The Meaning of Numbers 31:5 Explained

Numbers 31:5

KJV: So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

YLT: And there are given out of the thousands of Israel a thousand for a tribe, twelve thousand armed ones of the host;

Darby: And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

ASV: So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 31:5?

MEANING: What does Numbers 31:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 31:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 31:5?

What is the context of Numbers 31:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of [every] tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

What does Numbers 31:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 31:1-20 - The Destruction Of The Midianites

In reading such a chapter as this we must remember that the Bible is the history of the slow advance of a nation toward the knowledge of God, and its preparation to become one of the greatest of spiritual forces. That process could only be a prolonged one. Only by slow degrees could the grossness of the period be eliminated. Our Lord distinctly said that certain things were allowed for a time because of the hardness of their hearts. See Matthew 19:8. Many times He made the clear distinction between what "they of old" had said and what He said. See Matthew 5:21; Matthew 5:27; Matthew 5:33; Matthew 5:38; Matthew 5:43. The highest law for dealing with our enemies is found in his teachings.

The first steps of purification had to do with the women who might introduce heathen vices into Israelite homes, and the leisurely dealing with spoils and captives, so that passion might have time to cool. [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 31:5 mean?

So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel a thousand from [each] tribe two [and] ten thousand armed for war

וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙ מֵאַלְפֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֥י צָבָֽא

וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙	So there were recruited
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: מָסַר Sense: to set apart, deliver up, offer.
מֵאַלְפֵ֣י	from the divisions
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	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.
אֶ֖לֶף	a thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
לַמַּטֶּ֑ה	from [each] tribe
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מַטֶּה Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
שְׁנֵים־	two
Parse: Number, md Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
עָשָׂ֥ר	[and] ten
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
אֶ֖לֶף	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
חֲלוּצֵ֥י	armed
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural construct Root: חָלַץ Sense: to remove, draw out, draw off, take off, withdraw, equip (for war), arm for war, rescue, be rescued.
צָבָֽא	for war
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.

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