Numbers 31:54
and Moses taketh — Eleazar the priest also — the gold from the heads of the thousands and of the hundreds, and they bring it in unto the tent of meeting — a memorial for the sons of Israel before Jehovah.
Young's Literal Translation
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In Context
53(the men of the host have spoiled each for himself);
Cross References
Numbers 16:40a memorial to the sons of Israel, so that a stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron doth not draw near to make a perfume before Jehovah, and is not as Korah, and as his company, — as Jehovah hath spoken by the hand of Moses to him.
Ezra 7:5son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the head priest;
Psalms 103:1By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts — His Holy Name.
Psalms 145:7The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.
Luke 22:19And having taken bread, having given thanks, he brake and gave to them, saying, 'This is my body, that for you is being given, this do ye — to remembrance of 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 →