Numbers 31:42
And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
Numbers 31:42 in other translations
| BSB | From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war, |
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| WEB | Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought |
| ASV | And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred |
| YLT | And of the sons of Israel's half, which Moses halved from the men who war-- |
| DARBY | And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses had divided, taking it from the men that served in the war, |
| BBE | And from the half given to the children of Israel, which Moses had kept separate from that given to the fighting-men, |
| Webster | And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, |
What does Numbers 31:42 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 31:42 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 31:41
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- Numbers 31:42
And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
- Numbers 31:43
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
Numbers 31:42 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de la mitad para los hijos de Israel, que apartó Moisés de los hombres que habían ido á la guerra; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et de la moitié qui revenait aux fils d’Israël, que Moïse avait séparée de celle des hommes qui avaient été à la guerre |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und von der Hälfte der Kinder Israel, welche Mose von den zum Heere ausgezogenen Männern abgeteilt hatte, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ex media parte filiorum Israël, quam separaverat his qui in prælio fuerant. |