Numbers 31:37 · King James Version

And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
Numbers 31:37 in the King James Version reads: “And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.”. Read it in the full context of Numbers 31, or compare how other translations render it below.

Numbers 31:37 in Other Translations

KJV And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
WEB and Yahweh’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five.
ASV and Jehovah’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
YLT And the tribute to Jehovah of the sheep is six hundred five and seventy;
WBT And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy five.
DBY and the tribute for Jehovah of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five;

Commentary on Numbers 31:37

Expositions from classic Bible commentators.

John Gill · Numbers 31:32–47

And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord,.... The whole amount, weight, and value of it put together:

even of the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and perhaps of every common soldier, who might contribute his part, though it is not mentioned, but included in the oblation of the officers:

was 16,750 shekels; which, according to the calculation of a very learned man (i), were 7,780 ounces, four drachms, two scruples, and thirty five grains.

(i) Scheuchzer. Physica Sacr. vol. 2. p. 399.

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 31:32–47

the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught--Some of the captives having been killed (Num 31:17) and part of the cattle taken for the support of the army, the total amount of the booty remaining was in the following proportions:

Prey Total Amount Half to Soldiers Deducted to God Half to Congregation Deducted to Levites

Sheep 675,000 337,500 675 337,500 6,750

Beeves 72,000 36,000 72 36,000 720

Asses 61,000 30,500 61 30,500 610

Persons 32,000 16,000 32 16,000 320

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Questions about Numbers 31:37

What does Numbers 31:37 say?

Numbers 31:37 in the King James Version reads: “And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.” Read it in the full context of Numbers 31, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Numbers 31:37 found in the Bible?

Numbers 31:37 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 31, verse 37, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Numbers 31:37 shown in?

This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 31:37 in the table on this page.

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