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Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war.”
Numbers 31:4 · WEB
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WEB

Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war.”

KJV

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

Word study

Of every tribe a thousand, maṭṭeh H4294
throughout all kôl H3605
the tribes maṭṭeh H4294
of Israel, Yisrâʼêl H3478
shall ye send shâlach H7971
to the war. tsâbâʼ H6635

Commentary

John Gill

Of every tribe a thousand,.... So that the whole number of those that were armed were 12,000 as after given:

throughout all the tribes of Israel; this is observed, as Jarchi thinks, to comprehend the tribe of Levi, which in some cases was left out of the account:

shall ye send to the war; to fight with Midian.

JFB

Arm some of yourselves--This order was issued but a short time before the death of Moses. The announcement to him of that approaching event [Num 31:2] seems to have accelerated, rather than retarded, his warlike preparations.

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