Bible Commentary

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, 32. over and above the booty ] the remainder of the booty. The revisers connected the words with Num 31:53 (see marg. there), but that is concerned only … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:32”

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. Took an account of the booty, divided it equally between the soldiers and the congregation of Israel, and levied a part out of each as a tribute for the Lord, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:31”

And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beefs, 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. One portion of fifty; whereas the former … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:30”

Take [it] of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, [for] a heave offering of the LORD. An heave-offering – Render simply an offering, and compare Num 18:24. The verb from which the word here rendered heave-offering is derived, is rightly translated levy in Num 31:28. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:29”

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 beefs, and of the asses, and of the sheep: 28. levy a tribute ] lit. ‘lift off a fixed proportion.’ The verb has the technical sense … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:28”

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: The congregation hath some share, because the warriors went in the name of all, and because all having been injured by the Midianites, all were to have some share in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:27”

Take the sum of the prey that was taken, [both] of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and beast,…. The number of the females that were taken captive and spared, and of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:26”

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, 25 54. The apportionment of the spoil. Those who fought and those who remained behind were to receive equal shares. This was an ancient custom, which was traced to the action of David (1Sa 30:24 f.). But before the appropriation by individuals, a religious tax was to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:25”

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp. And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day,…. As the leper did, Le 14:9: and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp; into the camp … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:24”

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. 23. the water of impurity ] Its preparation and use are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 31:23”