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Numbers 31:32 and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The plunder remaining from the spoils that the soldiers took was 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The plunder remaining from everything the fighting men had taken totaled 675,000 sheep and goats,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the booty, <i>being</i> the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the spoils that remained from the plunder which the men of war had plundered was 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the booty that remained from the spoil which the men of war had plundered was 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the booty that remained from the spoil which the men of war had plundered was 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the loot that remained from the plunder which the men of war had plundered was 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The plunder that remained from the spoil of war which the warriors had taken, was 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The captives remaining from the plunder the army had taken totaled: 675,000 sheep and goats,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The captives remaining from the plunder the army had taken totaled: 675,000 sheep and goats, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/31.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />This is the loot that was left from everything that the troops took: 675,000 sheep and goats,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The goods confiscated in excess of the war implements that the warriors had gathered included 675,000 sheep, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The spoil that remained of the plunder which the fighting men had gathered was 675,000 sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had taken, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the prey, the remainder of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand of the flock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the prey, the residue of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is of the flock six hundred thousand, and seventy thousand, and five thousand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the remainder of the spoil plundered which the people of war plundered, will be six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the spoil which the army had taken, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the prey which the army had seized was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This plunder, what was left of the loot which the troops had taken, amounted to six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The booty remaining from the spoil that the troops had taken totaled six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the booty and the captives which the men of war had plundered was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And there were six hundred and seventy and five thousand sheep of the prey and the captives that the people and the army plundered,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And that which remained of the spoil which the warriors took, was - of the sheep, six hundred and seventy-five thousand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/31-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=9672" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/31.htm">Division of the Spoils</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">31</span>So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses, <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way&#183;h&#238; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4455.htm" title="4455: ham&#183;mal&#183;q&#333;&#183;w&#183;a&#7717; (Art:: N-ms) -- The jaws, in, spoil. From laqach; transitively the jaws; intransitively, spoil.">this plunder</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: ye&#183;&#7791;er (N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">remained</a> <a href="/hebrew/957.htm" title="957: hab&#183;b&#257;z (Art:: N-ms) -- Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty. From bazaz; plunder.">from the spoils</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: &#8216;am (N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the soldiers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ha&#7779;&#183;&#7779;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257; (Art:: N-cs) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/962.htm" title="962: b&#257;&#183;z&#601;&#183;z&#363; (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To spoil, plunder. A primitive root; to plunder.">had taken:</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: &#353;&#234;&#353;- (Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">675,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: m&#234;&#183;&#8217;&#333;&#183;w&#7791; (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: &#8217;e&#183;lep&#772; (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: w&#601;&#183;&#353;i&#7687;&#183;&#8216;&#238;m (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: &#8217;e&#183;lep&#772; (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wa&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;m&#234;&#183;&#353;e&#7791;- (Conj-w:: Number-msc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;l&#257;&#183;p&#772;&#238;m (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: &#7779;&#333;n (N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">sheep,</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>72,000 cattle,&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-8.htm">Joshua 22:8</a></span><br />saying, &#8220;Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-20.htm">1 Samuel 30:20-26</a></span><br />And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, &#8220;This is David&#8217;s plunder!&#8221; / When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them, / but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, &#8220;Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man&#8217;s wife and children. They may take them and go.&#8221; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-14.htm">Deuteronomy 20:14</a></span><br />But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city&#8212;all its spoil&#8212;you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-25.htm">2 Chronicles 20:25</a></span><br />Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables&#8212;more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/14-16.htm">Genesis 14:16</a></span><br />He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses&#8217; word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">2 Kings 7:15-16</a></span><br />And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king. / Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-27.htm">1 Chronicles 26:27</a></span><br />They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Isaiah 33:23</a></span><br />Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Ezekiel 39:10</a></span><br />They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-22.htm">Luke 11:22</a></span><br />But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-4.htm">Hebrews 7:4</a></span><br />Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45</a></span><br />Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,</p><p class="hdg">the booty.</p><p class="hdg">Sheep .</p><p class="hdg">Asses.</p><p class="hdg">Persons.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/31-23.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/numbers/31-30.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/numbers/31-27.htm">Booty</a> <a href="/numbers/11-22.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/numbers/31-27.htm">Host</a> <a href="/numbers/31-28.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/31-11.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/numbers/31-9.htm">Plundered</a> <a href="/numbers/31-27.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/numbers/21-35.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/numbers/31-27.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/numbers/26-22.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/exodus/38-28.htm">Seventy-Five</a> <a href="/numbers/31-28.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/26-51.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/31-28.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/numbers/31-12.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/numbers/31-27.htm">Spoils</a> <a href="/numbers/27-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a 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href="/numbers/31-33.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/31-36.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/31-1.htm">The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/31-13.htm">Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/31-19.htm">How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/31-25.htm">The proportion in which the prey is to be divided</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/31-48.htm">The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" 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The Israelites were instructed to take vengeance on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry and immorality (Numbers 25). The "plunder" refers to the goods and livestock taken as a result of the victory. In ancient warfare, it was common for the victors to take spoils, which included livestock, goods, and sometimes people. This practice was not only a means of wealth acquisition but also a demonstration of divine favor and victory. The soldiers' taking of spoils was a fulfillment of God's command and a sign of His provision for the Israelites.<p><b>675,000 sheep,</b><br>The large number of sheep indicates the wealth and prosperity of the Midianites, as livestock was a primary measure of wealth in ancient times. Sheep were valuable for their wool, milk, and meat, and they played a significant role in the economy and daily life of the people. The specific number, 675,000, underscores the magnitude of the victory and the abundance of resources that God provided to the Israelites. This abundance can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promises to bless His people materially when they obey His commands. The large number also highlights the thoroughness of the Israelites' victory and the completeness of God's judgment against the Midianites.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who was commanded by God to take vengeance on the Midianites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe that opposed Israel and led them into idolatry and immorality.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelite_soldiers.htm">Israelite Soldiers</a></b><br>The men who went to battle against the Midianites and collected the spoils.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/plunder.htm">Plunder</a></b><br>The goods and livestock taken from the Midianites after their defeat.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_command.htm">God's Command</a></b><br>The directive given to Moses to execute judgment on the Midianites for their role in leading Israel astray.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites' victory and the subsequent plunder were a direct result of their obedience to God's command. This underscores the importance of following God's instructions fully and faithfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_judgment.htm">God's Justice and Judgment</a></b><br>The destruction of the Midianites serves as a reminder of God's justice. He holds nations accountable for their actions, especially when they lead His people into sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The handling of the plunder reflects the need for responsible stewardship of resources. Believers are called to manage what God provides with integrity and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The physical battle against the Midianites is a metaphor for the spiritual battles believers face. We must be vigilant and prepared to stand against spiritual forces that seek to lead us astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_sharing.htm">Community and Sharing</a></b><br>The distribution of the plunder among the community highlights the importance of sharing God's blessings with others, ensuring that all have their needs met.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_midianite_captives'_capture.htm">Numbers 31:32&#8211;35: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence supporting the capture of such a large number of Midianite captives? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_spoils_distribution_fit_human_worth.htm">Numbers 31:28-30: How does distributing people as spoils align with the broader biblical theme of human worth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_exodus_38_21-23_and_numbers_align.htm">How do the measurements and quantities listed in Exodus 38:21-23 harmonize with other parts of Exodus and Numbers that detail Israel's population and resources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_judges_7_contradict_1_chron_21.htm">Why does Judges 7 seemingly contradict other biblical passages that emphasize the need for adequate numbers in battle (e.g., 1 Chronicles 21:1-5)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">And the booty, being the rest of the prey . . . --</span>The reference may be to the residue of the captives after the slaughter of all the males and of a large number of the women, and to the cattle which were brought to the camp, some, it may be, having been lost or slaughtered for food; or it may be to the booty which had been taken in captives and animals, as distinguished from the gold and silver, &c.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The booty,</span> <span class="cmt_word">being the rest of the prey.</span> Rather, "the prey (<span class="hebrew">&#x5d4;&#x5b7;&#x5de;&#x5bc;&#x5b7;&#x5dc;&#x5b0;&#x5e7;&#x5d5;&#x5d7;&#x5b7;</span>, see on verse 11), to wit, the rest of the booty" (<span class="hebrew">&#x5d4;&#x5b7;&#x5d1;&#x5bc;&#x5b8;&#x5d6;</span>, as in chapter Numbers 14:3, 31). Septuagint, <span class="greek">&#x3c4;&#x1f78;&#x20;&#x3c0;&#x3bb;&#x3b5;&#x1f79;&#x3bd;&#x3b1;&#x3c3;&#x3bc;&#x3b1;&#x20;&#x3c4;&#x1fc6;&#x3c2;&#x20;&#x3c0;&#x3c1;&#x3bf;&#x3bd;&#x3bf;&#x3bc;&#x1fc6;&#x3c2;</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, what actually remained to be divided. The numbers given are obviously round numbers, such as the Israelites seem always to have employed in enumeration. The immense quantity of cattle captured was in accordance with the habits of the Midianites in the days of Gideon (<a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Judges 6:5</a>) and of their modern representatives today. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/31-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[and]</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;h&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this plunder</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1463;&#1500;&#1456;&#1511;&#1428;&#1493;&#1465;&#1495;&#1463;</span> <span class="translit">(ham&#183;mal&#183;q&#333;&#183;w&#183;a&#7717;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4455.htm">Strong's 4455: </a> </span><span class="str2">The jaws, in, spoil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remained</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1462;&#1443;&#1514;&#1462;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(ye&#183;&#7791;er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> </span><span class="str2">An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the spoils</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1428;&#1494;</span> <span class="translit">(hab&#183;b&#257;z)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_957.htm">Strong's 957: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the soldiers</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1463;&#1443;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had taken:</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1494;&#1456;&#1494;&#1430;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#257;&#183;z&#601;&#183;z&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_962.htm">Strong's 962: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, plunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">675,000</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1513;&#1473;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#234;&#353;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sheep,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1510;&#1465;&#1431;&#1488;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7779;&#333;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/31-32.htm">OT Law: Numbers 31:32 Now the prey over and above (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/31-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 31:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 31:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/31-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 31:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 31:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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