Numbers 31:40

Numbers 31:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty and two persons.
• New International Version (NIV)16,000 people, of whom the tribute for the Lord was 32.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The persons were 16,000, of which the Lord's tribute was 32 persons.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty-two persons.

Context of Numbers 31:40

38The soldiers' half also included 36,000 cows. So there were 72 cows for the Lord. 39The soldiers' half also included 30,500 donkeys. So there were 61 donkeys for the Lord. The soldiers' half also included 16,000 people. So there were 32 people for the Lord. 41Moses gave the part that was for the Lord to Eleazar, the priest. He would offer these to the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 42Moses made the half for the Israelite people separate from the half that was for the soldiers.

Numbers 31:40 word by word

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף וּמִכְסָם֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שְׁנַ֥יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים נָֽפֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the personsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• And the personsאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• sixteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• sixteenשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• of which the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• tributeמֶ֫כֶסmekes · tributeH4371
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147

Commentaries on Numbers 31:40

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-47Verses 25-47 Whatever we have, God justly claims a part. Out of the people's share God required one in fifty, but out of the soldiers' share only one in five hundred. The less opportunity we have of honouring God with personal services, the more should we give in money or value.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-47The plunder was distributed according to the principles established in 31:25–30.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-541-2. the Lord spake unto Moses, Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites--a semi-nomad people, descended from Abraham and Keturah, occupying a tract of country east and southeast of Moab, which lay on the eastern coast of the Dead Sea. They seem to have been the principal instigators of the infamous scheme of seduction, planned to entrap the Israelites into the double crime of idolatry and licentiousness [Nu 25:1-3, 17, 18] by which, it was hoped…Read the comment

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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