Numbers 31:49

And said to him, Your servants have taken note of the number of all the fighting-men under our orders, and every one is present;

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In The King James Version

And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

In Context

48Then the men in authority over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came to Moses,

50And we have here an offering for the Lord from what every man took in the war, ornaments of gold, leg-chains and arm-rings, finger-rings, ear-rings, and neck-ornaments, to make our souls free from sin before the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:12When you are taking the number of the children of Israel, let every man who is numbered give to the Lord a price for his life, so that no disease may come on them when they are numbered.

1 Samuel 30:19There was no loss of anything, small or great, sons or daughters or goods or anything which they had taken away: David got it all back.

John 18:9(He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)

Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:49-54

48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: 49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord , what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord . 51 And Moses and Eleazar the… Read the whole commentary →

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