Numbers 31:43 the community's half--was 337,500 sheep,

◄ Numbers 31:43 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
the community's half--was 337,500 sheep,

English Standard Version
now the congregation’s half was 337,500 sheep,

New American Standard Bible
now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep,

King James Bible
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the community's half was: 337,500 sheep and goats,

International Standard Version
there were 337,500 sheep for the community,

American Standard Version
(now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But out of the half that fell to the rest of the multitude, that is to say, out of the three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

Darby Bible Translation
(now the half belonging to the assembly was of the sheep, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred,

Young's Literal Translation
and the company's half is, of the flock three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred;

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

31:25-47 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

32-47. the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught—Some of the captives having been killed (Nu 31:17) and part of the cattle taken for the support of the army, the total amount of the booty remaining was in the following proportions:

Prey Total Amount Half to Soldiers Deducted to God Half to Congregation Deducted to Levites Sheep 675,000 337,500 675 337,500 6,750 Beeves 72,000 36,000 72 36,000 720 Asses 61,000 30,500 61 30,500 610 Persons 32,000 16,000 32 16,000 320