Numbers 31:37
And the Lord’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
Numbers 31:37 in other translations
| BSB | 337,500 sheep, including a tribute to the LORD of 675, |
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| WEB | and the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five. |
| ASV | and Jehovah’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. |
| YLT | And the tribute to Jehovah of the sheep is six hundred five and seventy; |
| DARBY | and the tribute for Jehovah of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five; |
| BBE | Of which the Lord's part was six hundred and seventy-five. |
| Webster | And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy five. |
What does Numbers 31:37 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 31:25-47
25-39. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 31:25-47
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.
Numbers 31:37 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 31:36
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
- Numbers 31:37
And the Lord’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
- Numbers 31:38
And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and twelve.
Numbers 31:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el tributo para Jehová de las ovejas, fué seiscientas setenta y cinco. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – et le tribut pour l’ Éternel, du menu bétail, fut de 675; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und die Abgabe vom Kleinvieh für Jehova war 675 Stück; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | e quibus in partem Domini supputatæ sunt oves sexcentæ septuaginta quinque: |