But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, those returning from the campaign of the war.
Numbers 31:48 - Tree of Life Version Then the officers over the units of the army, the commanders over thousands and hundreds, came to Moses. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, came to Moses. American Standard Version (1901) And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses; Common English Bible The commanders over the thousands of the army, officers over thousands and officers over hundreds, approached Moses Catholic Public Domain Version And when the leaders of the army, and the tribunes, and the centurions had approached Moses, they said: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the commanders of the army, and the tribunes and centurions were come to Moses, they said: |
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, those returning from the campaign of the war.
From this half, Moses took one out of very 50 persons and animals, as Adonai had commanded him, and gave them to the Levites, those charged with the care of the Tabernacle of Adonai, just as Adonai had commanded Moses.
They said to him, “Your servants have counted the heads of the men of war under our command, and not one is missing.
“The officers are to speak to the troops saying, ‘What man has built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house—otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would dedicate it.