King James Version
Numbers 31:48 in the King James Version says “And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near u...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:”
Numbers 31:48 · KJV
And sixteen thousand persons ;)
Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. charge: Heb. hand
We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. gotten: Heb. found
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“And the officers”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“of thousands”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“of the host”
H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
“of thousands”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
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