Numbers 31:31

Numbers 31:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
• New International Version (NIV)So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Context of Numbers 31:31

29Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of Yhwh. 30And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of Yhwh. And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yhwh commanded Moses. 32And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, 33And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

Numbers 31:31 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• and Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• as Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Commentaries on Numbers 31:31

• 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. 25-31They divided the plunder into two equal parts. Half went to those who fought against the Midianites and half to the Israelites who stayed behind (compare 1 Samuel 30:21–25). In this way, everyone participated in the conflict. Yet, the smaller group of soldiers each received a larger portion than the much larger group who stayed behind.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 31:31

• Armies
• Servant
• Spoils

In the dictionaries

• Eleazar
• Moses
• Booty
• Prey
• Purify
• Abel-Shittim
• Balaam
• Numbers, Book of
• Slave; Slavery
• Tax; Taxing

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