KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Numbers 31:26 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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:”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Take” | שָׂ֗א | To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative | Take |
| “the sum” | רֹ֤אשׁ | The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) | sum |
| “of the prey” | מַלְק֙וֹחַ֙ | Intransitively, spoil [and captives] (as taken) | prey |
| “that was taken,” | הַשְּׁבִ֔י | Exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty | taken |
| “both” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of man” | בָּֽאָדָ֖ם | Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | man |
| “and of beast,” | וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה | Properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) | beast |
| “thou,” | אַתָּה֙ | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “and Eleazar” | וְאֶלְעָזָ֣ר | Elazar, the name of seven Israelites | Eleazar |
| “the priest,” | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | Literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) | priest |
| “and the chief” | וְרָאשֵׁ֖י | The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) | chief |
| “fathers” | אֲב֥וֹת | Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application | fathers |
| “of the congregation:” | הָֽעֵדָֽה׃ | A stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) | congregation |
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24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
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 the asses, and of the sheep:
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