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Contemporary English Version
Numbers 31:26
Make a list of everything taken from the Midianites, including the captives and the animals. Then divide them between the soldiers and the rest of the people. Eleazar the priest and the family leaders will help you.
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Hebrew Names Version
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and El`azar the Kohen, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and El`azar the Kohen, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
King James Version
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
Lexham English Bible
"You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the families of the community, take count of the war-booty that was captured, both humans and the domestic animals;
"You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the families of the community, take count of the war-booty that was captured, both humans and the domestic animals;
English Standard Version
"Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation,
"Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation,
New Century Version
"You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the family groups should take a count of the goods, the men, and the animals that were taken.
"You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the family groups should take a count of the goods, the men, and the animals that were taken.
New English Translation
"You and Eleazar the priest, and all the family leaders of the community, take the sum of the plunder that was captured, both people and animals.
"You and Eleazar the priest, and all the family leaders of the community, take the sum of the plunder that was captured, both people and animals.
Amplified Bible
"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.
"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.
New American Standard Bible
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the spoils that were captured, both of people and of livestock;
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the spoils that were captured, both of people and of livestock;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take the summe of the praie that was taken, both of persons and of cattell, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation.
Take the summe of the praie that was taken, both of persons and of cattell, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation.
Legacy Standard Bible
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the loot that was captured, both of man and of animal;
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the loot that was captured, both of man and of animal;
Complete Jewish Bible
"Take all the booty, both people and animals, you, El‘azar the cohen and the leaders of clans in the community;
"Take all the booty, both people and animals, you, El‘azar the cohen and the leaders of clans in the community;
Darby Translation
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, of man and of cattle, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the assembly;
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, of man and of cattle, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the assembly;
Easy-to-Read Version
"You, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders should count all the prisoners, animals, and everything the soldiers took in war.
"You, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders should count all the prisoners, animals, and everything the soldiers took in war.
George Lamsa Translation
Take the count of the prey that was taken and of the captives, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs of the fathers of the congregation;
Take the count of the prey that was taken and of the captives, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs of the fathers of the congregation;
Good News Translation
"You and Eleazar, together with the other leaders of the community, are to count everything that has been captured, including the prisoners and the animals.
"You and Eleazar, together with the other leaders of the community, are to count everything that has been captured, including the prisoners and the animals.
Christian Standard Bible®
“You, the priest Eleazar, and the family heads of the community are to take a count of what was captured, people and animals.
“You, the priest Eleazar, and the family heads of the community are to take a count of what was captured, people and animals.
Literal Translation
Lift the heads of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, you and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the congregation.
Lift the heads of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, you and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the congregation.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take the summe of the spoyle of those that are taken, both of wemen and of catell, thou and Eleasar the prest, and the chefe fathers of the congregacion,
Take the summe of the spoyle of those that are taken, both of wemen and of catell, thou and Eleasar the prest, and the chefe fathers of the congregacion,
American Standard Version
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
Bible in Basic English
Get an account of everything which was taken in the war, of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of families of the people:
Get an account of everything which was taken in the war, of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of families of the people:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take the summe of the pray that was taken, both of the persons and of cattell, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the chiefe fathers of the congregation:
Take the summe of the pray that was taken, both of the persons and of cattell, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the chiefe fathers of the congregation:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
'Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
King James Version (1611)
Take the summe of the pray, that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation:
Take the summe of the pray, that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Take the sum of the spoils of the captivity both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the families of the congregation.
Take the sum of the spoils of the captivity both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the families of the congregation.
English Revised Version
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation:
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation:
Berean Standard Bible
"You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
"You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thou, and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the comyn puple.
thou, and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the comyn puple.
Young's Literal Translation
`Take up the sum of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the company;
`Take up the sum of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the company;
Update Bible Version
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Webster's Bible Translation
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, [both] of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, [both] of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
World English Bible
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
New King James Version
"Count up the plunder that was taken--of man and beast--you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation;
"Count up the plunder that was taken--of man and beast--you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation;
New Living Translation
"You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.
"You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.
New Life Bible
"You and Eleazar the religious leader and the heads of the fathers' houses of the people should number all that was taken from the battle, both of man and animal.
"You and Eleazar the religious leader and the heads of the fathers' houses of the people should number all that was taken from the battle, both of man and animal.
New Revised Standard
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the ancestral houses of the congregation make an inventory of the booty captured, both human and animal.
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the ancestral houses of the congregation make an inventory of the booty captured, both human and animal.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Reckon thou up the sum of the booty that was captured, both of man and of beat, - thou and Eleazar the priest, and the ancestral heads of the assembly;
Reckon thou up the sum of the booty that was captured, both of man and of beat, - thou and Eleazar the priest, and the ancestral heads of the assembly;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take the sum of the things that were taken both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest and the princes of the multitude:
Take the sum of the things that were taken both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest and the princes of the multitude:
Revised Standard Version
"Take the count of the booty that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Elea'zar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
"Take the count of the booty that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Elea'zar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the booty that was captured, both of man and of animal;
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the booty that was captured, both of man and of animal;
Contextual Overview
25 The Lord told Moses: 26Make a list of everything taken from the Midianites, including the captives and the animals. Then divide them between the soldiers and the rest of the people. Eleazar the priest and the family leaders will help you. 28From the half that belongs to the soldiers, set aside for the Lord one out of every five hundred people or animals and give these to Eleazar. 30 From the half that belongs to the people, set aside one out of every fifty and give these to the Levites in charge of the sacred tent. 31 Moses and Eleazar followed the Lord 's instructions 32and listed everything that had been taken from the Midianites. The list included 675,000 sheep and goats, 72,000 cattle, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 young women who had never had sex. 36Each half included 337,500 sheep and goats, 36,000 cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and 16,000 young women. From the half that belonged to the soldiers, Moses counted out 675 sheep and goats, 72 cattle, 61 donkeys, and 32 women and gave them to Eleazar to be dedicated to the Lord . Then from the half that belonged to the people, Moses set aside one out of every fifty animals and women, as the Lord had said, and gave them to the Levites.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that was taken: Heb. of the captivity, Numbers 31:26
Reciprocal: Joshua 8:27 - the cattle
Cross-References
Genesis 2:24
That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person.
That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person.
Genesis 3:13
The Lord God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered. "And I ate some of that fruit."
The Lord God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered. "And I ate some of that fruit."
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.
Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.
Genesis 12:18
Finally, the king sent for Abram and said to him, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?
Finally, the king sent for Abram and said to him, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?
Genesis 26:10
"Don't you know what you've done?" Abimelech exclaimed. "If someone had slept with her, you would have made our whole nation guilty!"
"Don't you know what you've done?" Abimelech exclaimed. "If someone had slept with her, you would have made our whole nation guilty!"
Genesis 31:9
That's how God has taken sheep and goats from your father and given them to me.
That's how God has taken sheep and goats from your father and given them to me.
Genesis 31:10
Once, when the flocks were mating, I dreamed that all the rams were either spotted or speckled.
Once, when the flocks were mating, I dreamed that all the rams were either spotted or speckled.
Genesis 31:16
Now do whatever God tells you to do. Even the property God took from our father and gave to you really belongs to us and our children.
Now do whatever God tells you to do. Even the property God took from our father and gave to you really belongs to us and our children.
Genesis 31:36
Jacob became very angry and said to Laban: What have I done wrong? Have I committed some crime? Is that why you hunted me down?
Jacob became very angry and said to Laban: What have I done wrong? Have I committed some crime? Is that why you hunted me down?
Genesis 34:29
After taking everything of value from the houses, they dragged away the wives and children of their victims.
After taking everything of value from the houses, they dragged away the wives and children of their victims.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and beast,.... The number of the females that were taken captive and spared, and of the cattle, the sheep, oxen, and asses:
thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation; who were all men of authority and character, and fit to be employed in such service, and of whose capacity and fidelity there could be no doubt.
