KJV King James Version
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, [with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 31:14
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, [with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
WEB World English Bible
Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle.
Surrounding context — Numbers 31
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, [both] of men and of beasts.
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which [are] by Jordan [near] Jericho.
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, [with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
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וַיִּקְצֹ֣ףH7107 · qa.tsaphbe angryמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872 · mo.shehMosesעַ֖לH5921 · aluponפְּקוּדֵ֣יH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listהֶחָ֑יִלH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersשָׂרֵ֤יH8269 · sarrulerהָאֲלָפִים֙H505 · e.lephthousandוְשָׂרֵ֣יH8269 · sarrulerהַמֵּא֔וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredהַבָּאִ֖יםH935 · boto come (in): comeמִצְּבָ֥אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃H4421 · mil.cha.mahbattle
Cross-references
2 Kings 13:19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed [it]: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria [but] thrice.Numbers 31:48And the officers which [were] over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:Exodus 32:19And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.1 Samuel 15:13-14And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed [be] thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.1 Kings 20:42And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of [thy] hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.Leviticus 10:16And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron [which were] left [alive], saying,Numbers 12:3(Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.)Ephesians 4:26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:Exodus 32:22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they [are set] on mischief.
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