KJV ORIGINAL
And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and twelve.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the cattle were thirty-six thousand; of which the LORD's portion was seventy-two.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording that out of 36,000 cattle taken as spoils of war, 72 were set aside as the LORD's portion.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the aftermath of Israel's war against the Midianites, as commanded by God through Moses. The Israelites were dividing the spoils of war according to specific instructions, with portions going to the soldiers, the congregation, and the LORD through the priests and Levites.
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