And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
Numbers
The book of Numbers is a historical and instructional book of the Old Testament that chronicles the journey of the Israelites from Mount Sinai to the borders of the Promised Land. It records their trials, triumphs, and failures, highlighting God’s faithfulness, provision, and justice throughout their forty years in the wilderness. Numbers combines census data, legal instructions, and narratives to teach lessons about obedience, trust, and the consequences of rebellion.
Numbers emphasizes God’s guidance and sovereignty. Despite the people’s doubts, complaints, and disobedience, God remains faithful, providing for their needs, directing their journey, and upholding His covenant promises. The book also prepares the next generation for the responsibility of entering the Promised Land, underscoring the importance of faith and leadership.
This book encourages reflection on God’s faithfulness, the importance of trust, and the necessity of obedience in following His commands. Numbers demonstrates that God’s plan unfolds even amid human failure and uncertainty, and that His promises are sure for those who remain faithful.
Explore the book of Numbers to understand God’s guidance, learn from the Israelites’ journey, and gain insight into living faithfully under His direction.
Numbers 31:33
And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
Numbers 31:34
And threescore and one thousand asses,
Numbers 31:35
And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
Numbers 31:36
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
Numbers 31:37
And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
Numbers 31:38
And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and twelve.
Numbers 31:39
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and one.
Numbers 31:4
Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
Numbers 31:40
And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons.
Numbers 31:41
And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 31:42
And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
Numbers 31:43
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
Numbers 31:44
And thirty and six thousand beeves,
Numbers 31:45
And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
Numbers 31:46
And sixteen thousand persons;)
Numbers 31:47
Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 31:48
And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
Numbers 31:49
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.
Numbers 31:5
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 31:50
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.
Numbers 31:51
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
Numbers 31:52
And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
Numbers 31:53
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
Numbers 31:54
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
Numbers 31:6
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
Numbers 31:7
And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
Numbers 31:8
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
Numbers 31:9
And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
Numbers 32:1
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;