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

12and brought the prisoners of war, the loot, and everything to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the community of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. 13Moses, the priest Eleazar, and all the leaders of the community went outside the camp to meet them. Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of the companies and battalions, who were returning from battle. 15“Why did you let all the women live?” he asked them. 16“Remember, they were the ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the Israelites to be unfaithful to the Lord in the incident that took place at Peor. The Lord’s community experienced a plague at that time.

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 12:3(Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)
• Exodus 32:19When he came near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. In a burst of anger Moses threw down the tablets and smashed them at the foot of the mountain.
• Leviticus 10:16Moses tried to find out what had happened to the male goat that was supposed to be the offering for sin. To his surprise, it had already been burned. So he became angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s surviving sons.
• 1 Samuel 15:13Samuel came to Saul, who said, “The Lord bless you. I carried out the Lord’s instructions.”
• 1 Kings 20:42The prophet told him, “This is what the Lord says: You let the man go. He was claimed by God and should have been killed. For that reason your life will be taken in place of his life and your people in place of his people.”
• 2 Kings 13:19Then the man of God became angry with him. “You should have stomped five or six times!” he said. “Then you would have completely defeated the Arameans. But now you will only defeat the Arameans three times.”
• Ephesians 4:26Be angry without sinning. Don’t go to bed 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