Numbers 31:42
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.
And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
43 (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
44 And thirty and six thousand beeves,
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.
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- BSB
- From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,
- KJV
- And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
- WEB
- Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought
- ASV
- And of the children of Israel`s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred
- DARBY
- And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses had divided, [taking it] from the men that served in the war,
- BLB
- And from half of the sons of Israel, which Moses separated from the men who fought;
- ÅB
- Den halvdel som tilfalt Israels barn, og som Moses hadde skilt ut fra stridsmennenes del -
- OTB
- Når det gjelder israelittenes halvdel, som Moses skilte fra dem som hadde gått til krig—
- B1930
- Den halvdel som tilfalt Israels barn, og som Moses hadde skilt ut fra stridsmennenes del -