Tree of Life Version
Numbers 31:25-54
25Adonai said to Moses saying,
26“Count the total spoil from the captive people and animals—you, Eleazar the kohen and the princes of the fathers of the community.
27You are to divide the spoil between those fighting in the war, taking part in the battle, and the rest of the community.
28You are also to set apart from the men of war going into battle tribute to Adonai, one item from every 500, whether persons, cattle, donkeys or flock.
29From their half share, take and give it to Eleazar the kohen as Adonai’s part.
30From the half of Bnei-Yisrael, you are to take one in 50, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, flock, or any other animals, and give them to the Levites, those charged with the care of Adonai’s Tabernacle.”
31So Moses and Eleazar the kohen did just as Adonai commanded Moses.
32The remaining plunder taken by the people of the army was 675,000 sheep,
3372,000 cattle,
3461,000 donkeys,
35and from the human spoil were 32,000 women who had never been intimate with a man.
36The half share of those going into battle was 337,500 sheep,
37of which Adonai’s tribute was 675,
3836,000 cattle, of which Adonai’s tribute was 72,
3930,500 donkeys, of which Adonai’s tribute was 61,
4016,000 persons, of which the tribute to Adonai was 32.
41Moses gave the tribute, Adonai’s part, to Eleazar the kohen just as Adonai had commanded Moses.
42From the half belonging to Bnei-Yisrael, which Moses had set apart from that of the fighting men,
43half belonging to the community was: 337,500 of the sheep,
4436,000 cattle,
4530,500 donkeys,
4616,000 persons.
47From this half, Moses took one out of very 50 persons and animals, as Adonai had commanded him, and gave them to the Levites, those charged with the care of the Tabernacle of Adonai, just as Adonai had commanded Moses.
48Then the officers over the units of the army, the commanders over thousands and hundreds, came to Moses.
49They said to him, “Your servants have counted the heads of the men of war under our command, and not one is missing.
50So we have brought as an offering to Adonai the gold items each of us acquired—armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces to atone for ourselves before Adonai.”
51Moses and Eleazar the kohen received the gold from them, all the crafted items.
52All of the gold presented as a gift to Adonai came to 16,750 shekels from the commanders of thousands and hundreds.
53Each of the men of the army had taken plunder for himself.
54Moses and Eleazar the kohen received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for Bnei-Yisrael before Adonai.
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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