Numbers 31:39
37 And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and twelve.
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and one.
40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was thirty and two persons.
41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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
- 30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61,
- KJV
- And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and one.
- WEB
- The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the LORD’s tribute was sixty-one.
- ASV
- And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which Jehovah`s tribute was threescore and one.
- DARBY
- and the asses were thirty thousand five hundred, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, sixty-one;
- BLB
- And the donkeys [were] thirty thousand and five hundred, and their tribute to YHWH one and sixty.
- ÅB
- og av eseler tretti tusen og fem hundre, og avgiften derav til Herren en og seksti,
- OTB
- tretti tusen fem hundre esler, hvorav Herrens tributt var 61;
- B1930
- og av asener tretti tusen og fem hundre, og avgiften derav til Herren en og seksti,