Numbers 31:54

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh.

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WEBBE

Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

BSB

And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.

KJV

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

ASV

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.

BBE

Then Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold given by the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and took it into the Tent of meeting, to be a sign in memory of the children of Israel before the Lord.

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וַיִּקַּח vai·yi·kach and he took H3947 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 וְאֶלְעָזָר ve·'el·'a·zar and Eleazar H499 הַכֹּהֵן ha·ko·hen the priest H3548 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַזָּהָב ha·za·hav the gold H2091 מֵאֵת me·'et from with H854 שָׂרֵי sa·rei [the] commanders of H8269 הָאֲלָפִים ha·'a·la·fim the thousands H505 וְהַמֵּאוֹת ve·ha·me·'ot and the hundreds H3967 וַיָּבִאוּ vai·ya·vi·'u and they brought H935 אֹתוֹ 'o·to (marks the object) it H853 אֶל־ 'el- into H413 אֹהֶל 'o·hel [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150 זִכָּרוֹן zi·ka·ron a memorial H2146 לִבְנֵי־ liv·nei- for [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה פ yah·weh Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 48–54

The success of the Israelites had been very remarkable, so small a company overcoming such multitudes, but it was still more wonderful that not one was slain or missing. They presented the gold they found among the spoils, as an offering to the Lord. Thus they confessed, that instead of claiming a reward for their service, they needed forgiveness of much that had been amiss, and desired to be thankful for the preservation of their lives, which might justly have been taken away.

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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.