The Meaning of Numbers 31:32 Explained

Numbers 31:32

KJV: 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,

YLT: And the prey, the residue of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is of the flock six hundred thousand, and seventy thousand, and five thousand;

Darby: And the prey, the rest of the spoil, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep,

ASV: Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

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What is the context of Numbers 31:32?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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,

What does Numbers 31:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 31:21-54 - The Disposition Of The Spoils Of War

This law, which subjected the victors to a whole week of separation and to special purification, instead of an immediate welcome into the camp, was intended to wean the Hebrews from the practice of war, giving them a higher standard than that of surrounding nations. Thus God educates us, by placing before us an ever higher standard, as we are able to obey it. It is easy to say hard things against this treatment of Midian, but extermination is sometimes the only way to safety.

For us the lesson is one of rigid separation. Some may be able to stand God's searching fire; but others cannot bear that flame. Yet these may not go altogether free. See Numbers 31:23. As strangers and pilgrims we must abstain from fleshly lusts. God demands our holiness, but discriminates in the method of producing it. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 31

¹ The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain
¹³ Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive
¹⁹ How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified
²⁵ The proportion in which the prey is to be divided
⁴⁸ The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord

What do the individual words in Numbers 31:32 mean?

And was the booty remaining from the plunder which had taken the men of war sheep six hundred thousand and seventy and five thousand

וַיְהִי֙ הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ יֶ֣תֶר הַבָּ֔ז אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּזְז֖וּ עַ֣ם הַצָּבָ֑א צֹ֗אן שֵׁשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים וַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־ אֲלָפִֽים

וַיְהִי֙	And was
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ	the booty
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מַלְקֹוחַ Sense: booty, prey.
יֶ֣תֶר	remaining from
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: יֶתֶר Sense: .
הַבָּ֔ז	the plunder
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּז Sense: spoil, booty, robbery, spoiling.
בָּזְז֖וּ	had taken
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: בָּזַז Sense: to spoil, plunder, prey upon, seize.
עַ֣ם	the men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
הַצָּבָ֑א	of war
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
צֹ֗אן	sheep
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: צֹאן Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
שֵׁשׁ־	six
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: שֵׁשׁ Sense: six.
מֵא֥וֹת	hundred
Parse: Number, feminine plural Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.
אֶ֛לֶף	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים	and seventy
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural Root: שִׁבְעִים Sense: seventy.
וַחֲמֵֽשֶׁת־	and five
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular construct Root: חָמֵשׁ Sense: five.
אֲלָפִֽים	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine plural Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.

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