Numbers 31:41
in Numbers 31Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah’s heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
KJV
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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This verse in Numbers 31
Commentary
1 note on this verseThe record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught--Some of the captives having been killed (Nu 31:17) and part of the cattle taken for the support of the army, the total amount of the booty remaining was in the following proportions:
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתֵּ֣ן | vaiyiten | and he gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֶ֙כֶס֙ | mekhes | [the] tax of | H4371 → | 6 times |
| תְּרוּמַ֣ת | terumat | [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר | leelazar | to Eleazar | H499 → | 72 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֑ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he gave
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֶ֙כֶס֙[the] tax of
mekhesH4371 →6 times
תְּרוּמַ֣ת[the] contribution of
terumatH8641 →76 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְאֶלְעָזָ֖רto Eleazar
leelazarH499 →72 times
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Galatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:17–18
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- Romans 15:27
They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
- Deuteronomy 12:19
and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
- 1 Corinthians 9:9–14
For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
- Matthew 10:10
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
- 1 Timothy 5:17–18
Through
Numbers 18:19All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 13:5
Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
- Leviticus 2:13
And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to…
- Numbers 18:11
And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent…
- 2 Chronicles 13:5
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.
