Numbers 31:14

Translations

Modern

But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.

Traditional

And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

Literal

And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, chiefs of the thousands and chiefs of the hundreds, who were coming in from the battle.

Latin

Iratusque Moyses principibus exercitus, tribunis, et centurionibus qui venerant de bello,

Original

Hebrew

English

But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.

Notes

Numbers 31:14–16

Moses was angry: God had commanded the Israelites to destroy everything. But the Midianite women who had followed Balaam’s advice were allowed to live. These women had played a major role in leading Israel into sin at Baal Peor.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses

Related verses

Numbers 31:48
Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
Ephesians 4:26
“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
Exodus 32:22
“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
1 Kings 20:42
And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
2 Kings 13:19
But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
1 Samuel 15:13–14
When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
Exodus 32:19
As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
Leviticus 10:16
Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
Numbers 12:3
Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Balaam Deuteronomy, Book of Midian, Midianite Numbers, Book of Warfare

Topics

Armies: Captains of Hundreds Armies: Captains of Thousands Captive: Cruelty to Putting to Death Government: Executive officers of Tribes and Cities Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Return to the Plains of Moab: Midianites Destroyed and Balaam Slain Moses: Character of Impatience of Sanitation: Quarantine The Armies of Israel: Divided Into: Companies of Thousands War of Extermination

Numbers 31:14

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