New American Standard Bible 2020
Numbers 31:7-35
7So they madeH6633 warH6633 againstH5921 MidianH4080, justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872, and 1they killedH2026 everyH3605 maleH2145. 8They killedH2026 the kingsH4428 of MidianH4080 alongH5921 withH5921 the rest of those killedH2491: 2EviH189, RekemH7552, 3ZurH6698, HurH2354, and RebaH7254, the fiveH2568 kingsH4428 of MidianH4080. They also killedH2026 4BalaamH1109 the sonH1121 of BeorH1160 with the swordH2719. 9And the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 tookH7617 captiveH7617 the womenH802 of MidianH4080 and their littleH2945 onesH2945; and they plunderedH962 allH3605 their cattleH929, allH3605 their flocksH4735, and allH3605 their propertyH2428. 10Then they 5burnedH8313 allH3605 their citiesH5892 whereH4186 they livedH4186 and allH3605 their encampmentsH2918. 11And 6they tookH3947 allH3605 the plunderH7998 and allH3605 the spoilsH4455, both of peopleH120 and of livestockH929. 12They broughtH935 the captivesH7628 and the spoilsH4455 and the plunderH7998 to MosesH4872, to EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and to the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, to the campH4264 at the plainsH6160 of MoabH4124 whichH834 are by the JordanH3383, opposite JerichoH3405.
13And MosesH4872, EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and allH3605 the leadersH5387 of the congregationH5712 wentH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 them outsideH413H4480H2351 the campH4264. 14But MosesH4872 wasH7107 angryH7107 with the officersH6485 of the armyH2428, the commandersH8269 of thousandsH505 and the commandersH8269 of hundredsH3967, who had comeH935 from serviceH6635 in the warH4421. 15And MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “Have you 7sparedH2421 8allH3605 the womenH5347? 169BeholdH2005, they causedH1961 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, through the 10counselH1697 of 11BalaamH1109, to be unfaithfulH4604 to the LordH3068 in the matterH1697 of PeorH6465, so that the plagueH4046 tookH1961 placeH1961 among the congregationH5712 of the LordH3068! 1712NowH6258 therefore, killH2026 everyH3605 maleH2145 among the littleH2945 onesH2945, and killH2026 everyH3605 womanH802 who has knownH3045 a manH376 13intimatelyH4904H2145. 18However, allH3605 the 14girlsH2945H802 whoH834 have not knownH3045 a 15manH2145 intimatelyH4904H2145, keepH2421 aliveH2421 for yourselves. 1916And as for you, campH2583 outsideH4480H2351 the campH4264 for sevenH7651 daysH3117; whoeverH3605 has killedH2026 a personH5315 and whoeverH3605 has touchedH5060 anyone killedH2491, purifyH2398 yourselves, you and your captivesH7628, on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117. 20And you shall purifyH2398 for yourselves everyH3605 garmentH899, everyH3605 articleH3627 of leatherH5785, everyH3605 workH4639 of goats’H5795 hair, and everyH3605 articleH3627 of woodH6086.”
21Then EleazarH499 the priestH3548 saidH559 to the menH376 of warH6635 who had goneH935 to battleH4421, “ThisH2088 is the statuteH2708 of the LawH8451 whichH834 the LordH3068 has commandedH6680 MosesH4872: 22onlyH389 the goldH2091 and the silverH3701, the bronzeH5178, the ironH1270, the tinH913, and the leadH5777, 23everythingH3605 that can 17withstandH935 the fireH784, you shall passH5674 through the fireH784, and it will beH2891 cleanH2891, onlyH389 it shall be purifiedH2398 with 18waterH4325 for impurityH5079. But whateverH3605H834 cannotH3808 19withstandH935 the fireH784 you shall passH5674 through the waterH4325. 24And you shall washH3526 your clothesH899 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 and you will beH2891 cleanH2891; and afterwardH310 you may enterH935 the campH4264.”
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 20that were capturedH7628, both of peopleH120 and of livestockH929; 27and 21divideH2673 the spoilsH4455 betweenH996 the warriorsH8610H4421 who wentH3318 to battleH6635 and allH3605 the congregationH5712. 28Also, 22collectH7311 a tributeH4371 taxH4371 for the LordH3068 from the menH376 of warH4421 who wentH3318 to battleH4421, oneH259 23in 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 24offeringH8641 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 25performH8104 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 26menH5971 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 27manH2145 intimatelyH4904, in allH3605 were thirty-twoH8147H7970 thousandH505 peopleH5315.
Notes
- 1. Numbers 31:7 Deut 20:13; Judg 21:11; 1 Kin 11:15, 16 ↩
- 2. Numbers 31:8 Josh 13:21 ↩
- 3. Numbers 31:8 Num 25:15 ↩
- 4. Numbers 31:8 Num 31:16; Josh 13:22 ↩
- 5. Numbers 31:10 Lit burned with fire ↩
- 6. Numbers 31:11 Deut 20:14 ↩
- 7. Numbers 31:15 Lit let...live ↩
- 8. Numbers 31:15 Deut 20:14 ↩
- 9. Numbers 31:16 Num 25:1-9 ↩
- 10. Numbers 31:16 Lit word ↩
- 11. Numbers 31:16 Num 31:8 ↩
- 12. Numbers 31:17 Deut 7:2; 20:16-18 ↩
- 13. Numbers 31:17 Lit in bed with a man ↩
- 14. Numbers 31:18 Lit children among the women ↩
- 15. Numbers 31:18 Lit man’s bed ↩
- 16. Numbers 31:19 Num 19:11-22 ↩
- 17. Numbers 31:23 Lit come into ↩
- 18. Numbers 31:23 Num 19:9, 17 ↩
- 19. Numbers 31:23 Lit come into ↩
- 20. Numbers 31:26 Lit of captives ↩
- 21. Numbers 31:27 Josh 22:8 ↩
- 22. Numbers 31:28 Num 18:21-30 ↩
- 23. Numbers 31:28 Lit soul from ↩
- 24. Numbers 31:29 Or uplifted offering, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 25. Numbers 31:30 Num 3:7, 8, 25, 26, 31, 36, 37; 18:3, 4 ↩
- 26. Numbers 31:32 Lit people ↩
- 27. Numbers 31:35 Lit man’s bed ↩
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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