Numbers 31:48

Then came near unto Moses the officers who belonged unto the thousands of the host,—the princes of thousands and the princes of hundreds;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

In Context

47So then Moses took—out of the half belonging to the sons of Israel the allotted portion one out of fifty, of the human beings and of the beasts,—and gave them unto the Levites, the keepers of the charge of the habitation of Yahweh, As Yahweh commanded Moses.

49and said unto Moses, Thy servants have reckoned up the sum of the men of war who are in our hand,—and there is not missed from among us, a man!

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Cross References

Numbers 31:14Then was Moses sore displeased with the officers of the force,—the princes of thousands, and the princes of hundreds who were coming in from the warring host.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:26-48

Distribution of the Spoil. ( b. c. 1452.) 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: 27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of… Read the whole commentary →

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