Numbers 31:46
And sixteen thousand persons;)
Numbers 31:46 in other translations
| BSB | and 16,000 people. |
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| WEB | and sixteen thousand persons), |
| ASV | and sixteen thousand persons), |
| YLT | and of human beings sixteen thousand-- |
| DARBY | and sixteen thousand human persons,) |
| BBE | And sixteen thousand persons;) |
| Webster | And sixteen thousand persons;) |
What does Numbers 31:46 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 31:46 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 31:45
And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
- Numbers 31:46
And sixteen thousand persons;)
- Numbers 31:47
Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 31:46 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de las personas, diez y seis mil:) |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et 16 000 personnes),… |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und 16000 Menschenseelen |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et de hominibus sedecim millibus, |