Numbers 31:39

Numbers 31:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and one.
• New International Version (NIV)30,500 donkeys, of which the tribute for the Lord was 61;
• English Standard Version (ESV)The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord's tribute was 61.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord’s tribute was sixty-one.

Context of Numbers 31:39

37and the Lord’s levy of the sheep was 675; 38and the cattle were 36,000, from which the Lord’s levy was 72; and the donkeys were 30,500, from which the Lord’s levy was 61; 40and the human beings were 16,000, from whom the Lord’s levy was 32 persons. 41Moses gave the levy which was the Lord’s offering to Eleazar the priest, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Numbers 31:39 word by word

וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וּמִכְסָ֥ם לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֶחָ֥ד וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

• and the donkeysחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• were 30,500שְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• were 30,500אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• were 30,500חָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• were 30,500מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• from which the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• levyמֶ֫כֶסmekes · tributeH4371
• was 61אֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• was 61שִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346

Commentaries on Numbers 31:39

• 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. 25-3925-39. Take the sum of the prey that was taken--that is, of the captives and cattle, which, having been first lumped together according to ancient usage (Ex 15:9; Jud 5:30), were divided into two equal parts: the one to the people at large, who had sustained a common injury from the Midianites and who were all liable to serve: and the other portion to the combatants, who, having encountered the labors and perils of war, justly received the largest share…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 31:39

• Armies
• Servant
• Spoils

In the dictionaries

• Booty
• Prey
• Purify
• Abel-Shittim
• Balaam
• Moses
• Numbers, Book of
• Tribute
• Zimri (1)
• Priest

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