Numbers 31:29 · World English Bible
Numbers 31:29 in the Original Hebrew
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Numbers 31:29 in Other Translations
| KJV | Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. |
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| WEB | Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering. |
| ASV | take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah’s heave-offering. |
| YLT | from their half ye do take, and thou hast given to Eleazar the priest—the heave-offering of Jehovah. |
| WBT | Take [it] of their half, and give [it] to Eleazar the priest, [for] a heave-offering of the LORD. |
| DBY | Of their half shall ye take it, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of Jehovah. |
Commentary on Numbers 31:29
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 31:25–31
Take the sum of the prey that was taken--that is, of the captives and cattle, which, having been first lumped together according to ancient usage (Exo 15:9; Jdg 5:30), were divided into two equal parts: the one to the people at large, who had sustained a common injury from the Midianites and who were all liable to serve: and the other portion to the combatants, who, having encountered the labors and perils of war, justly received the largest share. From both parts, however, a certain deduction was taken for the sanctuary, as a thank offering to God for preservation and for victory. The soldiers had greatly the advantage in the distribution; for a five-hundredth part only of their half went to the priest, while a fiftieth part of the congregation's half was given to the Levites.
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Questions about Numbers 31:29
What does Numbers 31:29 say?
Numbers 31:29 in the World English Bible reads: “Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering.” Read it in the full context of Numbers 31, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Numbers 31:29 found in the Bible?
Numbers 31:29 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 31, verse 29, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Numbers 31:29 shown in?
This is the World English Bible (WEB), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 31:29 in the table on this page.
And the officers which were over thousands of the host,.... Over the twelve thousand, of which the host or army consisted: namely, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses; of their own accord, without being sent, or required to do what they did.
And the officers which were over thousands of the host,.... Over the twelve thousand, of which the host or army consisted: namely, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses; of their own accord, without being sent, or required to do what they did.
Numbers 31:49
num 31:49
num 31:49
num 31:49And they said unto Moses,.... Gave the following relation to him, which is a very surprising one:
thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge; since the war with Midian was over, they had mustered the several companies under their command, such as had thousands, and those that had hundreds:
and there lacketh not one man of us; which is a most amazing and unheard of thing, that in waging war with a whole nation, slaying all their males, sacking and burning so many cities, plundering the inhabitants of their substance, taking and carrying off such a vast number of captives, yet not one should fall by the sword of the enemy, or by any disease or accident whatever, but all to a man should return to the camp of Israel again; this is not to be paralleled in any history.