The Meaning of Numbers 31:48 Explained

Numbers 31:48

KJV: And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

YLT: And the inspectors whom the thousands of the host hath, (heads of the thousands and heads of the hundreds), draw near unto Moses,

Darby: And the officers who were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses,

ASV: And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses;

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What is the context of Numbers 31:48?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the officers which [were] over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

What does Numbers 31:48 Mean?

Context Summary

Num 31:21-54 - The Disposition Of The Spoils Of War

This law, which subjected the victors to a whole week of separation and to special purification, instead of an immediate welcome into the camp, was intended to wean the Hebrews from the practice of war, giving them a higher standard than that of surrounding nations. Thus God educates us, by placing before us an ever higher standard, as we are able to obey it. It is easy to say hard things against this treatment of Midian, but extermination is sometimes the only way to safety.

For us the lesson is one of rigid separation. Some may be able to stand God's searching fire; but others cannot bear that flame. Yet these may not go altogether free. See Numbers 31:23. As strangers and pilgrims we must abstain from fleshly lusts. God demands our holiness, but discriminates in the method of producing it. [source]

Chapter Summary: Num 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

What do the individual words in Numbers 31:48 mean?

And came near to Moses the officers who [were] over thousands of the army the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds

וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְאַלְפֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א שָׂרֵ֥י הָאֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֽוֹת

וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙	And came near
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
מֹשֶׁ֔ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים	the officers
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	who [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
לְאַלְפֵ֣י	over thousands
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, masculine plural construct Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
הַצָּבָ֑א	of the army
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
שָׂרֵ֥י	the captains
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הָאֲלָפִ֖ים	of thousands
Parse: Article, Number, masculine plural Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
וְשָׂרֵ֥י	and captains
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַמֵּאֽוֹת	of hundreds
Parse: Article, Number, feminine plural Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.

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