Numbers 31:28

tribute. computed value, assigned to Jehovah. Hebrew. mekes. Occurs only in this chapter.

soul. Hebrew. nephesh.

persons. men. Hebrew. 'adam.

Related Commentaries of Numbers 31:28

Arno Geneva Study Bible

And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the (k) men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the beeves,...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Division of the Booty. The principle of equal division between those who went forth to fight, and those who remained in the camp was observed b...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

28. And levy a tribute unto the Lord. God now requires a tribute, or holy oblation, out of the spoil from both parties, but in unequal porti...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A tribute unto the Lord—one soul of five hundred— As the word soul refers to the cattle as well as to the men, it would be better to render this,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: No JF...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

War against Midian This chapter contains an account of the fulfilment of the decree of extermination passed upon the Midianites as being the occas...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And levy a tribute unto the Lord. — Literally, and thou shalt lift up (or, heave ) , &c. The portion assigned to the priests, which was tak...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

WAR AND SETTLEMENT 1. THE WAR WITH MIDIAN Numbers 31:1-54 THE command to vex and smite the Midianites Numbers 25:16-17 has already been cons...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Disposition of the Spoils of War Numbers 31:21-54 This law, which subjected the victors to a whole week of separation and to special purifi...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the story of the end of Balaam. It took place in connection with a war directly resulting from the sin of the people committed through t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I think it not necessary to break the chain of those verses, when one general observation may be properly made from the whole taken together. It is w...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war, which went out to battle ,.... That is, out of the part of the prey which was divided to them:...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

VENGEANCE ON MIDIAN (vs.1-11) The Midianites had been guilty of seducing Israel, and God required that account to be settled. This was the last c...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Distribution of the Spoil. B. C. 1452. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

One soul, i.e. one person, as it follows here and Numbers 31:30 .
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

(ii) The Division of the Spoils ( Numbers 31:25-54 ). This whole passage follows the following pattern. a The sum of the prey that was taken an...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Moses had already received command to smite the Midianites ( Numbers 25:16-18 ); and in this chapter we have the orde...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 31:2 . Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites. If it were just to cut off twenty four thousand of the Israelites for the awful fe...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Division of the Spoils
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, the female captives, and...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 18:11 ; 1 Chronicles 26:26 ; 1 Chronicles 26:27 ; 2 Samuel 8:11 ; 2 Samuel 8:12 ; Genesis 14:20 ; Isaiah 18:7 ; Isaiah 23:18 ;...

²⁸ And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

Related Commentaries of Numbers 31:28

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 31:28