Numbers 31:39

The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred; of which Yahweh’s tribute was sixty-one.

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WEBBE

The donkeys were thirty thousand and five hundred, of which the LORD’s tribute was sixty-one.

BSB

30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61,

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

The number of asses was thirty thousand, five hundred, of which the Lord's part was sixty-one.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 25–47

Whatever we have, God justly claims a part. Out of the people's share God required one in fifty, but out of the soldiers' share only one in five hundred. The less opportunity we have of honouring God with personal services, the more should we give in money or value.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.