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Green's Literal Translation
Numbers 31:26
Lift the heads of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, you and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the congregation.
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Hebrew Names Version
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and El`azar the Kohen, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and El`azar the Kohen, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
King James Version
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:
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:
Lexham English Bible
"You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the families of the community, take count of the war-booty that was captured, both humans and the domestic animals;
"You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the families of the community, take count of the war-booty that was captured, both humans and the domestic animals;
English Standard Version
"Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation,
"Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation,
New Century Version
"You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the family groups should take a count of the goods, the men, and the animals that were taken.
"You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the family groups should take a count of the goods, the men, and the animals that were taken.
New English Translation
"You and Eleazar the priest, and all the family leaders of the community, take the sum of the plunder that was captured, both people and animals.
"You and Eleazar the priest, and all the family leaders of the community, take the sum of the plunder that was captured, both people and animals.
Amplified Bible
"You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the fathers' households of the congregation are to take a count of the spoil of war that was captured, both people and livestock.
"You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the fathers' households of the congregation are to take a count of the spoil of war that was captured, both people and livestock.
New American Standard Bible
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the spoils that were captured, both of people and of livestock;
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the spoils that were captured, both of people and of livestock;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take the summe of the praie that was taken, both of persons and of cattell, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation.
Take the summe of the praie that was taken, both of persons and of cattell, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation.
Legacy Standard Bible
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the loot that was captured, both of man and of animal;
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the loot that was captured, both of man and of animal;
Contemporary English Version
Make a list of everything taken from the Midianites, including the captives and the animals. Then divide them between the soldiers and the rest of the people. Eleazar the priest and the family leaders will help you.
Make a list of everything taken from the Midianites, including the captives and the animals. Then divide them between the soldiers and the rest of the people. Eleazar the priest and the family leaders will help you.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Take all the booty, both people and animals, you, El‘azar the cohen and the leaders of clans in the community;
"Take all the booty, both people and animals, you, El‘azar the cohen and the leaders of clans in the community;
Darby Translation
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;
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;
Easy-to-Read Version
"You, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders should count all the prisoners, animals, and everything the soldiers took in war.
"You, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders should count all the prisoners, animals, and everything the soldiers took in war.
George Lamsa Translation
Take the count of the prey that was taken and of the captives, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs of the fathers of the congregation;
Take the count of the prey that was taken and of the captives, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs of the fathers of the congregation;
Good News Translation
"You and Eleazar, together with the other leaders of the community, are to count everything that has been captured, including the prisoners and the animals.
"You and Eleazar, together with the other leaders of the community, are to count everything that has been captured, including the prisoners and the animals.
Christian Standard Bible®
“You, the priest Eleazar, and the family heads of the community are to take a count of what was captured, people and animals.
“You, the priest Eleazar, and the family heads of the community are to take a count of what was captured, people and animals.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take the summe of the spoyle of those that are taken, both of wemen and of catell, thou and Eleasar the prest, and the chefe fathers of the congregacion,
Take the summe of the spoyle of those that are taken, both of wemen and of catell, thou and Eleasar the prest, and the chefe fathers of the congregacion,
American Standard Version
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;
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;
Bible in Basic English
Get an account of everything which was taken in the war, of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of families of the people:
Get an account of everything which was taken in the war, of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of families of the people:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take the summe of the pray that was taken, both of the persons and of cattell, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the chiefe fathers of the congregation:
Take the summe of the pray that was taken, both of the persons and of cattell, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the chiefe fathers of the congregation:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'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;
'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;
King James Version (1611)
Take the summe of the pray, that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation:
Take the summe of the pray, that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Take the sum of the spoils of the captivity both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the families of the congregation.
Take the sum of the spoils of the captivity both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the families of the congregation.
English Revised Version
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:
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:
Berean Standard Bible
"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.
"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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thou, and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the comyn puple.
thou, and Eleazar, preest, and alle the princes of the comyn puple.
Young's Literal Translation
`Take up the sum of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the company;
`Take up the sum of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the company;
Update Bible Version
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Webster's Bible Translation
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:
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:
World English Bible
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
New King James Version
"Count up the plunder that was taken--of man and beast--you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation;
"Count up the plunder that was taken--of man and beast--you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation;
New Living Translation
"You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.
"You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.
New Life Bible
"You and Eleazar the religious leader and the heads of the fathers' houses of the people should number all that was taken from the battle, both of man and animal.
"You and Eleazar the religious leader and the heads of the fathers' houses of the people should number all that was taken from the battle, both of man and animal.
New Revised Standard
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the ancestral houses of the congregation make an inventory of the booty captured, both human and animal.
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the ancestral houses of the congregation make an inventory of the booty captured, both human and animal.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Reckon thou up the sum of the booty that was captured, both of man and of beat, - thou and Eleazar the priest, and the ancestral heads of the assembly;
Reckon thou up the sum of the booty that was captured, both of man and of beat, - thou and Eleazar the priest, and the ancestral heads of the assembly;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take the sum of the things that were taken both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest and the princes of the multitude:
Take the sum of the things that were taken both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest and the princes of the multitude:
Revised Standard Version
"Take the count of the booty that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Elea'zar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
"Take the count of the booty that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Elea'zar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the booty that was captured, both of man and of animal;
"You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' households of the congregation take a count of the booty that was captured, both of man and of animal;
Contextual Overview
25 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 26 Lift the heads of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, you and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the congregation. 27 And you shall divide the prey between those skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation. 28 And you shall levy a tribute to Jehovah from the men of war who went out to the battle: one body out of five hundred, of men, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock, 29 you shall take from their half, and you shall give to Eleazar the priest as the heave offering of Jehovah. 30 And from the sons of Israel's half, you shall take one portion out of fifty, of man, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock, of all the livestock, and you shall give them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle ofJehovah. 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah had commanded Moses. 32 And the prey, the rest of the spoil which the people of the army plundered, was six hundred and seventy five thousand sheep, 33 and seventy two thousand oxen, 34 sixty one thousand of the asses;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that was taken: Heb. of the captivity, Numbers 31:26
Reciprocal: Joshua 8:27 - the cattle
Cross-References
Genesis 2:24
Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife and they shall become one flesh.
Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 3:13
And Jehovah God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.
And Jehovah God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.
Genesis 4:10
And He said, What have you done? The voice of the blood of your brother cries to Me from the ground.
And He said, What have you done? The voice of the blood of your brother cries to Me from the ground.
Genesis 12:18
And Pharaoh called for Abram and said, What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me she is your wife?
And Pharaoh called for Abram and said, What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me she is your wife?
Genesis 26:10
And Abimelech said, What is this you have done to us? One of the people had in a little lain with your wife, and you would have brought on us guilt.
And Abimelech said, What is this you have done to us? One of the people had in a little lain with your wife, and you would have brought on us guilt.
Genesis 31:9
And God has taken away the livestock of your father and has given to me.
And God has taken away the livestock of your father and has given to me.
Genesis 31:10
And it happened at the time the flock was in heat, I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream: And behold! The rams leaping on the flock were striped, speckled, and spotted.
And it happened at the time the flock was in heat, I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream: And behold! The rams leaping on the flock were striped, speckled, and spotted.
Genesis 31:16
For all the wealth which God has taken from our father, it is for us and for our sons. And now all that which God has said to you, do.
For all the wealth which God has taken from our father, it is for us and for our sons. And now all that which God has said to you, do.
Genesis 31:36
And Jacob was angry, and he argued with Laban. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my transgression; what my sin that you have hotly pursued me?
And Jacob was angry, and he argued with Laban. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my transgression; what my sin that you have hotly pursued me?
Genesis 34:29
And they took all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives, and looted all that was in the house.
And they took all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives, and looted all that was in the house.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and beast,.... The number of the females that were taken captive and spared, and of the cattle, the sheep, oxen, and asses:
thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation; who were all men of authority and character, and fit to be employed in such service, and of whose capacity and fidelity there could be no doubt.
