Numbers 31:5 · Darby Translation
Numbers 31:5 in the Original Hebrew
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Numbers 31:5 in Other Translations
| KJV | So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. |
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| WEB | So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. |
| ASV | So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. |
| YLT | And there are given out of the thousands of Israel a thousand for a tribe, twelve thousand armed ones of the host; |
| WBT | So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of [every] tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. |
| DBY | And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. |
Commentary on Numbers 31:5
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 31:5
there were delivered--that is, drafted, chosen, an equal amount from each tribe, to prevent the outbreak of mutual jealousy or strife. Considering the numerical force of the enemy, this was a small quota to furnish. But the design was to exercise their faith and animate them to the approaching invasion of Canaan.
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Questions about Numbers 31:5
What does Numbers 31:5 say?
Numbers 31:5 in the Darby Translation reads: “And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.” Read it in the full context of Numbers 31, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Numbers 31:5 found in the Bible?
Numbers 31:5 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 31, verse 5, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Numbers 31:5 shown in?
This is the Darby Translation (DBY), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 31:5 in the table on this page.
So they were delivered out of the thousands of Israel,.... Several thousands very probably offered themselves voluntarily to go to the war, or however were summoned together on this account, and out of them the following number was delivered of picked and chosen men:
a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war; which was but a small number to go against so considerable a nation and people; but this was done to show that the war was of the Lord, he would fight the battle, and give them victory, it being the same to him to do it with few as with many; and to encourage the people of Israel to believe the Lord would give them success against their many and powerful enemies in the land of Canaan, on the borders of which they now were.