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Numbers 31:25

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Priest;   Spoils;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Midianites;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eleazar ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Slave;   Tax;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Priestly Code;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
King James Version
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh said to Moses, saying,
English Standard Version
The Lord said to Moses,
New Century Version
The Lord said to Moses,
New English Translation
Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord told Moses:
Complete Jewish Bible
(LY: iv) Adonai said to Moshe,
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to Moses,
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord said to Moses,
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord told Moses,
Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE spake vnto Moses, and sayde:
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD said to Moses,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to Moises, Take ye the summe of tho thingis that ben takun, fro man `til to beeste,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
New King James Version
Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
New Living Translation
And the Lord said to Moses,
New Life Bible
The Lord said to Moses,
New Revised Standard
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to Moses:
Revised Standard Version
The LORD said to Moses,
THE MESSAGE
God said to Moses, "I want you and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders in the community to count the captives, people and animals. Split the plunder between the soldiers who fought the battle and the rest of the congregation.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Contextual Overview

25Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,26"You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the fathers' households of the congregation are to take a count of the spoil of war that was captured, both people and livestock. 27"Divide the spoil into two [equal] parts between those who were involved in the war, that is, those who went out to battle and all [the rest of] the congregation. 28"Levy a tax for the LORD from the warriors who went to battle, one in five hundred of the persons, the oxen, the donkeys, and the flocks. 29"Take this tribute from the warriors' half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. 30"From the Israelites' half [of the spoil] you shall take one out of every fifty of the persons, the oxen, the donkeys, the flocks, and of all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who are in charge of the tabernacle of the LORD." 31Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 32The plunder that remained from the spoil of war which the warriors had taken, was 675,000 sheep, 33and 72,000 cattle, 34and 61,000 donkeys,

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Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
Then he moved on from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD [in worship through prayer, praise, and thanksgiving].
Genesis 33:18
When Jacob came from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely and in peace at the city of Shechem, in the land of Canaan, and camped in front of the [walled] city.
Hebrews 11:9
By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land, as in a strange land, living in tents [as nomads] with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... After the purification of the soldiers, their captives, and spoil:

saying; as follows.


 
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