New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 31:25-47
25Then the LordH3068 spokeH559 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 26“You and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 and the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of the congregationH5712 takeH5375 a countH7218 of the bootyH4455 1that was capturedH7628, both of manH120 and of animalH929; 27and 2divideH2673 the bootyH4455 betweenH996 the warriorsH4421 who wentH3318 out to battleH4421 and allH3605 the congregationH5712. 283LevyH7311 a taxH4371 for the LordH3068 from the menH376 of warH4421 who wentH3318 out to battleH4421, oneH259 4in fiveH2568 hundredH3967 of the personsH120 and of the cattleH1241 and of the donkeysH2543 and of the sheepH6629; 29takeH3947 it from their halfH4276 and giveH5414 it to EleazarH499 the priestH3548, as an 5offeringH8641 to the LordH3068. 30From the sonsH1121 of Israel’sH3478 halfH4276, you shall takeH3947 oneH259 drawnH270 out of every fiftyH2572 of the personsH120, of the cattleH1241, of the donkeysH2543 and of the sheepH6629, from allH3605 the animalsH929, and giveH5414 them to the LevitesH3881 who 6keepH8104 chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068.” 31MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 didH6213 justH3512 as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872.
32Now the bootyH4455 that remainedH1961H3499 from the spoilH957 whichH834 the 7menH5971 of warH6635 had plunderedH962 was 675,000H8337H3967H505H7657H2568 sheepH6629, 33and 72,000H8147H7657H505 cattleH1241, 34and 61,000H259H8346H505 donkeysH2543, 35and of humanH120 beingsH5315, of the womenH802 whoH834 had not knownH3045 manH2145 8intimatelyH4904H2145, allH3605 the personsH5315 were 32,000H8147H7970H505.
36The halfH4275, the portionH2506 of those who wentH3318 out to warH6635, was as follows: the numberH4557 of sheepH6629 was 337,500H7969H3967H505H7970H7651H2568, 37and the Lord’sH3068 levyH4371 of the sheepH6629 was 675H8337H3967H2568H7657; 38and the cattleH1241 were 36,000H7970H8337H505, from which the Lord’sH3068 levyH4371 was 72H8147H7657; 39and the donkeysH2543 were 30,500H7970H505H2568H3967, from which the Lord’sH3068 levyH4371 was 61H259H8346; 40and the humanH120 beingsH5315 were 16,000H8337H6240H505, from whom the Lord’sH3068 levyH4371 was 32H8147H7970 personsH5315. 41MosesH4872 gaveH5414 the levyH4371 which was the Lord’sH3068 offeringH8641 to EleazarH499 the priestH3548, justH3512 9as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872.
42As for the sonsH1121 of Israel’sH3478 halfH4276, whichH834 MosesH4872 10separatedH2673 from the menH376 who had goneH6633 to warH6633-- 43now the congregation’sH5712 halfH4275 was 337,500H7969H3967H505H7970H7651H2568 sheepH6629, 44and 36,000H8337H7970H505 cattleH1241, 45and 30,500H7970H505H2568H3967 donkeysH2543, 46and the humanH120 beingsH5315 were 16,000H8337H6240H505-- 47and from the sonsH1121 of Israel’sH3478 halfH4276, MosesH4872 tookH3947 oneH259 drawnH270 out of every fiftyH2572, bothH4480 of manH120 and of animalsH929, and gaveH5414 them to the LevitesH3881, who keptH8104 chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068, justH3512 as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872.
Notes
- 1. Numbers 31:26 Lit of captives ↩
- 2. Numbers 31:27 Josh 22:8 ↩
- 3. Numbers 31:28 Num 18:21-30 ↩
- 4. Numbers 31:28 Lit soul from ↩
- 5. Numbers 31:29 Lit heave offering, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 6. Numbers 31:30 Num 3:7, 8, 25, 26, 31, 36, 37; 18:3, 4 ↩
- 7. Numbers 31:32 Lit people ↩
- 8. Numbers 31:35 Lit by lying with a man ↩
- 9. Numbers 31:41 Num 5:9, 10; 18:19 ↩
- 10. Numbers 31:42 Or divided ↩
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
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