New American Standard Bible 2020
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 spoilsH4455 1that were capturedH7628, both of peopleH120 and of livestockH929; 27and 2divideH2673 the spoilsH4455 betweenH996 the warriorsH8610H4421 who wentH3318 to battleH6635 and allH3605 the congregationH5712. 28Also, 3collectH7311 a tributeH4371 taxH4371 for the LordH3068 from the menH376 of warH4421 who wentH3318 to battleH4421, oneH259 4in fiveH2568 hundredH3967 of the personsH120, of the cattleH1241, 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. 30And from the sonsH1121 of Israel’sH3478 halfH4276, you shall takeH3947 oneH259 drawnH270 from 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 6performH8104 the dutyH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068.” 31MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 didH6213 justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872.
32Now the spoilsH4455 that remainedH1961H3499 from the plunderH957 whichH834 the 7menH5971 of warH6635 had plunderedH962 was 675,000H8337H3967H505H7657H2568 sheepH6629, 33seventy-twoH8147H7657 thousandH505 cattleH1241, 34sixty-oneH259H8346 thousandH505 donkeysH2543, 35and of captive peopleH5315H120, of the womenH802 whoH834 had not knownH3045 a 8manH2145 intimatelyH4904, in allH3605 were thirty-twoH8147H7970 thousandH505 peopleH5315.
36The halfH4275, the shareH2506 of those who wentH3318 to warH6635, was as follows: the numberH4557 of sheepH6629 was 337,500H7969H3967H505H7970H7651H2568, 37the Lord’sH3068 tributeH4371 taxH4371 of the sheepH6629 was 675H8337H3967H2568H7657; 38the cattleH1241 were thirty-sixH7970H8337 thousandH505, from which the Lord’sH3068 tributeH4371 taxH4371 was seventy-twoH8147H7657; 39the donkeysH2543 were 30,500H7970H505H2568H3967, from which the Lord’sH3068 tributeH4371 taxH4371 was sixty-oneH259H8346; 40and the captive peopleH5315H120 were sixteenH8337H6240 thousandH505, from whom the Lord’sH3068 tributeH4371 taxH4371 was thirty-twoH8147H7970 personsH5315. 41And MosesH4872 gaveH5414 the tributeH4371 taxH4371, 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 toH6633 warH6633-- 43now the congregation’sH5712 halfH4275 was 337,500H7969H3967H505H7970H7651H2568 sheepH6629, 44thirty-sixH8337H7970 thousandH505 cattleH1241, 4530,500H7970H505H2568H3967 donkeysH2543, 46and the captive peopleH5315H120 were sixteenH8337H6240 thousandH505-- 47from the sonsH1121 of Israel’sH3478 halfH4276 MosesH4872 tookH3947 oneH259 drawnH270 from every fiftyH2572, bothH4480 of peopleH120 and of animalsH929, and gaveH5414 them to the LevitesH3881, who performedH8104 the dutyH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068, justH3512 asH3512 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 Or uplifted 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 man’s bed ↩
- 9. Numbers 31:41 Num 5:9, 10; 18:19 ↩
- 10. Numbers 31:42 Lit 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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