Numbers 31:14

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“But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.”

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BSBPD

“But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 31:14 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 32:19As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
  2. Exodus 32:22“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
  3. Leviticus 10:16Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
  4. Numbers 12:3Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
  5. Numbers 31:48Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
  6. 1 Samuel 15:13When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
  7. 1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
  8. 2 Kings 13:19But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
  9. Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

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