The Meaning of Numbers 31:51 Explained

Numbers 31:51

KJV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

YLT: And Moses receiveth -- Eleazar the priest also -- the gold from them, every made vessel,

Darby: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, all manner of wrought jewels.

ASV: And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

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What is the context of Numbers 31:51?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, [even] all wrought jewels.

What does Numbers 31:51 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 31:51 mean?

So received Moses and Eleazar the priest - the gold from them all the ornaments fashioned

וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־ הַזָּהָ֖ב מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כֹּ֖ל כְּלִ֥י מַעֲשֶֽׂה

וַיִּקַּ֨ח	So received
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מֹשֶׁ֜ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר	and Eleazar
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶלְעָזָר Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	the priest
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַזָּהָ֖ב	the gold
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: זָהָב Sense: gold.
מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם	from them
Parse: Preposition-m, Direct object marker, third person masculine plural Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
כְּלִ֥י	the ornaments
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כְּלִי Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
מַעֲשֶֽׂה	fashioned
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מַעֲשֶׂה Sense: deed, work.

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