New English Translation
Numbers 31:50
50So we have brought as an offering for the Lord what each man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”
Numbers 31:50 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)So we have brought as an offering to the Lord the gold articles each of us acquired—armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And we have brought the Lord's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore we have brought an offering for the Lord, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”
Context of Numbers 31:50
48Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders over thousands and the commanders over hundreds, approached Moses 49and said to him, “Your servants have taken a count of the men who were in the battle, who were under our authority, and not one is missing. So we have brought as an offering for the Lord what each man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” 51Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all of it in the form of ornaments. 52All the gold of the offering they offered up to the Lord from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds weighed 16,750 shekels.
Read all of Numbers 31Numbers 31:50 word by word
וַנַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־קָרְבַּ֣ן יְהוָ֗ה אִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָצָ֤א כְלִֽי־זָהָב֙ אֶצְעָדָ֣ה וְצָמִ֔יד טַבַּ֖עַת עָגִ֣יל וְכוּמָ֑ז לְכַפֵּ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- We have therefore broughtקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
- an oblationקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
- for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- what every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- hath gottenמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- of jewelsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- chainsאֶצְעָדָה'ets‛âdâh · armletH685
- and braceletsצָמִידtsâmîyd tsâmid · braceletH6781
- ringsטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
- earringsעָגִיל‛âgîyl · ringH5694
- and tabletsכּוּמָזkûmâz · braceletH3558
- to make an atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
- for our soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
Cross-references for Numbers 31:50
- Psalms 107:15Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!
- Psalms 116:12How can I repay the Lord for all his acts of kindness to me?
- Exodus 30:12“When you take a census of the Israelites according to their number, then each man is to pay a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.
- Leviticus 17:11for the life of every living thing is in the blood. So I myself have assigned it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for the blood makes atonement by means of the life.
Commentaries on Numbers 31:50
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50We have - brought an oblation for the Lord - So it appears there was a great deal of booty taken which did not come into the general account; and of this the soldiers, of their own will, made a very extensive offering to God, because he had preserved them from falling in battle. That not one man should have been slain is a most extraordinary circumstance, and powerfully marks the peculiar superintendence of God's especial providence. The Midianites must…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50The “chains” were “armlets” 2 Samuel 1:10. The “rings” were “finger-rings,” or “seal-rings;” and the “tablets” were worn suspended from the neck Exodus 35:22. To make an atonement for our souls before the Lord - Compare Exodus 30:11-16. The atonement was not for any special offence committed (which would have called for a sacrifice of blood-shedding), but rather like the half-shekel given at the census in the Book of Exodus (loc. cite), was an…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 48-54Verses 48-54 The success of the Israelites had been very remarkable, so small a company overcoming such multitudes, but it was still more wonderful that not one was slain or missing. They presented the gold they found among the spoils, as an offering to the Lord. Thus they confessed, that instead of claiming a reward for their service, they needed forgiveness of much that had been amiss, and desired to be thankful for the preservation of their lives…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50-54The commanders happily offered gold objects to show gratitude for a great victory with no loss of life (see Exodus 30:12). Ancient art and literature show that the Midianites and other desert peoples, both men and women, wore gold jewelry. They used it as decoration, and as a form of wealth they could take with them (for example, Judges 8:24–26). Moses and Eleazar brought this large collection to the Tent of Meeting as a memorial of this special event…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 48-5448-54. officers ... said ... there lacketh not one man of us--A victory so signal, and the glory of which was untarnished by the loss of a single Israelitish soldier, was an astonishing miracle. So clearly betokening the direct interposition of Heaven, it might well awaken the liveliest feelings of grateful acknowledgment to God (Psa 44:2, 3). The oblation they brought for the Lord "was partly an atonement" or reparation for their error (Nu 31:14-16), for…Read the comment
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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
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