1 Chronicles 5 · Verse 21

1 Chronicles 5:21

And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
1 Chronicles 5:21, King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:21 in other translations

BSBThey seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,
WEBThey took away their livestock: of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.
ASVAnd they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand.
YLTAnd they take captive their cattle, of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of human beings a hundred thousand;
DARBYAnd they took away their cattle: their camels fifty thousand, and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand human souls.
BBEAnd they took away their cattle: fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand men.
WebsterAnd they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand.

What does 1 Chronicles 5:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 5:18-22

18-22. Hagarites--or, "Hagarenes," originally synonymous with "Ishmaelites," but afterwards applied to a particular tribe of the Arabs (compare Psa 83:6). Jetur--His descendants were called Itureans, and the country Auranitis, from Hauran, its chief city. These, who were skilled in archery, were invaded in the time of Joshua by a confederate army of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh, who, probably…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 They took away their cattle - This was a war of extermination as to the political state of the people, which nothing could justify but an especial direction of God; and this he could never give against any, unless the cup of their iniquity had been full. The Hagarites were full of idolatry: see 1Chr 5:25.

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1 Chronicles 5:21 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּvai.yish.Buand they took captiveH7617
מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.Hemlivestock theirH4735
גְּֽמַלֵּיהֶ֞םge.ma.lei.Hemcamels theirH1581
חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572
אֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefthousandH505
וְצֹ֗אןve.Tzonand sheepH6629
מָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimtwo hundredH3967
וַחֲמִשִּׁים֙va.cha.mi.Shimand fiftyH2572
אֶ֔לֶף'E.lefthousandH505
וַחֲמוֹרִ֖יםva.cha.mo.Rimand donkeysH2543
אַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimtwo thousandH505
וְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand person[s] ofH5315
אָדָ֖ם'a.DamhumankindH120
מֵ֥אָהMe.'ahone hundredH3967
אָֽלֶף\׃'A.lefthousandH505

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 5:21

  • Numbers 31:35

    And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.

  • Revelation 18:13

    And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
took away. Heb. led captive. camels.The camel, in Hebrew {gamal,} retained with little variation in all languages, is, according to the Linnæan system, a genus of quadrapeds of the order pecora; comprehending the camel, properly so called, with two prominences; the dromedary, with a single one; the lama, or Peruvian camel, with the back even and the breast gibbose, and the pacos, or camel without any gibbosity. The camel, properly so called, is about 6® feet in height: its head is small; ears short; neck long, slender, and bending; legs long and slender, having four callosities on the fore legs and two on the hinder, on which it rests; feet soft, parted, but not thoroughly divided; bottom of the foot tough and pliant; tail about two feet in length, terminating in a tuft; and hair fine, soft, of considerable length, and of a dusky reddish colour. Besides the same internal structure as other ruminating animals, it is furnished with an additional bag for containing a quantity of water till wanted.
men. Heb. souls of men.
Nu 31:35; Re 18:13

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 5:20

    And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:21

    And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:22

    For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

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1 Chronicles 5:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomaron sus ganados, cincuenta mil camellos, y doscientas cincuenta mil ovejas, dos mil asnos, y cien mil personas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils prirent leurs troupeaux, 50 000 chameaux, et 250 000 moutons, et 2 000 ânes, et en hommes, 100 000,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie führten ihr Vieh hinweg: 50000 Kamele, und 250000 Stück Kleinvieh, und 2000 Esel, und 100000 Menschenseelen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ceperuntque omnia quæ possederant, camelorum quinquaginta millia, et ovium ducenta quinquaginta millia, et asinos duo millia, et animas hominum centum millia.