King James Version
Numbers 31:51 in the King James Version says “And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.”
Numbers 31:51 · King James Version
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
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. offering: Heb. heave offering
( For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
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“the priest”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“jewels”
H3627something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
“of them even all wrought”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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