KJV King James Version
And the beeves [were] thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and twelve.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 31:38
And the beeves [were] thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and twelve.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,
WEB World English Bible
The cattle were thirty-six thousand; of which Yahweh’s tribute was seventy-two.
ASV American Standard Version
And the oxen were thirty and six thousand; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and twelve.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the herd is six and thirty thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah is two and seventy;
Surrounding context — Numbers 31
35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
36 And the half, [which was] the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
37 And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
38 And the beeves [were] thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and twelve.
39 And the asses [were] thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and one.
40 And the persons [were] sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] thirty and two persons.
41 And Moses gave the tribute, [which was] the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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