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Numbers 31:14

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But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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.

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.

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This verse in Numbers 31

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

went forth to meet them without the camp

on Numbers 31:13-16

The army is met outside the camp with the women of Midian alive among the captives, and Moses is angry with the officers. Verse 16 supplies what chapters 22 to 24 never said, that these women acted through the counsel of Balaam in the matter of Peor. Chapter 25 had told the seduction without naming its author, and the New Testament follows this verse rather than the narrative at 2 Peter 2:15, Jude 11 and Revelation 2:14, where Balaam is the man who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), but in many others; for there is not a just man upon the earth that doeth good and sinneth not. (2.) Moses accepted it, and laid it up in the tabernacle as a memorial for the children of Israel (

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The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּקְצֹ֣ףand he was angry

    vaiyiktzofH7107 →

  • מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses

    moshehH4872 →765 times

  • עַ֖לtowards

    ʾalH5921 →5755 times

  • פְּקוּדֵ֣י[the] officers of

    pekudeiH6485 →303 times

  • הֶחָ֑יִלthe army

    hechayilH2428 →246 times

  • שָׂרֵ֤י[the] commanders of

    sareiH8269 →421 times

  • הָאֲלָפִים֙the thousands

    haalafimH505 →505 times

  • וְשָׂרֵ֣יand [the] commanders of

    vesareiH8269 →421 times

  • הַמֵּא֔וֹתthe hundreds

    hameotH3967 →581 times

  • הַבָּאִ֖יםwho were coming

    habaimH935 →2568 times

  • מִצְּבָ֥אfrom [the] war of

    mitzeva'H6635 →485 times

  • הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃the battle

    hamilchamahH4421 →320 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

13 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”2 works2 Kings 13:19But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”2 worksEphesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,2 worksNumbers 12:3Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.2 worksLeviticus 10:16Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,2 worksExodus 32:19As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.2 works
The other 7 cross-references, with their words ▾
Numbers 31:48Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses2 worksExodus 32:22“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.2 works1 Samuel 15:13–14When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”2 worksDeuteronomy 1:15So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.2 worksGenesis 41:34Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.2 works1 Chronicles 15:25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.1 worksDeuteronomy 20:5Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Ephesians 4:26

    “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

    it leads to

    • James 1:19

      My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

    • Psalms 4:4

      Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

    • Psalms 37:8

      Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.

    • Ephesians 4:31–32

      Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

    • Ecclesiastes 7:9

      Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

  • Through

    Numbers 12:3

    Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 11:29

      Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

  • Through

    2 Kings 13:19

    But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end…

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 13:25

      Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities…

  • Through

    1 Kings 20:42

    And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for…

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 22:31–37

      Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

About Numbers

The Bronze Serpent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Bronze Serpent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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