found Saul. Saul said to Samuel, ‘I pray that the Lord will bless you. I have obeyed the Lord's command.’
• 1 Kings 20:42The prophet said to the king, ‘This is what the Lord says to you: “I decided that a man should die, but you have let him go free. So you must pay for his life with your life. Your people will receive the trouble that his people deserved.” ’
• 2 Kings 13:19The man of God then became angry with King Jehoash. He said, ‘You should have hit the ground five times or six times. Then you would have completely destroyed Syria's army. But now you will only win three battles against Syria.’
• Ephesians 4:26When you are angry, do not do anything bad as a result. Once the day comes to an end, do not continue to be angry.

Commentaries on Numbers 31:14

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 The sword of war should spare women and children; but the sword of justice should know no distinction, but that of guilty or not guilty. This war was the execution of a righteous sentence upon a guilty nation, in which the women were the worst criminals. The female children were spared, who, being brought up among the Israelites, would not tempt them to idolatry. The whole history shows the hatefulness of sin, and the guilt of tempting…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16Moses was angry: God had commanded the Israelites to destroy everything. But the Midianite women who had followed Balaam’s advice were allowed to live. These women had played a major role in leading Israel into sin at Baal Peor.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host--The displeasure of the great leader, though it appears the ebullition of a fierce and sanguinary temper, arose in reality from a pious and enlightened regard to the best interests of Israel. No order had been given for the slaughter of the women, and in ancient war they were commonly reserved for slaves. By their antecedent conduct, however, the Midianitish women had forfeited all claims to mild or…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 31:14

• Armies
• Captive
• Government
• Moses
• Sanitation
• War

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Army
• Prey
• Purify
• Abel-Shittim
• Balaam
• Bishop
• Numbers, Book of
• Slave; Slavery
• Zimri (1)

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