Numbers 31:5

Numbers 31:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So they chose 1,000 men from each tribe of Israel, a total of 12,000 men armed for battle.

Context of Numbers 31:5

3So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites so that they may carry out the Lord’s vengeance on them. 4Send into battle a thousand men from each of the tribes of Israel.” So twelve thousand men armed for battle, a thousand from each tribe, were supplied from the clans of Israel. 6Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, who took with him articles from the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling. 7They fought against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every man.

Numbers 31:5 word by word

וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙ מֵאַלְפֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֥י צָבָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So there were deliveredמָסַרmâsar · to commitH4560
• out of the thousandsאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• armedחָלַץchâlats · to armH2502
• for warצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635

Commentaries on Numbers 31:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Were delivered - Or, “were told off.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Each tribe sent 1,000 men to the battle. This allowed everyone to gain combat experience and share the victory.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. there were delivered--that is, drafted, chosen, an equal amount from each tribe, to prevent the outbreak of mutual jealousy or strife. Considering the numerical force of the enemy, this was a small quota to furnish. But the design was to exercise their faith and animate them to the approaching invasion of Canaan.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Prey
• Purify
• Abel-Shittim
• Balaam
• Moses
• Numbers, Book of
• Text of the Old Testament

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