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Green's Literal Translation

Numbers 31:31

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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;   Tithe;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Beeves,;   Eleazar ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Priest;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Booty;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Moshe and El`azar the Kohen did as the LORD commanded Moshe.
King James Version
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Lexham English Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
English Standard Version
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
New Century Version
So Moses and Eleazar did as the Lord commanded Moses.
New English Translation
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Amplified Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Legacy Standard Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Contemporary English Version
Moses and Eleazar followed the Lord 's instructions
Complete Jewish Bible
Moshe and El‘azar the cohen did as Adonai had ordered Moshe.
Darby Translation
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Moses and Eleazar did what the Lord commanded Moses.
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Good News Translation
Moses and Eleazar did what the Lord commanded.
Christian Standard Bible®
So Moses and the priest Eleazar did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Moses and Eleasar the prest dyd as the LORDE commaunded Moses.
American Standard Version
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Bible in Basic English
So Eleazar and Moses did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Moyses and Eleazar the priest, dyd as the Lorde comaunded Moyses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
King James Version (1611)
And Moses and Eleazar the Priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
English Revised Version
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Moyses and Eleazar diden, as the Lord comaundide.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses doth -- Eleazar the priest also -- as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Update Bible Version
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
World English Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
New King James Version
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
New Living Translation
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
New Life Bible
Moses and Eleazar the religious leader did just as the Lord had told Moses.
New Revised Standard
Then Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord had commanded Moses:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did, - As Yahweh commanded Moses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses and Eleazar did as the Lord had commanded.
Revised Standard Version
And Moses and Elea'zar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
THE MESSAGE
Moses and Eleazar followed through with what God had commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Contextual Overview

25 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 26 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. 27 And you shall divide the prey between those skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation. 28 And you shall levy a tribute to Jehovah from the men of war who went out to the battle: one body out of five hundred, of men, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock, 29 you shall take from their half, and you shall give to Eleazar the priest as the heave offering of Jehovah. 30 And from the sons of Israel's half, you shall take one portion out of fifty, of man, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock, of all the livestock, and you shall give them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle ofJehovah. 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah had commanded Moses. 32 And the prey, the rest of the spoil which the people of the army plundered, was six hundred and seventy five thousand sheep, 33 and seventy two thousand oxen, 34 sixty one thousand of the asses;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Ezra 7:5 - Eleazar

Cross-References

Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.
Genesis 31:26
And Laban said to Jacob, What have you done? And you have deceived my heart and have taken my daughters like captives of the sword.
Genesis 31:27
Why did you hide so as to flee, and have deceived me and have not told me. And I would have sent you away with rejoicing and with music, with tabret and with harp.
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man brings a snare, but he trusting Jehovah is set on high.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. Took an account of the booty, divided it equally between the soldiers and the congregation of Israel, and levied a part out of each as a tribute for the Lord, which was given to the priests and Levites.


 
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