Numbers 31:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 31:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 31:28 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the perso..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 31:28 — KJV
“And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:”
— Numbers 31:28 (KJV)
Numbers 31:28 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 31:28
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:28: men, war, went
“And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:28: tribute, lord, one
“And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:28: men, war, went
“And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:28: lord, men, went
“And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. took...: Heb. led captive men: Heb. souls of men”
Shares key themes with Numbers 31:28: men, soul, hundred
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