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Numbers 31:5 Cross-References
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“So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.”
Numbers 31:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 31:5
Twelve thousand armed for war (chalutzey tzava, חֲלוּצֵי צָבָא)—The Hebrew chalutz means equipped, ready, or drawn out for battle. These were not conscripts but delivered (yimmaseru, יִמָּסְרוּ, handed over/dedicated) soldiers, suggesting voluntary or selected warriors rather than forced service.The number twelve (1,000 from each tribe) carries symbolic weight throughout Scripture—twelve tribes, twelve apostles, twelve gates of the New Jerusalem. The armed force represents the whole covenant community in sanctified battle. This selectivity foreshadows the New Testament's "good soldier of Jesus...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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