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Numbers 31:36

Each 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 Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   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;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jephthah;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
King James Version
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
Lexham English Bible
The half of the share that was going out to the battle: the number of the flock of sheep was thee hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred;
English Standard Version
And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep,
New Century Version
The soldiers who went to war got 337,000 sheep,
New English Translation
The half-portion of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep;
Amplified Bible
The half share, the portion of those who went to war, was 337,500 sheep in number,
New American Standard Bible
The half, the share of those who went to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the halfe, to wit, the part of them that went out to warre touching the nomber of sheepe, was three hundreth seuen and thirtie thousand, and fiue hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the half, the portion of those who went out to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500;
Complete Jewish Bible
The half which was the portion of the soldiers who went out to fight, numbered 337,500 sheep,
Darby Translation
And the half, the portion of them that had gone out to the war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
Easy-to-Read Version
The soldiers who went to war got 337,500 sheep.
George Lamsa Translation
And the half, which was the portion of those who went out to war was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep;
Good News Translation
The half share of the soldiers was 337,500 sheep and goats, of which 675 were the tax for the Lord ; 36,000 cattle for the soldiers, of which 72 were the tax for the Lord ; 30,500 donkeys for the soldiers, of which 61 were the tax for the Lord ; and 16,000 virgins for the soldiers, of which 32 were the tax for the Lord .
Christian Standard Bible®
The half portion for those who went out to war numbered:
Literal Translation
And the half, the portion of those who went out to the war, the number of the flock was three hundred and thirty seven thousand, five hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the halfe parte which belonged vnto them that wente to the warre, was in nobre thre hundreth thousande, and seuen and thirtie thousande, and fyue hundreth shepe:
American Standard Version
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:
Bible in Basic English
And the half given as their part to the men who went to the war, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand, five hundred sheep,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the halfe, which was the part of them that went out to warre, was in number three hundred thousande, and seuen and thirtie thousande, & fiue hundred, sheepe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep.
King James Version (1611)
And the halfe which was the portion of them that went out to warre, was in number three hundred thousand, and seuen and thirtie thousand, and fiue hundred sheepe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the half, even the portion of them that went out to war, from the number of the sheep, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred.
English Revised Version
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:
Berean Standard Bible
This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the myddil part was youun to hem that weren in the batel, of scheep thre hundrid seuene and thretti thousynde and fyue hundrid;
Young's Literal Translation
And the half -- the portion of those who go out into the host -- the number of the flock is three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, and seven thousand and five hundred.
Update Bible Version
And the half, which was the portion of those that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:
Webster's Bible Translation
And the half [which was] the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
World English Bible
The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
New King James Version
And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;
New Living Translation
Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,
New Life Bible
The half taken by those who went out to war was 337,500 sheep.
New Revised Standard
The half-share, the portion of those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep and goats,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the half, the share of them who had gone forth in the host, was, - the number of the flock - three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And one half was given to them that had been in the battle, to wit, three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
Revised Standard Version
And the half, the portion of those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
THE MESSAGE
The half-share for those who had fought in the war: 337,500 sheep, with a tax of 675 for God 36,000 cattle, with a tax of 72 for God 30,500 donkeys, with a tax of 61 for God 16,000 people, with a tax of 32 for God
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The half, the portion of those who went out to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500,

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
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Cross-References

Genesis 30:2
But Jacob became upset with Rachel and answered, "Don't blame me! I'm not God."
Genesis 31:19
Before Rachel left, she stole the household idols while Laban was out shearing his sheep.
Genesis 31:20
Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean by not saying that he intended to leave.
Genesis 34:7
just as Jacob's sons were coming in from work. When they learned that their sister had been raped, they became furiously angry. Nothing is more disgraceful than rape, and it should not be tolerated in Israel.
Genesis 49:7
Now I place a curse on you because of your fierce anger. Your descendants will be scattered among the tribes of Israel.
Numbers 16:15
Moses was very angry and said to the Lord , "Don't listen to these men! I haven't done anything wrong to them. I haven't taken as much as a donkey."
2 Kings 5:11
But Naaman stormed off, grumbling, "Why couldn't he come out and talk to me? I thought for sure he would stand in front of me and pray to the Lord his God, then wave his hand over my skin and cure me.
2 Kings 13:19
Elisha became angry at the king and exclaimed, "If you had struck it five or six times, you would completely wipe out the Syrians. Now you will defeat them only three times."
Proverbs 28:1
Wicked people run away when no one chases them, but those who live right are as brave as lions.
Mark 3:5
Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his bad hand was healed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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