Numbers 31:50
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Therefore we offer as gifts to the Lord what gold every one of us could find in the booty, in garters and tablets, rings and bracelets, and chains, that thou mayst pray to the Lord for us.

therefore brought.

16,750 shekels, equal to l37,869

16s

5d of our money. an oblation

Psalm 107:15,21,22 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men. . . .

Psalm 116:12,17 What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things that he hath rendered to me? . . .

gotten.

Exodus 30:12,15,16 When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, every one of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned. . . .

Leviticus 17:11 Because the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you, that you may make atonement with it upon the altar for your souls, and the blood may be for an expiation of the soul.

Context
The Voluntary Offering
49We thy servants have reckoned up the number of the fighting men, whom we had under our hand, and not so much as one was wanting. 50Therefore we offer as gifts to the Lord what gold every one of us could find in the booty, in garters and tablets, rings and bracelets, and chains, that thou mayst pray to the Lord for us.51And Moses and Eleazar the priest received all the gold in divers kinds,…
Cross References
Exodus 30:12
When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, every one of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned.

Exodus 35:22
Both men and women gave bracelets and earrings, rings and tablets: every vessel of gold was set aside to be offered to the Lord.

Numbers 31:49
We thy servants have reckoned up the number of the fighting men, whom we had under our hand, and not so much as one was wanting.

Numbers 31:51
And Moses and Eleazar the priest received all the gold in divers kinds,

Lexicon
So we have brought
וַנַּקְרֵ֞ב (wan·naq·rêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach

to the LORD
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

an offering
קָרְבַּ֣ן (qā·rə·ban)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7133: Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present

of the gold
זָהָב֙ (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

articles
כְלִֽי־ (ḵə·lî-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

each man
אִישׁ֩ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

acquired—
מָצָ֤א (mā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

armlets,
אֶצְעָדָ֣ה (’eṣ·‘ā·ḏāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 685: A step-chain, a bracelet

bracelets,
וְצָמִ֔יד (wə·ṣā·mîḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6781: A bracelet, arm-clasp, a lid

rings,
טַבַּ֖עַת (ṭab·ba·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2885: A seal, signet, a ring of any kind

earrings,
עָגִ֣יל (‘ā·ḡîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5694: Something round, a ring

and necklaces—
וְכוּמָ֑ז (wə·ḵū·māz)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3558: (a golden ornament) perhaps a bracelet

to make atonement
לְכַפֵּ֥ר (lə·ḵap·pêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

ourselves
נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ (nap̄·šō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

the LORD.”
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

And we have brought Jehovah's oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.

And we have brought our gift to the Lord, every man who has found an article of gold, whether an armlet, or a chain, or a ring, or a bracelet, or a clasp for hair, to make atonement for us before the Lord.

So we present the offering of Jehovah, that which each one hath found, jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Jehovah.

And we have brought the LORD'S oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, earrings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.

We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath obtained of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, ear-rings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

We have brought Yahweh's offering, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Yahweh."

and we bring near Jehovah's offering, each that which he hath found, vessels of gold -- chain, and bracelet, seal-ring, ear -ring, and bead -- to make atonement for ourselves before Jehovah.'
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