Numbers 31:26
24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
28 And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
- KJV
- Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
- WEB
- “Count the plunder that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the congregation;
- ASV
- Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the congregation;
- DARBY
- Take the sum of the prey that was taken, of man and of cattle, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the assembly;
- BLB
- “Count up the sum of the plunder that was taken of the man and the beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers of the congregation.
- ÅB
- Ta tall på hele det bortførte bytte, både folk og fe, du og Eleasar, presten, og overhodene for menighetens familier.
- OTB
- "Du og Eleasar, presten, og lederne for fedrenes husstander i menigheten skal telle byttet som ble tatt, både av folk og buskap;
- B1930
- Ta tall på hele det bortførte bytte, både folk og fe, du og Eleasar, presten, og overhodene for menighetens familier.