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Numbers 31:49

and said, "Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Midianites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eleazar ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Metals;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Numbers, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and they said to Moshe, Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our charge, and there lacks not one man of us.
King James Version
And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
Lexham English Bible
and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken count of the men of war who were in our charge, and no man is missing from us.
English Standard Version
and said to Moses, "Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us.
New Century Version
They told Moses, "We, your servants, have counted our soldiers under our command, and not one of them is missing.
New English Translation
and said to him, "Your servants have taken a count of the men who were in the battle, who were under our authority, and not one is missing.
Amplified Bible
and they said to him, "Your servants have counted the warriors under our command, and not one man of us is missing.
New American Standard Bible
and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken a census of the men of war who are under our authority, and no man of us is missing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And saide to Moses, Thy seruants haue taken the summe of the men of warre which are vnder our authoritie, and there lacketh not one man of vs.
Legacy Standard Bible
and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken a census of men of war who are in our charge, and no man of us is missing.
Contemporary English Version
and said, "Sir, we have counted our troops, and not one soldier is missing.
Complete Jewish Bible
and said to him, "Your servants have counted all the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.
Darby Translation
and they said to Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war who were under our hand, and there is not one man of us lacking.
Easy-to-Read Version
They told Moses, "We, your servants, have counted our soldiers. We have not missed any of them.
George Lamsa Translation
And they said to Moses, Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our charge and there lacks not one man of us.
Good News Translation
and reported, "Sir, we have counted the soldiers under our command and not one of them is missing.
Christian Standard Bible®
and told him, “Your servants have taken a census of the fighting men under our command, and not one of us is missing.
Literal Translation
And they said to Moses, Your servants have lifted the heads of the men of war who were with us, and not a man of us is missing.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thy seruauntes haue taken ye summe of ye men of warre, that were vnder oure hande, and there lacked not one:
American Standard Version
and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
Bible in Basic English
And said to him, Your servants have taken note of the number of all the fighting-men under our orders, and every one is present;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And sayde vnto Moyses: Thy seruauntes haue taken the summe of the men of warre which are vnder our aucthoritie, and there lacketh not one man of vs:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and they said unto Moses: 'Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
King James Version (1611)
And they said vnto Moses, Thy seruants haue taken the summe of the men of warre which are vnder our charge, and there lacketh not one man of vs.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war with us, and not one is missing.
English Revised Version
and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thei seiden, We thi seruauntis han teld the noumbre of fiyters, whiche we hadden vndur oure hoond, and sotheli not oon failide;
Young's Literal Translation
and they say unto Moses, `Thy servants have taken up the sum of the men of war who [are] with us, and not a man of us hath been missed;
Update Bible Version
and they said to Moses, Your slaves have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacks not one man of us.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they said to Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war who [are] under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
World English Bible
and they said to Moses, Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our charge, and there lacks not one man of us.
New King James Version
and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing.
New Living Translation
and said, "We, your servants, have accounted for all the men who went out to battle under our command; not one of us is missing!
New Life Bible
They said to him, "Your servants have numbered the men of war whom we lead. Not one man is missing from us.
New Revised Standard
and said to Moses, "Your servants have counted the warriors who are under our command, and not one of us is missing.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and said unto Moses, Thy servants have reckoned up the sum of the men of war who are in our hand, - and there is not missed from among us, a man!
Douay-Rheims Bible
We thy servants have reckoned up the number of the fighting men, whom we had under our hand, and not so much as one was wanting.
Revised Standard Version
and said to Moses, "Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken a census of men of war who are in our charge, and no man of us is missing.

Contextual Overview

48Then the officers who were over the units of the army-the commanders of thousands and of hundreds-approached Moses 49and said, "Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.50So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired-armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces-to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD." 51So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made of gold. 52All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels. 53Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself. 54And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

charge: Heb. hand

lacketh: 1 Samuel 30:18, 1 Samuel 30:19, Psalms 72:14, John 18:9

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 30:23 - which the Lord 2 Samuel 17:22 - there lacked Jeremiah 23:4 - neither

Cross-References

Genesis 31:5
and he told them, "I can see from your father's face that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.
Genesis 31:6
You know that I have served your father with all my strength.
Judges 10:17
Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
Judges 11:11
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people put him over themselves as leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
Judges 11:29
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
1 Kings 15:22
Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah, with no exception, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.
Hosea 5:1
Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For the judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they said unto Moses,.... Gave the following relation to him, which is a very surprising one:

thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge; since the war with Midian was over, they had mustered the several companies under their command, such as had thousands, and those that had hundreds:

and there lacketh not one man of us; which is a most amazing and unheard of thing, that in waging war with a whole nation, slaying all their males, sacking and burning so many cities, plundering the inhabitants of their substance, taking and carrying off such a vast number of captives, yet not one should fall by the sword of the enemy, or by any disease or accident whatever, but all to a man should return to the camp of Israel again; this is not to be paralleled in any history.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There is no mention of any resistance on the part of the Midianites. The Israelites saw in this and in the preservation of all those engaged, proofs that the Lord had been with them in the work, and hence, the free-will oblation of Numbers 31:50.


 
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