Numbers 31:44
New International Version
36,000 cattle,

New Living Translation
36,000 cattle,

English Standard Version
36,000 cattle,

Berean Standard Bible
36,000 cattle,

King James Bible
And thirty and six thousand beeves,

New King James Version
thirty-six thousand cattle,

New American Standard Bible
thirty-six thousand cattle,

NASB 1995
and 36,000 cattle,

NASB 1977
and 36,000 cattle,

Legacy Standard Bible
and 36,000 cattle,

Amplified Bible
and 36,000 cattle,

Christian Standard Bible
36,000 cattle,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
36,000 cattle,

American Standard Version
and thirty and six thousand oxen,

English Revised Version
and thirty and six thousand beeves,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
36,000 cattle,

International Standard Version
36,000 cattle,

Majority Standard Bible
36,000 cattle,

NET Bible
36,000 cattle,

New Heart English Bible
and thirty-six thousand head of cattle,

Webster's Bible Translation
And thirty and six thousand beeves,

World English Bible
thirty-six thousand head of cattle,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and thirty-six thousand of the herd;

Young's Literal Translation
and of the herd six and thirty thousand;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the oxen, six and thirty thousand,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And out of the thirty-six thousand oxen,

Catholic Public Domain Version
and from the thirty-six thousand oxen,

New American Bible
thirty-six thousand oxen,

New Revised Standard Version
thirty-six thousand oxen,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And thirty-six thousand oxen,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And bulls, thirty and six thousand,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and thirty and six thousand beeves,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the oxen, thirty-six thousand;

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Division of the Spoils
43this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep, 4436,000 cattle, 4530,500 donkeys,…

Cross References
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.

Joshua 6:21
With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.

1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

Judges 21:10-12
So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children. / This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.” / So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

1 Chronicles 5:21
They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,

2 Chronicles 14:13-15
Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder / and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there. / They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

Genesis 34:29
They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.

Exodus 21:7
And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.

Leviticus 25:44-46
Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, from whom you may purchase them. / You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land. These may become your property. / You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.

2 Kings 5:2
At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.

Isaiah 13:16
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.

Jeremiah 50:37
A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.

Ezekiel 30:17
The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.

Matthew 5:17-18
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.


Treasury of Scripture

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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
48. The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord














and 32,000 women
The phrase "and 32,000 women" refers to the specific number of female captives taken by the Israelites after their victory over the Midianites. The number 32,000 is significant, indicating the vastness of the victory and the scale of the spoils. In the Hebrew context, numbers often carry symbolic weight, and large numbers like this can signify completeness or divine blessing. The capture of such a large number of women highlights the thoroughness of the Israelites' conquest, as commanded by God. Historically, the taking of captives was a common practice in ancient warfare, serving both as a means of population control and as a way to integrate new members into the community.

who had not slept with a man
This phrase specifies the condition of the women who were taken captive. In the Hebrew text, the phrase "who had not slept with a man" is a euphemism for virginity. The emphasis on virginity here is significant in the cultural and religious context of ancient Israel. Virgins were often seen as pure and untainted, and in this context, they were spared from the destruction that befell the rest of the Midianite population. This distinction underscores the importance of purity and the preservation of the covenant community's sanctity. From a theological perspective, this can be seen as a reflection of God's desire for His people to remain holy and set apart from the surrounding nations. The sparing of these women also points to the potential for redemption and integration into the Israelite community, symbolizing hope and new beginnings even amidst judgment.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
36,000
שִׁשָּׁ֥ה (šiš·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

cattle,
וּבָקָ֕ר (ū·ḇā·qār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd


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