Numbers 31:12

12 and brought the captives, spoils and plunder to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the Israelite assembly at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.

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Numbers 31:12 in Other Translations

KJV

12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

ESV

12 Then they brought the captives and the plunder and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the people of Israel, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

NLT

12 they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

MSG

12 They took it all - captives and booty and plunder - back to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the company of Israel where they were camped on the Plains of Moab, at Jordan-Jericho.

CSB

12 They brought the prisoners, animals, and spoils of war to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the Israelite community at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan [across from] Jericho.

Numbers 31:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 12 And they brought the captives, the prey, and the spoil
The women and children, who were the captives, and the beasts which were the prey, and the gold, silver which were the spoil:

unto Moses and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the
children of Israel;
that is, they were bringing the above persons things unto them, returning from the war with Midian:

unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan [near]
Jericho:
see ( Numbers 22:1 ) , but they were stopped, and were not admitted into the camp until seven days after.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Numbers 31:12 In-Context

10 They burned all the towns where the Midianites had settled, as well as all their camps.

11 They took all the plunder and spoils, including the people and animals,

12 and brought the captives, spoils and plunder to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the Israelite assembly at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.

13 Moses, Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp.

14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.

Cross References 3

1. ver 32,53; Genesis 49:27; Exodus 15:9
2. S Numbers 27:2
3. Numbers 22:1

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