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Numbers 31:13 Cross-References

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And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

Numbers 31:13 (KJV)

Historical Context for Numbers 31:13

People Mentioned

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Mosesled Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus (EXO 13:3)
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Eleazarson of Aaron (EXO 6:23)

Commentary on Numbers 31:13

Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp—the Hebrew yatsa (went forth) indicates intentional movement to greet returning warriors outside the camp, not within it. This detail becomes crucial: warriors returning from battle were ritually unclean through contact with death (verse 19), requiring seven days' purification before entering the camp proper.The leadership's emergence to meet returning troops shows honor for their service while maintaining ritual boundaries. Moses' subsequent anger (verse 14-15) demonstrates that go...

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