Numbers 31:42

Division of the Spoils · Numbers 31:25–47

Modern

From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,

Traditional

And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

Literal

And from half of the sons of Israel, which Moses separated from the men who fought;

Latin

…ex media parte filiorum Israël, quam separaverat his qui in prælio fuerant.

Hebrew

English

From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,

The plunder was distributed according to the principles established in 31:25–30.

Theme notes and profiles

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt