Numbers 31:42
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
As for the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel'sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
half,וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית
(u·mim·ma·cha·tzit)
4276: half, middlefrom chatsah
whichאֲשֶׁר֙
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔ה
(mo·sheh,)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
separatedחָצָ֣ה
(cha·tzah)
2673: to dividea prim. root
from the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
(ha·'a·na·shim)
376: manfrom an unused word
who had gone to war--הַצֹּבְאִֽים׃
(ha·tzo·ve·'im.)
6633: to wage war, servea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And of the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel's
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
half
machatsiyth  (makh-ats-eeth')
a halving or the middle -- half (so much), mid(-day).
which Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
divided
chatsah  (khaw-tsaw')
to cut or split in two; to halve -- divide, live out half, reach to the midst, participle
from the men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
that warred
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
to mass (an army or servants) -- assemble, fight, perform, muster, wait upon, war.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
As for the sons of Israel's half, which Moses separated from the men who had gone to war--

King James Bible
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
From the Israelites' half, which Moses separated from the men who fought,

International Standard Version
From half of the share of the Israelis that Moses had set aside from the soldiers,

NET Bible
From the Israelites' half-share that Moses had separated from the fighting men,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moses took the Israelites' half of the loot from the soldiers.

King James 2000 Bible
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that fought,
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