Numbers 31:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 31:41-42
2 verses
84%
41And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah's heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
42And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred
Num 17:11
83%
11Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
Num 27:22
82%
22And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
Exod 7:6
81%
6And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah commanded them, so did they.
Exod 40:16
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16Thus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
Num 29:40
80%
40And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Num 20:27
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27And Moses did as Jehovah commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
Num 31:21
80%
21And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded Moses:
Num 32:28
80%
28So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel.
Exod 12:50
79%
50Thus did all the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Num 1:54
79%
54Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so did they.
Num 8:20
79%
20Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites: according unto all that Jehovah commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
Num 31:25-26
2 verses
79%
25And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
26Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the congregation;
Num 3:16
79%
16And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.
Num 31:47
78%
47even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Lev 8:4-5
2 verses
78%
4And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting.
5And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to be done.
Exod 12:28
78%
28And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Lev 8:36
77%
36And Aaron and his sons did all the things which Jehovah commanded by Moses.
Num 31:51
77%
51And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
Num 36:5
77%
5And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of Jehovah, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.
Deut 31:25
77%
25that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,
Josh 14:5
77%
5As Jehovah commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
Num 26:3
76%
3And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
Num 30:1
76%
1And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded.
Num 31:54
76%
54And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah.
Num 3:51
76%
51and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 39:42-43
2 verses
76%
42According to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.
43And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as Jehovah had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
Num 31:1
76%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Josh 11:15
75%
15As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Lev 9:6
75%
6And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded that ye should do: and the glory of Jehovah shall appear unto you.
Num 3:42
75%
42and Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel.
Num 31:29-30
2 verses
75%
29take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah's heave-offering.
30And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, [even] of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.
Num 8:22-23
2 verses
75%
22And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
23And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 31:12
74%
12And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 34:16
74%
16And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Deut 31:9
74%
9And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and unto all the elders of Israel.
Deut 27:11
74%
11And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
Num 2:33
74%
33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 30:11
74%
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 35:1
74%
1And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said unto them, These are the words which Jehovah hath commanded, that ye should do them.
Exod 19:7
74%
7And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Jehovah commanded him.
Num 36:10
74%
10Even as Jehovah commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
Num 3:11
74%
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,