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Numbers 31:45

WEBKJVBSBESVNKJVNASBNLT
30,500 donkeys,
Numbers 31:45 · New American Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB and thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
  • KJV And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
  • BSB 30,500 donkeys,
  • NKJV thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
  • NLT 30,500 donkeys,

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Quick answer

The congregation's portion further included thirty thousand five hundred donkeys.

Overview

The people's equal share of donkeys is recorded, matching the soldiers' count. The continued precision reflects faithful obedience to God's instructions. Each detail confirms the fairness with which the spoils were apportioned.

Cross-references & the web

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Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)
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Christ at the center

In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.

How Numbers 31:45 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And thirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםthousandאֶלֶףassesחֲמוֹרand fiveחָמֵשׁhundredמֵאָה
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