Numbers 31:14
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
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- BSB
- But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
- 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.
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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;
- BLB
- And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, chiefs of the thousands and chiefs of the hundreds, who were coming in from the battle.
- ÅB
- Men Moses ble vred på dem som var satt over hæren, på høvdingene over tusen og høvdingene over hundre, da de kom tilbake fra krigstoget.
- OTB
- Moses ble sint på hærens offiserer, tusenførerne og hundreførerne, som var kommet tilbake fra krigen.
- B1930
- Men Moses blev vred på dem som var satt over hæren, på høvdingene over tusen og høvdingene over hundre, da de kom tilbake fra krigstoget.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 31:48
And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
Read in contextExodus 32:19
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Read in contextLeviticus 10:16
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
Read in contextNumbers 12:3
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
Read in context1 Samuel 15:13–14
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
Read in contextEphesians 4:26
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Read in context1 Kings 20:42
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
Read in context2 Kings 13:19
And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
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