Numbers 31:49

“We, your servants, have taken a census of the number of the fighting men, whom we had under our hand, and indeed not one was lacking.

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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

48And when the leaders of the army, and the tribunes, and the centurions had approached Moses, they said:

50For this reason, we offer as gifts to the Lord whatever gold each one was able to find amid the spoils, in anklets and arm bands, rings and bracelets, and little chains, so that you may intercede for us to the Lord.”

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Cross References

Exodus 30:12“When you have taken the sum of the sons of Israel, according to their number, each shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there will be no scourge among them, when they will be reviewed.

1 Samuel 30:19And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.

John 18:9This was so that the word might be fulfilled, which he said, “Of those whom you have given to me, I have not lost any of them.”

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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