Numbers 31:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and the humanאָדָ֔ם
(a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
beingsוְנֶ֣פֶשׁ
(ve·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
were 16,000,שִׁשָּׁ֥ה
(shi·shah)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
from whom the LORD'Sלַֽיהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
levyוּמִכְסָם֙
(u·mich·sam)
4371: computation, proportion to be paid, taxfrom kasas
was 32שְׁנַ֥יִם
(she·na·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
persons.נָֽפֶשׁ׃
(na·fesh.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And the persons
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
were sixteen
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
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 thirty
shlowshiym  (shel-o-sheem')
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth -- thirty, thirtieth.
and two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
persons
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and the human beings were 16,000, from whom the LORD'S levy was 32 persons.

King James Bible
And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and from the 16,000 people, the tribute to the LORD was 32 people.

International Standard Version
The people numbered 16,000, so the LORD's tribute totaled 32 people.

NET Bible
The people were 16,000, of which the LORD's tribute was 32 people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Of the 16,000 people they received, 32 went to the LORD as taxes.

King James 2000 Bible
And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.
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