KJV ORIGINAL
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’s tribute was threescore and one.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And there were thirty thousand five hundred donkeys; of which the LORD's portion was sixty-one.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording the inventory of donkeys captured in battle and noting that sixty-one of them were set aside as the LORD's portion.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the account of Israel's war against the Midianites, as commanded by God through Moses. After the victory, the Israelites divided the spoils of war according to God's specific instructions, with portions going to the soldiers, the congregation, and the LORD (through the priests). This was part of the systematic distribution of livestock and goods captured in the divinely-ordained military campaign.
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