Numbers 31:21

Verse

Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:

American Standard Version (1901)

And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

Bible in Basic English

Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had been to the fight, This is the rule of the law which the Lord has given to Moses:

Free Bible Version

Eleazar the priest told the soldiers who had gone into battle, “These are the legal regulations that the Lord has ordered Moses to be carried out:

King James (Authorized) Version

¶ And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

One Unity Resource Bible

Eleazar [Help of God] the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the Torah ·Teaching· which Adonai has enjoined Moses [Drawn out]:

Translation for Translators

Then Eleazar said to the soldiers who had returned from the battle, “This is what Yahweh has instructed Moses:

Unlocked Literal Bible

Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone to war, “This is a decreed law that Yahweh has given to Moses:

Noah Webster Bible

And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

World English Bible

Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded Moses.

Young's Literal Translation

And Eleazar the priest saith unto the men of the host who go in to battle, 'This [is] the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

Context

Vengeance on Midian

²⁰And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”²¹Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:²²Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

Summary

In this verse, the Lord instructs the Israelites on how to purify the spoils of war after their victory over the Midianites. They were commanded to pass everything through fire and water to make it ceremonially clean. This process symbolized the removal of impurities and the consecration of the spoils to the Lord. It serves as a reminder of the importance of holiness and dedication in all aspects of life, even in times of triumph and abundance.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

To this end Eleazar, whose duty it was as high priest to see that the laws of purification were properly observed, issued fuller instructions with reference to the purification of the different articles, in accordance with the law in ch. 19. למּלחמה הבּאים, those who came to the war, i.e., who went into the battle (see at Num 10:9). "The ordinance of the law:" as in Num 19:2. The metal (gold, silver, copper, tin, lead), all that usually comes into the fire, i.e., that will bear the fire, was to be drawn through the fire, that it might become clean, and was then to be sprinkled with water of purification (Num 19:9); but everything that would not bear the fire was to be drawn through water. - The washing of clothes on the seventh day was according to the rule laid down in Num 19:19.

Numbers 31:21

Vengeance on Midian

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:

American Standard Version (1901)

And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

Bible in Basic English

Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had been to the fight, This is the rule of the law which the Lord has given to Moses:

Free Bible Version

Eleazar the priest told the soldiers who had gone into battle, “These are the legal regulations that the Lord has ordered Moses to be carried out:

King James (Authorized) Version

¶ And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

One Unity Resource Bible

Eleazar [Help of God] the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the Torah ·Teaching· which Adonai has enjoined Moses [Drawn out]:

Translation for Translators

Then Eleazar said to the soldiers who had returned from the battle, “This is what Yahweh has instructed Moses:

Unlocked Literal Bible

Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone to war, “This is a decreed law that Yahweh has given to Moses:

Noah Webster Bible

And Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

World English Bible

Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded Moses.

Young's Literal Translation

And Eleazar the priest saith unto the men of the host who go in to battle, 'This [is] the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:

Numbers 31:21

Verse

Context

Vengeance on Midian

Summary

Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Numbers 31:21

Vengeance on Midian

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary