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Numbers 31:14

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And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
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  1. 1 Kings 20:42Rank 1 from verse 14
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    42And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

  2. 1 Samuel 15:13–14Rank 2 from verse 14
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    13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.

    14And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

  3. 2 Kings 13:19Rank 3 from verse 14
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    19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

  4. Ephesians 4:26Rank 4 from verse 14
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    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  5. Exodus 32:19Rank 5 from verse 14
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    19¶ And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

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Numbers 31:14

COMBINED MEANING

host

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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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battle

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1. Armed fighting or conflict between opposing forces; an engagement or warfare. 2. A battle line, array, or body of forces prepared or engaged for combat.

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31:13¶ And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

31:14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

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31:15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

31:18But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

31:19And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

31:20And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

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