Numbers 31:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Brass - Render copper. See Genesis 4:22 note. The verse is curious as illustrating the variety of metals in use at this early date for domestic purposes. All these metals were common in Egypt centuries before the date of the Exodus.

Numbers 31:22

22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,