Numbers 31:4 · Young's Literal Translation
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 Young's Literal Translation reads: “a thousand for a tribe—a thousand for a tribe, to all the tribes of Israel—ye do send to the host.’” 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 Young's Literal Translation (YLT), 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.