Numbers 31:36
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The half,הַֽמֶּחֱצָ֔ה
(ham·me·che·tzah,)
4275: halffrom chatsah
the portionחֵ֕לֶק
(che·lek)
2506: portion, tract, territoryfrom chalaq
of those who wentהַיֹּצְאִ֖ים
(hai·yo·tze·'im)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out to war,בַּצָּבָ֑א
(ba·tza·va;)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba
was [as follows]: the numberמִסְפַּ֣ר
(mis·par)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
of sheepהַצֹּ֗אן
(ha·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
was 337,500,שְׁלֹשׁ־
(she·losh-)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And the half
mechetsah  (mekh-ets-aw')
a halving -- half.
which was the portion
cheleq  (khay'lek)
smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment -- flattery, inheritance, part, partake, portion.
of them that went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
to war
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
was in number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
and thirty
shlowshiym  (shel-o-sheem')
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth -- thirty, thirtieth.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
sheep
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The half, the portion of those who went out to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500,

King James Bible
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The half portion for those who went out to war numbered: 337,500 sheep and goats,

International Standard Version
Now half of the share of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep,

NET Bible
The half-portion of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Half of it went to the soldiers who served in the war. Of the 337,500 sheep and goats they received,

King James 2000 Bible
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
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