Numbers 31:42

Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought

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WEBBE

Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought

BSB

From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,

KJV

And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

ASV

And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred

BBE

And from the half given to the children of Israel, which Moses had kept separate from that given to the fighting-men,

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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.