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Numbers 31:43

now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Levites;   Servant;   Spoils;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Heave-Offering;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Midianites;   Spoil;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Beeves,;   Eleazar ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
(now the congregation's half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
King James Version
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
Lexham English Bible
the half that belonged to the community was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred from the flock,
English Standard Version
now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep,
New Century Version
The people got 337,500 sheep,
New English Translation
there were 337,500 sheep from the portion belonging to the community,
New American Standard Bible
now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep,
Geneva Bible (1587)
(For the halfe that perteined vnto the Congregation, was three hundreth thirtie and seuen thousand sheepe and fiue hundreth,
Legacy Standard Bible
now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep,
Complete Jewish Bible
now the community's half consisted of 337,500 sheep,
Darby Translation
(now the half belonging to the assembly was of the sheep, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred,
Easy-to-Read Version
The people got 337,500 sheep,
George Lamsa Translation
(Now the half that pertained to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep.
Christian Standard Bible®
the community’s half was:
Literal Translation
even the congregation's half was three hundred and thirty seven thousand, five hundred of the flock;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
(namely ye halfe that fell to the congregacion) it was also thre hundreth thousande, and seuen and thyrtie thousande, & fyue hundreth shepe,
American Standard Version
(now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
Bible in Basic English
(Now the people's half was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand, five hundred sheep,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
[That is to wit] the halfe that pertayned vnto the congregation, was three hundred thousande, and thirtie & seuen thousande, and fiue hundred, sheepe:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
King James Version (1611)
(Now the halfe that perteined vnto the Congregation, was three hundred thousand, and thirtie thousand, and seuen thousand, and fiue hundred sheepe:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the half taken from the sheep, belonging to the congregation, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred.
English Revised Version
(now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
Berean Standard Bible
this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And of the myddil part that bifelde to the tother multitude, that is, of thre hundrid seuene and thretti thousynde scheep and fyue hundrid,
Young's Literal Translation
and the company's half is, of the flock three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred;
Update Bible Version
(now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
Webster's Bible Translation
(Now the half [that pertained to] the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand [and] seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
World English Bible
(now the congregation's half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
New King James Version
now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
New Living Translation
It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,
New Life Bible
The people's half was 337,500 sheep,
New Revised Standard
the congregation's half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep and goats,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the half allotted unto the assembly, was - of the flock, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand, and five hundred;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But out of the half that fell to the rest of the multitude, that is to say, out of the three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
Revised Standard Version
now the congregation's half was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep,

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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