Numbers 31:14
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
Numbers 31:14 in other translations
| BSB | But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle. |
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| WEB | Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war. |
| ASV | And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war. |
| YLT | and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle. |
| DARBY | And Moses was wroth with the officers of the army, with the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war; |
| BBE | And Moses was angry with the chiefs of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds who had come back from the war. |
| Webster | And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle. |
What does Numbers 31:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 31:14-18
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 31:13-18
The sword of war should spare women and children; but the sword of justice should know no distinction, but that of guilty or not guilty. This war was the execution of a righteous sentence upon a guilty nation, in which the women were the worst criminals. The female children were spared, who, being brought up among the Israelites, would not tempt them to idolatry. The whole history shows the hatefulness of sin, and…
Numbers 31:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 31:14
- Numbers 31:48
And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
- Exodus 32:19
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
- Leviticus 10:16
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
- Numbers 12:3
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
- 1 Samuel 15:13-14
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord. And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
- Ephesians 4:26
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
- 1 Kings 20:42
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
- 2 Kings 13:19
And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
- Exodus 32:22
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
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Context
- Numbers 31:13
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
- Numbers 31:14
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
- Numbers 31:15
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
Numbers 31:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y enojóse Moisés contra los capitanes del ejército, contra los tribunos y centuriones que volvían de la guerra; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Moïse se mit en colère contre les commandants de l’armée, les chefs de milliers et les chefs de centaines, qui revenaient du service de la guerre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Mose ward zornig über die Vorgesetzten des Heeres, die Obersten über tausend und die Obersten über hundert, die von dem Kriegszuge kamen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Iratusque Moyses principibus exercitus, tribunis, et centurionibus qui venerant de bello, |