Numbers 31:2
31:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
KJV
“Avenge the children of Israel for the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shall you be gathered to your people.
What does Numbers 31:2 mean?
Numbers 31:2 is a verse in the book of Numbers, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָקַם (nâqam), בֵּן (bên), יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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HENRY_FULL · Numbers 31:1–3
Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. Reuben: that is, See a son
Genesis 46:8And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Genesis 46:9And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
Genesis 49:2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
Genesis 49:3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Exodus 6:14These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
1 Chronicles 5:1Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
1 Chronicles 5:3The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Numbers 31:2.
As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him. this time: Heb. to day
Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 12:40Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
Exodus 16:1And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 16:12I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
Exodus 16:3And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Exodus 2:23And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
Exodus 28:21And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
Frequently asked questions
What does Numbers 31:2 say?
Numbers 31:2 (King James Version) reads: "Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people."
Is Numbers 31:2 in the Old or New Testament?
Numbers 31:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Numbers.
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