King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Moshe, El'azar the cohen and all the community leaders went to meet them outside the camp.
Berean Standard Bible:
And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
American Standard Version:
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And Moses{H4872}, and Eleazar{H499} the priest{H3548}, and all the princes{H5387} of the congregation{H5712}, went forth{H3318} to meet{H7125} them without{H2351} the camp{H4264}.
Cross-References (KJV):
1 Samuel 15:12
- And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
Genesis 14:17
- ¶ And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that [were] with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which [is] the king's dale.
Numbers 31:22
- Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
Numbers 31:24
- And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
1 Samuel 30:21
- ¶ And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that [were] with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
Numbers 19:11
- ¶ He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
Numbers 5:2
- Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:
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Commentary for Numbers 31:13
Numbers 31:13 is a verse set within the broader context of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land. The book of Numbers recounts the census of the tribes, various laws, and the events that befell the Israelites during this time. In chapter 31, the narrative focuses on the Israelites' war against the Midianites, instigated by the Midianites' role in leading the Israelites into sin and idolatry at Baal Peor (Numbers 25).
In verse 13, Moses, the leader of the Israelites; Eleazar, the high priest; and the princes of the congregation, who were the leaders of the twelve tribes, go out to meet the returning Israelite army outside the camp. This meeting is significant as it demonstrates the leadership's direct engagement with the military campaign's outcome. The verse reflects the structure of Israelite society at the time, with clear roles for religious and civil leaders, and emphasizes the importance of the war against Midian, which was not merely a military operation but also a divine command to punish Midian for their actions against Israel (Numbers 25:16-18).
The themes present in this verse include divine retribution, the leadership's role in executing God's commands, and the communal responsibility in matters of sanctity and justice. The historical context is the period after the exodus from Egypt, where the Israelites are forming their identity as a nation under God's law, with Moses as their divinely appointed leader. The verse also highlights the intersection of religious and civil authority in the person of Eleazar the priest and the princes, who were both spiritual and temporal leaders.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4872
There are 704 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה
Transliteration: Môsheh
Pronunciation: mo-sheh'
Description: from מָשָׁה; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver; Moses. - Strong's Number: H499
There are 123 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶלְעָזָר
Transliteration: ʼElʻâzâr
Pronunciation: el-aw-zawr'
Description: from אֵל and עָזַר; God (is) helper; Elazar, the name of seven Israelites; Eleazar. - Strong's Number: H3548
There are 653 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֹּהֵן
Transliteration: kôhên
Pronunciation: ko-hane'
Description: active participle of כָּהַן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer. - Strong's Number: H5387
There are 120 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָשִׂיא
Transliteration: nâsîyʼ
Pronunciation: naw-see'
Description: or נָשִׂא; from נָשָׂא; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist; captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour. - Strong's Number: H5712
There are 140 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֵדָה
Transliteration: ʻêdâh
Pronunciation: ay-daw'
Description: feminine of עֵד in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd); assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare עֵדָה. - Strong's Number: H3318
There are 992 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָצָא
Transliteration: yâtsâʼ
Pronunciation: yaw-tsaw'
Description: a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter. - Strong's Number: H7125
There are 117 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קִרְאָה
Transliteration: qirʼâh
Pronunciation: keer-aw'
Description: from קָרָא; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite); [idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way. - Strong's Number: H2351
There are 159 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חוּץ
Transliteration: chûwts
Pronunciation: khoots
Description: or (shortened) חֻץ; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors; abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without. - Strong's Number: H4264
There are 190 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַחֲנֶה
Transliteration: machăneh
Pronunciation: makh-an-eh'
Description: from חָנָה; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.