Numbers 31:45

Numbers 31:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
• New International Version (NIV)30,500 donkeys
• English Standard Version (ESV)and 30,500 donkeys,
• New King James Version (NKJV)thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

Context of Numbers 31:45

43now the congregation’s half was 337,500 sheep, 44and 36,000 cattle, and 30,500 donkeys, 46and the human beings were 16,000-- 47and from the sons of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animals, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Numbers 31:45 word by word

וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• and 30,500שְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• and 30,500אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and 30,500חָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• and 30,500מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• donkeysחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543

Commentaries on Numbers 31:45

• 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

Topics related to Numbers 31:45

• Armies
• Ass (Donkey)
• Levites
• Servant
• Spoils

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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