Numbers 31:40

The persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Yahweh’s tribute was thirty-two persons.

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WEBBE

The persons were sixteen thousand, of whom the LORD’s tribute was thirty-two persons.

BSB

and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32.

KJV

And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons.

ASV

And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Jehovah’s tribute was thirty and two persons.

BBE

And the number of persons was sixteen thousand, of which the Lord's part was thirty-two persons.

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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.