Translations
Modern
…36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,
Traditional
And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and twelve.
Literal
And the cattle, six and thirty thousand, and their tribute to YHWH, two and seventy.
Latin
…et de bobus triginta sex millibus, boves septuaginta et duo:
Original
Hebrew
English
36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,
Notes
The plunder was distributed according to the principles established in 31:25–30.
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Topics
Armies: March in Ranks: A Share the Spoils Heave-Offering: Consisted of Part of Spoil Taken in War Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Return to the Plains of Moab: Midianites Destroyed and Balaam Slain Servant: Bond: Captive Bondservants Shared by Priests and Levites Spoils: Divided Between the Combatants and Non-Combatants of the Israelites, Including Priests and Levites