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JPS Old Testament

Numbers 31:36

And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Servant;   Spoils;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Heave-Offering;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Midianites;   Spoil;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Beeves,;   Eleazar ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Priest;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jephthah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
King James Version
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
Lexham English Bible
The half of the share that was going out to the battle: the number of the flock of sheep was thee hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred;
English Standard Version
And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep,
New Century Version
The soldiers who went to war got 337,000 sheep,
New English Translation
The half-portion of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep;
Amplified Bible
The half share, the portion of those who went to war, was 337,500 sheep in number,
New American Standard Bible
The half, the share of those who went to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the halfe, to wit, the part of them that went out to warre touching the nomber of sheepe, was three hundreth seuen and thirtie thousand, and fiue hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the half, the portion of those who went out to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500;
Contemporary English Version
Each half included 337,500 sheep and goats, 36,000 cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and 16,000 young women. From the half that belonged to the soldiers, Moses counted out 675 sheep and goats, 72 cattle, 61 donkeys, and 32 women and gave them to Eleazar to be dedicated to the Lord . Then from the half that belonged to the people, Moses set aside one out of every fifty animals and women, as the Lord had said, and gave them to the Levites.
Complete Jewish Bible
The half which was the portion of the soldiers who went out to fight, numbered 337,500 sheep,
Darby Translation
And the half, the portion of them that had gone out to the war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
Easy-to-Read Version
The soldiers who went to war got 337,500 sheep.
George Lamsa Translation
And the half, which was the portion of those who went out to war was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred sheep;
Good News Translation
The half share of the soldiers was 337,500 sheep and goats, of which 675 were the tax for the Lord ; 36,000 cattle for the soldiers, of which 72 were the tax for the Lord ; 30,500 donkeys for the soldiers, of which 61 were the tax for the Lord ; and 16,000 virgins for the soldiers, of which 32 were the tax for the Lord .
Christian Standard Bible®
The half portion for those who went out to war numbered:
Literal Translation
And the half, the portion of those who went out to the war, the number of the flock was three hundred and thirty seven thousand, five hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the halfe parte which belonged vnto them that wente to the warre, was in nobre thre hundreth thousande, and seuen and thirtie thousande, and fyue hundreth shepe:
American Standard Version
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:
Bible in Basic English
And the half given as their part to the men who went to the war, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand, five hundred sheep,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the halfe, which was the part of them that went out to warre, was in number three hundred thousande, and seuen and thirtie thousande, & fiue hundred, sheepe.
King James Version (1611)
And the halfe which was the portion of them that went out to warre, was in number three hundred thousand, and seuen and thirtie thousand, and fiue hundred sheepe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the half, even the portion of them that went out to war, from the number of the sheep, was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred.
English Revised Version
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:
Berean Standard Bible
This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the myddil part was youun to hem that weren in the batel, of scheep thre hundrid seuene and thretti thousynde and fyue hundrid;
Young's Literal Translation
And the half -- the portion of those who go out into the host -- the number of the flock is three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, and seven thousand and five hundred.
Update Bible Version
And the half, which was the portion of those that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:
Webster's Bible Translation
And the half [which was] the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
World English Bible
The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
New King James Version
And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep;
New Living Translation
Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,
New Life Bible
The half taken by those who went out to war was 337,500 sheep.
New Revised Standard
The half-share, the portion of those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep and goats,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the half, the share of them who had gone forth in the host, was, - the number of the flock - three hundred and thirty-seven thousand and five hundred;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And one half was given to them that had been in the battle, to wit, three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep:
Revised Standard Version
And the half, the portion of those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
THE MESSAGE
The half-share for those who had fought in the war: 337,500 sheep, with a tax of 675 for God 36,000 cattle, with a tax of 72 for God 30,500 donkeys, with a tax of 61 for God 16,000 people, with a tax of 32 for God
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The half, the portion of those who went out to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500,

Contextual Overview

25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 26 '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; 27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation; 28 and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flocks; 29 take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, as a portion set apart for the LORD. 30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.' 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. 32 Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, 33 and threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34 and threescore and one thousand asses,

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Cross-References

Genesis 30:2
And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said: 'Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'
Genesis 31:19
Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.
Genesis 31:20
And Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he fled.
Genesis 34:7
And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel; I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Numbers 16:15
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD: 'Respect not Thou their offering; I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.'
2 Kings 5:11
But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said: 'Behold, I thought: He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
2 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 Aram till thou hadst consumed it; whereas now thou shalt smite Aram but thrice.'
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are secure as a young lion.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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