Numbers 31:31
New International Version
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

New Living Translation
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

English Standard Version
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Berean Standard Bible
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses,

King James Bible
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

New King James Version
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

New American Standard Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

NASB 1995
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

NASB 1977
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Legacy Standard Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Amplified Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Christian Standard Bible
So Moses and the priest Eleazar did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

American Standard Version
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Contemporary English Version
Moses and Eleazar followed the LORD's instructions

English Revised Version
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moses and the priest Eleazar did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Good News Translation
Moses and Eleazar did what the LORD commanded.

International Standard Version
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did what the LORD had commanded Moses.

Majority Standard Bible
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses,

NET Bible
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

New Heart English Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

World English Bible
Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Moses does—Eleazar the priest also—as YHWH has commanded Moses.

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses doth -- Eleazar the priest also -- as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Moses will do, and Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses and Eleazar did as the Lord had commanded.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Moses and Eleazar did just as the Lord had instructed.

New American Bible
So Moses and Eleazar the priest did this, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Moshe and Eliazar the Priest did as LORD JEHOVAH commanded Moshe.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Division of the Spoils
30From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.” 31So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses, 32and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,…

Cross References
Joshua 22:8
saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”

1 Samuel 30:24-25
Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.” / And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.

Deuteronomy 20:14
But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.

2 Chronicles 31:4-5
Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.

1 Chronicles 26:27-28
They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD. / Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

2 Kings 12:4-5
Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. / Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”

1 Corinthians 9:13-14
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

2 Corinthians 9:7-9
Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. / And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. / As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

Romans 15:27
They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.

Galatians 6:6
Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.

Hebrews 7:5
Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

Leviticus 27:30-33
Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. / If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value. / Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD. ...

Deuteronomy 18:1-2
The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

Nehemiah 10:37-39
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”

Malachi 3:8-10
Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. / You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. / Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.


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Numbers 31
1. The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain
13. Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive
19. How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified
25. The proportion in which the prey is to be divided
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So Moses and Eleazar the priest
This phrase introduces two central figures in the narrative: Moses, the leader of Israel, and Eleazar, the high priest. Moses, whose name in Hebrew (מֹשֶׁה, Moshe) means "drawn out," is a pivotal figure in the Old Testament, representing God's chosen leader to guide the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness. Eleazar, whose name means "God has helped," is the son of Aaron and serves as the high priest after Aaron's death. The inclusion of both Moses and Eleazar highlights the collaboration between civil and religious leadership in Israel, emphasizing the importance of both roles in executing God's commands.

did as the LORD had commanded Moses
This phrase underscores the obedience of Moses and Eleazar to God's instructions. The Hebrew word for "commanded" (צִוָּה, tzivah) conveys a sense of authoritative instruction, reflecting the divine authority behind the command. The obedience of Moses and Eleazar is a recurring theme in the Pentateuch, illustrating their faithfulness and dedication to God's will. This obedience is not merely a mechanical following of orders but a demonstration of their trust in God's wisdom and sovereignty. It serves as an inspirational model for believers, emphasizing the importance of aligning one's actions with divine directives.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So Moses
מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

and Eleazar
וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר (wə·’el·‘ā·zār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites

the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

did
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had commanded
צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

Moses,
מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver


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