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Vengeance on Midian

Numbers 31:14

In 11 translations

BSB
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
KJV
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.battle: Heb. host of war
WEB
Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
ASV
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
LSV
and Moses is angry against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the warfare of battle.
YLT
and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle.
DBY
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the army, with the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war;
DRC
And Moses being angry with the chief officers of the army, the tribunes, and the centurions that were come from the battle,
GNV
And Moses was angry with the captaines of the hoste, with the captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, which came from the warre and battel.
JPS
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
LXXE
And Moses was angry with the captains of the host, the heads of thousands and the heads of hundreds who came from the battle-array.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּקוּדֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל שָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְּבָ֥א הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ὠργίσθη Μωυσῆς ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐπισκόποις τῆς δυνάμεως, χιλιάρχοις καὶ ἑκατοντάρχοις τοῖς ἐρχομένοις ἐκ τῆς παρατάξεως τοῦ πολέμου.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:13–14When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.” But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
  • 1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
  • 2 Kings 13:19But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three…
  • Numbers 12:3Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
  • Numbers 31:48Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
  • Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
  • Exodus 32:22“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
  • Exodus 32:19As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
  • Leviticus 10:16Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,

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