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New Living Translation

Numbers 31:39

30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the Lord 's share;

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;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Tribute;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred; of which the LORD's tribute was sixty-one.
King James Version
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord 'S tribute was threescore and one.
Lexham English Bible
Of the male donkeys there were thirty thousand five hundred, and the tribute to Yahweh was sixty-one;
English Standard Version
The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord 's tribute was 61.
New Century Version
They got 30,500 donkeys, and they gave 61 of them to the Lord .
New English Translation
The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord 's tribute was 61.
Amplified Bible
the donkeys were 30,500, from which the LORD'S levy was 61;
New American Standard Bible
the donkeys were 30,500, from which the LORD'S tribute tax was sixty-one;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the asses were thirtie thousande and fiue hundreth, whereof the Lordes tribute was three score and one:
Legacy Standard Bible
and the donkeys were 30,500, from which the levy of Yahweh was 61;
Complete Jewish Bible
30,500 donkeys, of which Adonai 's tribute was sixty-one;
Darby Translation
and the asses were thirty thousand five hundred, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, sixty-one;
Easy-to-Read Version
The soldiers got 30,500 donkeys. They gave 61 donkeys to the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORDS tribute was six hundred and ten.
Christian Standard Bible®
from the 30,500 donkeys,
Literal Translation
and the asses thirty thousand, five hundred; and their tribute to Jehovah, sixty one;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Item thirtie thousande fyue hundreth Asses: wherof the LORDE had one & thre score.
American Standard Version
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which Jehovah's tribute was threescore and one.
Bible in Basic English
The number of asses was thirty thousand, five hundred, of which the Lord's part was sixty-one.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the asses were thirtie thousande and fiue hundred, of which the Lordes part was threescore and one.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.
King James Version (1611)
And the asses were thirtie thousand and fiue hundred, of which the Lords tribute was threescore and one.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And asses, thirty thousand and five hundred, and the tribute to the Lord, sixty-one:
English Revised Version
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.
Berean Standard Bible
30,500 donkeys with a tribute to the LORD of 61,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
two and seuenti oxun, and of thretti thousynde assis and fyue hundryd, oon and sixti assis;
Young's Literal Translation
and the asses [are] thirty thousand and five hundred, and their tribute to Jehovah [is] one and sixty;
Update Bible Version
And the donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which Yahweh's tribute was threescore and one.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the asses [were] thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD'S tribute [was] sixty one.
World English Bible
The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred; of which Yahweh's tribute was sixty-one.
New King James Version
The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the LORD's tribute was sixty-one.
New Life Bible
There were 30,500 donkeys, from which the Lord's tax was sixty-one.
New Revised Standard
The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord 's tribute was sixty-one.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the asses, thirty thousand and five hundred, - and the tribute of them unto Yahweh, sixty-one;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Out of the thirty thousand five hundred asses, sixty-one asses:
Revised Standard Version
The asses were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the LORD's tribute was sixty-one.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the donkeys were 30,500, from which the LORD'S levy was 61;

Contextual Overview

25 And the Lord said to Moses, 26 "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. 27 Then divide the plunder into two parts, and give half to the men who fought the battle and half to the rest of the people. 28 From the army's portion, first give the Lord his share of the plunder—one of every 500 of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. 29 Give this share of the army's half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the Lord . 30 From the half that belongs to the people of Israel, take one of every fifty of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals. Give this share to the Levites, who are in charge of maintaining the Lord 's Tabernacle." 31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 The plunder remaining from everything the fighting men had taken totaled 675,000 sheep and goats, 33 72,000 cattle, 34 61,000 donkeys,

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Cross-References

Genesis 31:10
"One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
Genesis 31:12
"The angel said, ‘Look up, and you will see that only the streaked, speckled, and spotted males are mating with the females of your flock. For I have seen how Laban has treated you.
Genesis 31:13
I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, the place where you anointed the pillar of stone and made your vow to me. Now get ready and leave this country and return to the land of your birth.'"
Genesis 31:34
But Rachel had taken the household idols and hidden them in her camel saddle, and now she was sitting on them. When Laban had thoroughly searched her tent without finding them,
Genesis 31:35
she said to her father, "Please, sir, forgive me if I don't get up for you. I'm having my monthly period." So Laban continued his search, but he could not find the household idols.
Exodus 22:31
"You must be my holy people. Therefore, do not eat any animal that has been torn up and killed by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs.
Leviticus 22:8
He may not eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile him. I am the Lord .
Luke 2:8
That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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