Numbers 31:38

Numbers 31:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and twelve.
• New International Version (NIV)36,000 cattle, of which the tribute for the Lord was 72;
• English Standard Version (ESV)The cattle were 36,000, of which the Lord's tribute was 72.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was seventy-two.

Context of Numbers 31:38

36The half, the share of those who went to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500, 37the Lord’s tribute tax of the sheep was 675; the cattle were thirty-six thousand, from which the Lord’s tribute tax was seventy-two; 39the donkeys were 30,500, from which the Lord’s tribute tax was sixty-one; 40and the captive people were sixteen thousand, from whom the Lord’s tribute tax was thirty-two persons.

Numbers 31:38 word by word

וְהַ֨בָּקָ֔ר שִׁשָּׁ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּמִכְסָ֥ם לַיהוָ֖ה שְׁנַ֥יִם וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• the cattleבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• were thirty-sixשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• from which the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• tributeמֶ֫כֶסmekes · tributeH4371
• was seventy-twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• was seventy-twoשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657

Commentaries on Numbers 31:38

• 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 31:38

• Armies
• Servant
• Spoils

In the dictionaries

• Beeves
• Booty
• Prey
• Purify
• Abel-Shittim
• Balaam
• Moses
• Numbers, Book of
• Tribute
• 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