Numbers 31:38
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and the cattleוְהַ֨בָּקָ֔ר
(ve·hab·ba·kar,)
1241: cattle, herd, an oxfrom baqar
were 36,000,וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים
(u·she·lo·shim)
7970: thirtyfrom the same as shalosh
from which the LORD'Sלַיהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
levyוּמִכְסָ֥ם
(u·mich·sam)
4371: computation, proportion to be paid, taxfrom kasas
was 72;שְׁנַ֥יִם
(she·na·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah


















KJV Lexicon
And the beeves
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
were thirty
shlowshiym  (shel-o-sheem')
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth -- thirty, thirtieth.
and six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
of which the LORD'S
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
tribute
mekec  (meh'-kes)
an assessment (as based upon a census) -- tribute.
was threescore and twelve
shib`iym.  (shib-eem')
seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and the cattle were 36,000, from which the LORD'S levy was 72;

King James Bible
And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and twelve.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
from the 36,000 cattle, the tribute to the LORD was 72;

International Standard Version
The cattle numbered 36,000, so the LORD's tribute totaled 72.

NET Bible
The cattle numbered 36,000; the LORD's tribute was 72.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Of the 36,000 cattle they received, 72 went to the LORD as taxes.

King James 2000 Bible
And the cattle were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was three score and twelve.
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