Numbers 31:4 · King James Version
Numbers 31:4 in the Original Hebrew
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Numbers 31:4 in Other Translations
| KJV | Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. |
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| WEB | Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war.” |
| ASV | Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. |
| YLT | a thousand for a tribe—a thousand for a tribe, to all the tribes of Israel—ye do send to the host.’ |
| WBT | Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. |
| DBY | Of every tribe a thousand, of all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. |
Commentary on Numbers 31:4
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 31:3–4
Arm some of yourselves--This order was issued but a short time before the death of Moses. The announcement to him of that approaching event [Num 31:2] seems to have accelerated, rather than retarded, his warlike preparations.
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Questions about Numbers 31:4
What does Numbers 31:4 say?
Numbers 31:4 in the King James Version reads: “Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.” Read it in the full context of Numbers 31, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Numbers 31:4 found in the Bible?
Numbers 31:4 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 31, verse 4, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Numbers 31:4 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 31:4 in the table on this page.
Of every tribe a thousand,.... So that the whole number of those that were armed were 12,000 as after given:
throughout all the tribes of Israel; this is observed, as Jarchi thinks, to comprehend the tribe of Levi, which in some cases was left out of the account:
shall ye send to the war; to fight with Midian.