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English Standard Version

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,
New Century Version
The people got 337,500 sheep,
New English Translation
there were 337,500 sheep from the portion belonging to the community,
Amplified Bible
now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep,
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

25 The Lord said to Moses, 26 "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, 27 and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation. 28 And levy for the Lord a tribute from the men of war who went out to battle, one out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen and of the donkeys and of the flocks. 29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the Lord . 30 And from the people of Israel's half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep guard over the tabernacle of the Lord ." 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep, 33 72,000 cattle, 34 61,000 donkeys,

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