The Meaning of Numbers 31:42 Explained

Numbers 31:42

KJV: And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

YLT: And of the sons of Israel's half, which Moses halved from the men who war --

Darby: And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses had divided, taking it from the men that served in the war,

ASV: And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred,

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What is the context of Numbers 31:42?

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And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

What does Numbers 31:42 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 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: 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

What do the individual words in Numbers 31:42 mean?

And from half the sons of Israel which separated Moses from the men who fought

וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ חָצָ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִן־ הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים הַצֹּבְאִֽים

וּמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית	And from half
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מַחֲצִית Sense: half, middle.
בְּנֵ֣י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
חָצָ֣ה	separated
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָצָה Sense: to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one’s life).
מֹשֶׁ֔ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	the men
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
הַצֹּבְאִֽים	who fought
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: צָבָא Sense: to go forth, wage war, fight, serve.

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