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Literal Standard Version

Numbers 31:31

And Moses does—Eleazar the priest also—as YHWH has 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.
Literal Translation
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah had 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

25And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying, 26"Take up the sum 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; 27and you have halved the prey between those handling the battle, who go out to the war, and all the congregation; 28and you have raised a tribute to YHWH from the men of battle, who go out to the war, one body out of five hundred, of man, and of the herd, and of the donkeys, and of the flock; 29you take from their half and have given [it] to Eleazar the priest [as] a raised-offering of YHWH. 30And from the sons of Israel's half you take one possession out of fifty, of man, of the herd, of the donkeys, and of the flock, of all the livestock, and you have given them to the Levites keeping the charge of the Dwelling Place of YHWH." 31And Moses does—Eleazar the priest also—as YHWH has commanded Moses.32And the prey, the remainder of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand of the flock; 33and seventy-two thousand of the herd; 34and sixty-one thousand donkeys;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Ezra 7:5 - Eleazar

Cross-References

Genesis 20:11
And Abraham says, "Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;
Genesis 31:26
And Laban says to Jacob, "What have you done that you deceive my heart, and lead away my daughters as captives of the sword?
Genesis 31:27
Why have you hidden yourself to flee, and deceive me, and have not declared to me, and I send you away with joy and with songs, with tambourine and with harp,
Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man causes a snare, || And the confident in YHWH 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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