Numbers 31:40

And the persons. Figure of speech Epanadiplosis. App-6.

persons. souls. Hebrew. nephesh (plural) App-13. Literally soul of man.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord's tribute was thirty and two persons.

⁴⁰ And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was thirty and two persons.

Related Commentaries of Numbers 31:40

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

Numbers 31:40