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Numbers 31:22

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Berean Standard Bible

Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

American Standard Version (1901)

howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Bible in Basic English

But gold and silver and brass and iron and tin and lead,

Free Bible Version

All that's made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

King James (Authorized) Version

Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

One Unity Resource Bible

however the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Translation for Translators

You must put into a fire any gold or silver or bronze or iron or tin or lead things that you brought back from the battle.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead,

Noah Webster Bible

Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

World English Bible

However the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Young's Literal Translation

only, the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Context

Vengeance on Midian

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—²³everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water.

Summary

In this verse, Moses instructs the Israelite soldiers who had returned from battle to purify themselves along with their captured spoils through a process involving fire and water. This purification ritual was essential to cleanse them from the defilement of war and idolatry, ensuring their readiness to rejoin the community and worship God. The emphasis on purification reflects the importance of holiness and separation from sin in the sight of the Lord. It also serves as a reminder of the need for spiritual cleansing and consecration in our lives as we engage in spiritual battles and conflicts.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... After the purification of the soldiers, their captives, and spoil: saying; as follows.

Numbers 31:22

Vengeance on Midian

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—²³everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water.

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Berean Standard Bible

Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

American Standard Version (1901)

howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Bible in Basic English

But gold and silver and brass and iron and tin and lead,

Free Bible Version

All that's made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

King James (Authorized) Version

Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

One Unity Resource Bible

however the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Translation for Translators

You must put into a fire any gold or silver or bronze or iron or tin or lead things that you brought back from the battle.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead,

Noah Webster Bible

Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

World English Bible

However the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Young's Literal Translation

only, the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,