Apologetics Bible

Numbers 31:1

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

vayedaver-yehvah-'el-mosheh-le'mor

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

AKJV: And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

ASV: And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

YLT: And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Exposition: Numbers 31:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:2

Hebrew

נְקֹם נִקְמַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵת הַמִּדְיָנִים אַחַר תֵּאָסֵף אֶל־עַמֶּֽיךָ׃

neqom-niqemat-veney-yishera'el-me'et-hamideyaniym-'achar-te'asef-'el-'ameykha

KJV: Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

AKJV: Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shall you be gathered to your people.

ASV: Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

YLT: `Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites--afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'

Exposition: Numbers 31:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:3

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הֵחָלְצוּ מֵאִתְּכֶם אֲנָשִׁים לַצָּבָא וְיִהְיוּ עַל־מִדְיָן לָתֵת נִקְמַת־יְהוָה בְּמִדְיָֽן׃

vayedaver-mosheh-'el-ha'am-le'mor-hechaletzv-me'itekhem-'anashiym-latzava'-veyiheyv-'al-mideyan-latet-niqemat-yehvah-vemideyan

KJV: And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.

AKJV: And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves to the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.

ASV: And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah’s vengeance on Midian.

YLT: And Moses speaketh unto the people, saying, `Be ye armed some of you for the host, and they are against Midian, to put the vengeance of Jehovah on Midian;

Exposition: Numbers 31:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:4

Hebrew

אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה לְכֹל מַטּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּשְׁלְחוּ לַצָּבָֽא׃

'elef-lamateh-'elef-lamateh-lekhol-matvot-yishera'el-tishelechv-latzava'

KJV: Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

AKJV: Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall you send to the war.

ASV: Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

YLT: a thousand for a tribe--a thousand for a tribe, to all the tribes of Israel--ye do send to the host.'

Exposition: Numbers 31:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:5

Hebrew

וַיִּמּֽ͏ָסְרוּ מֵאַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי צָבָֽא׃

vayimaserv-me'alefey-yishera'el-'elef-lamateh-sheneym-'ashar-'elef-chalvtzey-tzava'

KJV: So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

AKJV: So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

ASV: So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

YLT: And there are given out of the thousands of Israel a thousand for a tribe, twelve thousand armed ones of the host;

Exposition: Numbers 31:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:6

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח אֹתָם מֹשֶׁה אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה לַצָּבָא אֹתָם וְאֶת־פִּינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן לַצָּבָא וּכְלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַחֲצֹצְרוֹת הַתְּרוּעָה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

vayishelach-'otam-mosheh-'elef-lamateh-latzava'-'otam-ve'et-fiynechas-ven-'ele'azar-hakhohen-latzava'-vkheley-haqodesh-vachatzotzervot-haterv'ah-veyadvo

KJV: And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

AKJV: And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

ASV: And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.

YLT: and Moses sendeth them, a thousand for a tribe, to the host, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, to the host; and the holy vessels, and the trumpets of the shouting, in his hand.

Exposition: Numbers 31:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:7

Hebrew

וַֽיִּצְבְּאוּ עַל־מִדְיָן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ כָּל־זָכָֽר׃

vayitzeve'v-'al-mideyan-kha'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'et-mosheh-vayaharegv-khal-zakhar

KJV: And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

AKJV: And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

ASV: And they warred against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses; and they slew every male.

YLT: And they war against Midian, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses, and slay every male;

Exposition: Numbers 31:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:8

Hebrew

וְאֶת־מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן הָרְגוּ עַל־חַלְלֵיהֶם אֶת־אֱוִי וְאֶת־רֶקֶם וְאֶת־צוּר וְאֶת־חוּר וְאֶת־רֶבַע חֲמֵשֶׁת מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן וְאֵת בִּלְעָם בֶּן־בְּעוֹר הָרְגוּ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃

ve'et-malekhey-mideyan-haregv-'al-chaleleyhem-'et-'eviy-ve'et-reqem-ve'et-tzvr-ve'et-chvr-ve'et-reva'-chameshet-malekhey-mideyan-ve'et-vile'am-ven-ve'vor-haregv-vecharev

KJV: And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

AKJV: And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

ASV: And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

YLT: and the kings of Midian they have slain, besides their pierced ones, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian; and Balaam son of Beor, they have slain with the sword.

Exposition: Numbers 31:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:9

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁבּוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־נְשֵׁי מִדְיָן וְאֶת־טַפָּם וְאֵת כָּל־בְּהֶמְתָּם וְאֶת־כָּל־מִקְנֵהֶם וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילָם בָּזָֽזוּ׃

vayishevv-veney-yishera'el-'et-neshey-mideyan-ve'et-tafam-ve'et-khal-vehemetam-ve'et-khal-miqenehem-ve'et-khal-cheylam-vazazv

KJV: And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

AKJV: And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

ASV: And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.

YLT: And the sons of Israel take captive the women of Midian, and their infants; and all their cattle, and all their substance, and all their wealth they have plundered;

Exposition: Numbers 31:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:10

Hebrew

וְאֵת כָּל־עָרֵיהֶם בְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָם וְאֵת כָּל־טִֽירֹתָם שָׂרְפוּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

ve'et-khal-'areyhem-vemvoshevotam-ve'et-khal-tiyrotam-sharefv-va'esh

KJV: And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

AKJV: And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelled, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

ASV: And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

YLT: and all their cities, with their habitations, and all their towers, they have burnt with fire.

Exposition: Numbers 31:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:11

Hebrew

וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׁלָל וְאֵת כָּל־הַמַּלְקוֹחַ בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃

vayiqechv-'et-khal-hashalal-ve'et-khal-hamaleqvocha-va'adam-vvavehemah

KJV: And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

AKJV: And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

ASV: And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.

YLT: And they take all the spoil, and all the prey, among man and among beast;

Exposition: Numbers 31:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:12

Hebrew

וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשְּׁבִי וְאֶת־הַמַּלְקוֹחַ וְאֶת־הַשָּׁלָל אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־עַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב אֲשֶׁר עַל־יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחֽוֹ׃

vayavi'v-'el-mosheh-ve'el-'ele'azar-hakhohen-ve'el-'adat-veney-yishera'el-'et-hasheviy-ve'et-hamaleqvocha-ve'et-hashalal-'el-hamachaneh-'el-'arevot-mvo'av-'asher-'al-yareden-yerechvo

KJV: And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

AKJV: And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, to Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. ¶

ASV: And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

YLT: and they bring in, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the company of the sons of Israel, the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto the camp, unto the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan, near Jericho.

Exposition: Numbers 31:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:13

Hebrew

וַיֵּצְאוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְכָל־נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה לִקְרָאתָם אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

vayetze'v-mosheh-ve'ele'azar-hakhohen-vekhal-neshiy'ey-ha'edah-liqera'tam-'el-michvtz-lamachaneh

KJV: And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

AKJV: And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

ASV: And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

YLT: And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the company, go out to meet them, unto the outside of the camp,

Exposition: Numbers 31:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:14

Hebrew

וַיִּקְצֹף מֹשֶׁה עַל פְּקוּדֵי הֶחָיִל שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת הַבָּאִים מִצְּבָא הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

vayiqetzof-mosheh-'al-feqvdey-hechayil-sharey-ha'alafiym-vesharey-hame'vot-hava'iym-mitzeva'-hamilechamah

KJV: And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

AKJV: And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

ASV: And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.

YLT: and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle.

Exposition: Numbers 31:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:15

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מֹשֶׁה הַֽחִיִּיתֶם כָּל־נְקֵבָֽה׃

vayo'mer-'aleyhem-mosheh-hachiyiytem-khal-neqevah

KJV: And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

AKJV: And Moses said to them, Have you saved all the women alive?

ASV: And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

YLT: And Moses saith unto them, `Have ye kept alive every female?

Exposition: Numbers 31:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:16

Hebrew

הֵן הֵנָּה הָיוּ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְבַר בִּלְעָם לִמְסָר־מַעַל בַּיהוָה עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעוֹר וַתְּהִי הַמַּגֵּפָה בַּעֲדַת יְהוָֽה׃

hen-henah-hayv-liveney-yishera'el-videvar-vile'am-limesar-ma'al-vayhvah-'al-devar-fe'vor-vatehiy-hamagefah-va'adat-yehvah

KJV: Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

AKJV: Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

ASV: Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of Jehovah.

YLT: lo, they--they have been to the sons of Israel, through the word of Balaam, to cause a trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and the plague is in the company of Jehovah.

Exposition: Numbers 31:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:17

Hebrew

וְעַתָּה הִרְגוּ כָל־זָכָר בַּטָּף וְכָל־אִשָּׁה יֹדַעַת אִישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הֲרֹֽגוּ׃

ve'atah-hiregv-khal-zakhar-vataf-vekhal-'ishah-yoda'at-'iysh-lemishekhav-zakhar-harogv

KJV: Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

AKJV: Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known man by lying with him.

ASV: Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

YLT: `And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;

Exposition: Numbers 31:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:18

Hebrew

וְכֹל הַטַּף בַּנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הַחֲיוּ לָכֶֽם׃

vekhol-hataf-vanashiym-'asher-lo'-yade'v-mishekhav-zakhar-hachayv-lakhem

KJV: But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

AKJV: But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

ASV: But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

YLT: and all the infants among the women, who have not known the lying of a male, ye have kept alive for yourselves.

Exposition: Numbers 31:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:19

Hebrew

וְאַתֶּם חֲנוּ מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים כֹּל הֹרֵג נֶפֶשׁ וְכֹל ׀ נֹגֵעַ בֶּֽחָלָל תִּֽתְחַטְּאוּ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי אַתֶּם וּשְׁבִיכֶֽם׃

ve'atem-chanv-michvtz-lamachaneh-shive'at-yamiym-khol-horeg-nefesh-vekhol- -noge'a-vechalal-titechate'v-vayvom-hasheliyshiy-vvayvom-hasheviy'iy-'atem-vsheviykhem

KJV: And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

AKJV: And do you abide without the camp seven days: whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

ASV: And encamp ye without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives.

YLT: `And ye, encamp ye at the outside of the camp seven days--any who hath slain a person, and any who hath come against a pierced one, ye cleanse yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day--ye and your captives;

Exposition: Numbers 31:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:20

Hebrew

וְכָל־בֶּגֶד וְכָל־כְּלִי־עוֹר וְכָל־מַעֲשֵׂה עִזִּים וְכָל־כְּלִי־עֵץ תִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃

vekhal-veged-vekhal-kheliy-'vor-vekhal-ma'asheh-'iziym-vekhal-kheliy-'etz-titechata'v

KJV: And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

AKJV: And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood. ¶

ASV: And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves.

YLT: and every garment, and every skin vessel, and every work of goats' hair , and every wooden vessel, ye yourselves cleanse.'

Exposition: Numbers 31:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:21

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא הַבָּאִים לַמִּלְחָמָה זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

vayo'mer-'ele'azar-hakhohen-'el-'aneshey-hatzava'-hava'iym-lamilechamah-zo't-chuqat-hatvorah-'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'et-mosheh

KJV: And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

AKJV: And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

ASV: And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

YLT: And Eleazar the priest saith unto the men of the host who go in to battle, `This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

Exposition: Numbers 31:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:22

Hebrew

אַךְ אֶת־הַזָּהָב וְאֶת־הַכָּסֶף אֶֽת־הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֶת־הַבַּרְזֶל אֶֽת־הַבְּדִיל וְאֶת־הָעֹפָֽרֶת׃

'akhe-'et-hazahav-ve'et-hakhasef-'et-hanechoshet-'et-havarezel-'et-havediyl-ve'et-ha'ofaret

KJV: Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

AKJV: Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

ASV: howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

YLT: only, the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Exposition: Numbers 31:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:23

Hebrew

כָּל־דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹא בָאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בָאֵשׁ וְטָהֵר אַךְ בְּמֵי נִדָּה יִתְחַטָּא וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָבֹא בָּאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בַמָּֽיִם׃

khal-davar-'asher-yavo'-va'esh-ta'aviyrv-va'esh-vetaher-'akhe-vemey-nidah-yitechata'-vekhol-'asher-lo'-yavo'-va'esh-ta'aviyrv-vamayim

KJV: Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.

AKJV: Every thing that may abide the fire, you shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that stays not the fire you shall make go through the water.

ASV: everything that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water.

YLT: every thing which may go into fire, ye cause to pass over through fire, and it hath been clean; only, with the water of separation it is cleansed, and all that may not go into fire, ye cause to pass over through water;

Exposition: Numbers 31:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go thro...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:24

Hebrew

וְכִבַּסְתֶּם בִּגְדֵיכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וּטְהַרְתֶּם וְאַחַר תָּבֹאוּ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

vekhivasetem-vigedeykhem-vayvom-hasheviy'iy-vteharetem-ve'achar-tavo'v-'el-hamachaneh

KJV: And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

AKJV: And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean, and afterward you shall come into the camp. ¶

ASV: And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

YLT: and ye have washed your garments on the seventh day, and have been clean, and afterwards ye come in unto the camp.'

Exposition: Numbers 31:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:25

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

vayo'mer-yehvah-'el-mosheh-le'mor

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

AKJV: And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

ASV: And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

YLT: And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Exposition: Numbers 31:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:26

Hebrew

שָׂא אֵת רֹאשׁ מַלְקוֹחַ הַשְּׁבִי בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה אַתָּה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְרָאשֵׁי אֲבוֹת הָעֵדָֽה׃

sha'-'et-ro'sh-maleqvocha-hasheviy-va'adam-vvavehemah-'atah-ve'ele'azar-hakhohen-vera'shey-'avvot-ha'edah

KJV: 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:

AKJV: Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:

ASV: 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;

YLT: `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;

Exposition: Numbers 31:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:27

Hebrew

וְחָצִיתָ אֶת־הַמַּלְקוֹחַ בֵּין תֹּפְשֵׂי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַיֹּצְאִים לַצָּבָא וּבֵין כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃

vechatziyta-'et-hamaleqvocha-veyn-tofeshey-hamilechamah-hayotze'iym-latzava'-vveyn-khal-ha'edah

KJV: And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

AKJV: And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war on them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

ASV: and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation.

YLT: and thou hast halved the prey between those handling the battle who go out to the host and all the company;

Exposition: Numbers 31:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:28

Hebrew

וַהֲרֵמֹתָ מֶכֶס לַֽיהוָה מֵאֵת אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַיֹּצְאִים לַצָּבָא אֶחָד נֶפֶשׁ מֵחֲמֵשׁ הַמֵּאוֹת מִן־הָאָדָם וּמִן־הַבָּקָר וּמִן־הַחֲמֹרִים וּמִן־הַצֹּֽאן׃

vaharemota-mekhes-layhvah-me'et-'aneshey-hamilechamah-hayotze'iym-latzava'-'echad-nefesh-mechamesh-hame'vot-min-ha'adam-vmin-havaqar-vmin-hachamoriym-vmin-hatzo'n

KJV: And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

AKJV: And levy a tribute to the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

ASV: And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:

YLT: and thou hast raised a tribute to Jehovah from the men of war, who go out to the host, one body out of five hundred, of man, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock;

Exposition: Numbers 31:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:29

Hebrew

מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָם תִּקָּחוּ וְנָתַתָּה לְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן תְּרוּמַת יְהוָֽה׃

mimachatziytam-tiqachv-venatatah-le'ele'azar-hakhohen-tervmat-yehvah

KJV: Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.

AKJV: Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.

ASV: take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah’s heave-offering.

YLT: from their half ye do take, and thou hast given to Eleazar the priest--the heave-offering of Jehovah.

Exposition: Numbers 31:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:30

Hebrew

וּמִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּקַּח ׀ אֶחָד ׀ אָחֻז מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁים מִן־הָאָדָם מִן־הַבָּקָר מִן־הַחֲמֹרִים וּמִן־הַצֹּאן מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָה וְנָתַתָּה אֹתָם לַלְוִיִּם שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָֽה׃

vmimachatzit-veney-yishera'el-tiqach- -'echad- -'achuz-min-hachamishiym-min-ha'adam-min-havaqar-min-hachamoriym-vmin-hatzo'n-mikhal-havehemah-venatatah-'otam-laleviyim-shomerey-mishemeret-mishekhan-yehvah

KJV: And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

AKJV: And of the children of Israel’s half, you shall take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them to the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

ASV: And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, 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 Jehovah.

YLT: `And from the sons of Israel's half thou dost take one possession out of fifty, of man, of the herd, of the asses, and of the flock, of all the cattle, and thou hast given them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.'

Exposition: Numbers 31:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charg...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:31

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

vaya'ash-mosheh-ve'ele'azar-hakhohen-kha'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'et-mosheh

KJV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

AKJV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

ASV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

YLT: And Moses doth--Eleazar the priest also--as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Exposition: Numbers 31:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:32

Hebrew

וַיְהִי הַמַּלְקוֹחַ יֶתֶר הַבָּז אֲשֶׁר בָּזְזוּ עַם הַצָּבָא צֹאן שֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִֽים׃

vayehiy-hamaleqvocha-yeter-havaz-'asher-vazezv-'am-hatzava'-tzo'n-shesh-me'vot-'elef-veshive'iym-'elef-vachameshet-'alafiym

KJV: 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,

AKJV: 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,

ASV: 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,

YLT: 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;

Exposition: Numbers 31:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:33

Hebrew

וּבָקָר שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁבְעִים אָֽלֶף׃

vvaqar-shenayim-veshive'iym-'alef

KJV: And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

AKJV: And three score and twelve thousand beeves,

ASV: and threescore and twelve thousand oxen,

YLT: and of the herd two and seventy thousand;

Exposition: Numbers 31:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:34

Hebrew

וַחֲמֹרִים אֶחָד וְשִׁשִּׁים אָֽלֶף׃

vachamoriym-'echad-veshishiym-'alef

KJV: And threescore and one thousand asses,

AKJV: And three score and one thousand asses,

ASV: and threescore and one thousand asses,

YLT: and of asses one and sixty thousand;

Exposition: Numbers 31:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And threescore and one thousand asses,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:35

Hebrew

וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם מִן־הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אָֽלֶף׃

venefesh-'adam-min-hanashiym-'asher-lo'-yade'v-mishekhav-zakhar-khal-nefesh-shenayim-vsheloshiym-'alef

KJV: And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.

AKJV: And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.

ASV: and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.

YLT: and of human beings--of the women who have not known the lying of a male--all the persons are two and thirty thousand.

Exposition: Numbers 31:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:36

Hebrew

וַתְּהִי הַֽמֶּחֱצָה חֵלֶק הַיֹּצְאִים בַּצָּבָא מִסְפַּר הַצֹּאן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃

vatehiy-hamechetzah-cheleq-hayotze'iym-vatzava'-misefar-hatzo'n-shelosh-me'vot-'elef-vsheloshiym-'elef-veshive'at-'alafiym-vachamesh-me'vot

KJV: 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:

AKJV: 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:

ASV: 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:

YLT: 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.

Exposition: Numbers 31:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:37

Hebrew

וַיְהִי הַמֶּכֶס לַֽיהוָה מִן־הַצֹּאן שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃

vayehiy-hamekhes-layhvah-min-hatzo'n-shesh-me'vot-chamesh-veshive'iym

KJV: And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

AKJV: And the LORD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and three score and fifteen.

ASV: and Jehovah’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

YLT: And the tribute to Jehovah of the sheep is six hundred five and seventy;

Exposition: Numbers 31:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:38

Hebrew

וְהַבָּקָר שִׁשָּׁה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אָלֶף וּמִכְסָם לַיהוָה שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃

vehavaqar-shishah-vsheloshiym-'alef-vmikhesam-layhvah-shenayim-veshive'iym

KJV: And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and twelve.

AKJV: And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was three score and twelve.

ASV: And the oxen were thirty and six thousand; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and twelve.

YLT: and the herd is six and thirty thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah is two and seventy;

Exposition: Numbers 31:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and twelve.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:39

Hebrew

וַחֲמֹרִים שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וּמִכְסָם לַֽיהוָה אֶחָד וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃

vachamoriym-sheloshiym-'elef-vachamesh-me'vot-vmikhesam-layhvah-'echad-veshishiym

KJV: And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and one.

AKJV: And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was three score and one.

ASV: And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and one.

YLT: and the asses are thirty thousand and five hundred, and their tribute to Jehovah is one and sixty;

Exposition: Numbers 31:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and one.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:40

Hebrew

וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָלֶף וּמִכְסָם לַֽיהוָה שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים נָֽפֶשׁ׃

venefesh-'adam-shishah-'ashar-'alef-vmikhesam-layhvah-shenayim-vsheloshiym-nafesh

KJV: And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons.

AKJV: And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was thirty and two persons.

ASV: And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Jehovah’s tribute was thirty and two persons.

YLT: and the human beings are sixteen thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah is two and thirty persons.

Exposition: Numbers 31:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:41

Hebrew

וַיִּתֵּן מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מֶכֶס תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה לְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

vayiten-mosheh-'et-mekhes-tervmat-yehvah-le'ele'azar-hakhohen-kha'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'et-mosheh

KJV: And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

AKJV: And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s heave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

ASV: And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah’s heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

YLT: And Moses giveth the tribute--Jehovah's heave-offering--to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Exposition: Numbers 31:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:42

Hebrew

וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר חָצָה מֹשֶׁה מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַצֹּבְאִֽים׃

vmimachatziyt-veney-yishera'el-'asher-chatzah-mosheh-min-ha'anashiym-hatzove'iym

KJV: And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

AKJV: And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

ASV: And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred

YLT: And of the sons of Israel's half, which Moses halved from the men who war--

Exposition: Numbers 31:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:43

Hebrew

וַתְּהִי מֶחֱצַת הָעֵדָה מִן־הַצֹּאן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃

vatehiy-mechetzat-ha'edah-min-hatzo'n-shelosh-me'vot-'elef-vsheloshiym-'elef-shive'at-'alafiym-vachamesh-me'vot

KJV: (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

AKJV: (Now the half that pertained to the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

ASV: (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

YLT: and the company's half is, of the flock three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred;

Exposition: Numbers 31:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:44

Hebrew

וּבָקָר שִׁשָּׁה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אָֽלֶף׃

vvaqar-shishah-vsheloshiym-'alef

KJV: And thirty and six thousand beeves,

AKJV: And thirty and six thousand beeves,

ASV: and thirty and six thousand oxen,

YLT: and of the herd six and thirty thousand;

Exposition: Numbers 31:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thirty and six thousand beeves,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:45

Hebrew

וַחֲמֹרִים שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃

vachamoriym-sheloshiym-'elef-vachamesh-me'vot

KJV: And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

AKJV: And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

ASV: and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,

YLT: and of asses thirty thousand and five hundred;

Exposition: Numbers 31:45 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:46

Hebrew

וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָֽלֶף׃

venefesh-'adam-shishah-'ashar-'alef

KJV: And sixteen thousand persons;)

AKJV: And sixteen thousand persons;)

ASV: and sixteen thousand persons),

YLT: and of human beings sixteen thousand--

Exposition: Numbers 31:46 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And sixteen thousand persons;)'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:47

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה מִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הָֽאָחֻז אֶחָד מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁים מִן־הָאָדָם וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָה וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם לַלְוִיִּם שֹֽׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

vayiqach-mosheh-mimachatzit-veney-yishera'el-'et-ha'achuz-'echad-min-hachamishiym-min-ha'adam-vmin-havehemah-vayiten-'otam-laleviyim-shomerey-mishemeret-mishekhan-yehvah-kha'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'et-mosheh

KJV: Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

AKJV: Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. ¶

ASV: even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

YLT: Moses taketh from the sons of Israel's half the one possession from the fifty, of man and of beast, and giveth them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Exposition: Numbers 31:47 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:48

Hebrew

וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הַפְּקֻדִים אֲשֶׁר לְאַלְפֵי הַצָּבָא שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאֽוֹת׃

vayiqerevv-'el-mosheh-hafequdiym-'asher-le'alefey-hatzava'-sharey-ha'alafiym-vesharey-hame'vot

KJV: And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

AKJV: And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses:

ASV: And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses;

YLT: And the inspectors whom the thousands of the host hath, (heads of the thousands and heads of the hundreds), draw near unto Moses,

Exposition: Numbers 31:48 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:49

Hebrew

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עֲבָדֶיךָ נָֽשְׂאוּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדֵנוּ וְלֹא־נִפְקַד מִמֶּנּוּ אִֽישׁ׃

vayo'merv-'el-mosheh-'avadeykha-nashe'v-'et-ro'sh-'aneshey-hamilechamah-'asher-veyadenv-velo'-nifeqad-mimenv-'iysh

KJV: And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

AKJV: And they said to Moses, Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacks not one man of us.

ASV: and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

YLT: and they say unto Moses, `Thy servants have taken up the sum of the men of war who are with us, and not a man of us hath been missed;

Exposition: Numbers 31:49 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:50

Hebrew

וַנַּקְרֵב אֶת־קָרְבַּן יְהוָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר מָצָא כְלִֽי־זָהָב אֶצְעָדָה וְצָמִיד טַבַּעַת עָגִיל וְכוּמָז לְכַפֵּר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃

vanaqerev-'et-qarevan-yehvah-'iysh-'asher-matza'-kheliy-zahav-'etze'adah-vetzamiyd-tava'at-'agiyl-vekhvmaz-lekhafer-'al-nafeshoteynv-lifeney-yehvah

KJV: We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

AKJV: We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

ASV: And we have brought Jehovah’s oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.

YLT: and we bring near Jehovah's offering, each that which he hath found, vessels of gold--chain, and bracelet, seal-ring, ear -ring, and bead--to make atonement for ourselves before Jehovah.'

Exposition: Numbers 31:50 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:51

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַזָּהָב מֵֽאִתָּם כֹּל כְּלִי מַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

vayiqach-mosheh-ve'ele'azar-hakhohen-'et-hazahav-me'itam-khol-kheliy-ma'asheh

KJV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

AKJV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all worked jewels.

ASV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

YLT: And Moses receiveth--Eleazar the priest also--the gold from them, every made vessel,

Exposition: Numbers 31:51 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:52

Hebrew

וַיְהִי ׀ כָּל־זְהַב הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר הֵרִימוּ לַֽיהוָה שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אֶלֶף שְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁקֶל מֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הֽ͏ָאֲלָפִים וּמֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאֽוֹת׃

vayehiy- -khal-zehav-hatervmah-'asher-heriymv-layhvah-shishah-'ashar-'elef-sheva'-me'vot-vachamishiym-shaqel-me'et-sharey-ha'alafiym-vme'et-sharey-hame'vot

KJV: And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

AKJV: And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

ASV: And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered up to Jehovah, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

YLT: and all the gold of the heave-offering which they have lifted up to Jehovah is sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels, from heads of the thousands, and from heads of the hundreds;

Exposition: Numbers 31:52 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:53

Hebrew

אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא בָּזְזוּ אִישׁ לֽוֹ׃

'aneshey-hatzava'-vazezv-'iysh-lvo

KJV: (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)

AKJV: (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)

ASV: (For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)

YLT: (the men of the host have spoiled each for himself);

Exposition: Numbers 31:53 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 31:54

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַזָּהָב מֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וַיָּבִאוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד זִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃

vayiqach-mosheh-ve'ele'azar-hakhohen-'et-hazahav-me'et-sharey-ha'alafiym-vehame'vot-vayavi'v-'otvo-'el-'ohel-mvo'ed-zikharvon-liveney-yishera'el-lifeney-yehvah

KJV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

AKJV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

ASV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.

YLT: and Moses taketh--Eleazar the priest also--the gold from the heads of the thousands and of the hundreds, and they bring it in unto the tent of meeting--a memorial for the sons of Israel before Jehovah.

Exposition: Numbers 31:54 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.