KJV ORIGINAL
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
(Now the half that belonged to the community was 337,500 sheep,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording the community's share of sheep from the spoils of war - exactly half of what was captured.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the account of Israel's war against the Midianites, as commanded by God through Moses. After the victory, all the captured livestock and goods were divided equally between the soldiers who fought and the rest of the Israelite community. This was part of God's specific instructions for distributing the spoils of this particular battle.
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