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Numbers 31:42

What does Numbers 31:42 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 31:42 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And from the half given to the children of Israel, which Moses had kept separate from that given to the fighting-men,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Out of the half of the children of Israel, which he had separated for them that had been in the battle.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses had divided, [taking it] from the men that served in the war,

Context

v.41And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah’s heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

v.42This passage

v.43(now the congregation’s half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

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