Numbers 31 · Verse 44

Numbers 31:44

And thirty and six thousand beeves,
Numbers 31:44, King James Version

Numbers 31:44 in other translations

BSB36,000 cattle,
WEBthirty-six thousand head of cattle,
ASVand thirty and six thousand oxen,
YLTand of the herd six and thirty thousand;
DARBYand thirty-six thousand oxen,
BBEAnd thirty-six thousand oxen,
WebsterAnd thirty and six thousand beeves,

What does Numbers 31:44 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…

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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.

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Numbers 31:44 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבָקָ֕רu.va.Karand cattleH1241
שִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahsixH8337
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.Shimand thirtyH7970
אָֽלֶף\׃'A.lefthousandH505

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 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 31:44

    And thirty and six thousand beeves,

  • Numbers 31:45

    And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

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Numbers 31:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y de los bueyes, treinta y seis mil;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
36 000 têtes de gros bétail,
German
Elberfelder 1871
und 36000 Rinder,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et de bobus triginta sex millibus,