Numbers 31:14 · World English Bible
Numbers 31:14 in the Original Hebrew
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Numbers 31:14 in Other Translations
| KJV | And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. |
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| WEB | Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war. |
| ASV | And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war. |
| YLT | and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle. |
| WBT | And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, [with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle. |
| DBY | And Moses was wroth with the officers of the army, with the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war; |
Commentary on Numbers 31:14
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 31:14–18
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host--The displeasure of the great leader, though it appears the ebullition of a fierce and sanguinary temper, arose in reality from a pious and enlightened regard to the best interests of Israel. No order had been given for the slaughter of the women, and in ancient war they were commonly reserved for slaves. By their antecedent conduct, however, the Midianitish women had forfeited all claims to mild or merciful treatment; and the sacred character, the avowed object of the war (Num 31:2-3), made their slaughter necessary without any special order. But why "kill every male among the little ones"? It was designed to be a war of extermination, such as God Himself had ordered against the people of Canaan, whom the Midianites equalled in the enormity of their wickedness.
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Questions about Numbers 31:14
What does Numbers 31:14 say?
Numbers 31:14 in the World English Bible reads: “Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.” Read it in the full context of Numbers 31, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Numbers 31:14 found in the Bible?
Numbers 31:14 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 31, verse 14, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Numbers 31:14 shown in?
This is the World English Bible (WEB), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 31:14 in the table on this page.
And Moses said unto them, have ye saved all the women alive? Which either had been reported to him, or he concluded, by seeing so many with them; and this question is put, not for information, but by way of reproof, and as chiding them for what they had done; for they might have received orders from him to put them to death, when he sent them out; and if so, there was the more reason to be angry with them; or he might conclude they would have done this of themselves, knowing what instruments of mischief these women had been to Israel.
And Moses said unto them, have ye saved all the women alive? Which either had been reported to him, or he concluded, by seeing so many with them; and this question is put, not for information, but by way of reproof, and as chiding them for what they had done; for they might have received orders from him to put them to death, when he sent them out; and if so, there was the more reason to be angry with them; or he might conclude they would have done this of themselves, knowing what instruments of mischief these women had been to Israel.
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num 31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam,.... Who advised the Midianites to send their women into the camp of Israel, and allure them to uncleanness, and so draw them into idolatry, which counsel they followed and it succeeded; for, by this means, they were brought
to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor; by worshipping Baalpeor, the god of the Moabites and Midianites; whereby they transgressed the commandment of God, which forbid them having and worshipping any other gods besides him, and is a sin highly offensive to him, being greatly derogatory to his honour and glory:
and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord; for that sin; and in that plague died 24,000 persons, Num 25:9.