Numbers 31:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'Set apart a tribute for the LORD from the men of war who went out to battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And levy a tribute to the LORD from the men of war who went out to battle: one out of every five hundred, both of the persons, and of the cattle, and of the donkeys, and of the sheep.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And take a porcion vnto the Lorde of the men of warre whiche went oute to batayle one of fyue hundred of the wemen and of the oxen and of the asses and of the shepe:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And of the men of warre that wente out to ye battayll, thou shalt heue vnto the LORDE one soule of fyue hundreth, both of the wemen, oxen, Asses and shepe:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And thou shalt take a tribute vnto ye Lord of the men of warre, which went out to battel: one person of fiue hundreth, both of the persons, and of the beeues, & of the asses, & of the sheepe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And take a tribute vnto the Lorde of the men of warre which went out to battayle: one soule of fiue hundred, both of the persons, and of the beefes, and of the asses, and of the sheepe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the donkeys, and of the flocks:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and thou hast raised a tribute to Jehovah from the men of war, who go out to the host, one body out of five hundred, of man, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, `both' of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And from the men of war who went out let there be offered to the Lord one out of every five hundred, from the persons, and from the oxen and asses and sheep:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the cattle, and of the donkeys, and of the flocks:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “You must exact a tribute for the LORD from the fighting men who went out to battle: one life out of five hundred, from the people, the cattle, and from the donkeys and the sheep.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 18:26 : 26 Speak to the Levites and say to them: When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I have given you as your inheritance, you must present a contribution from it to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.
  • Num 31:30 : 30 From the Israelites' half, take one out of every fifty people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle.
  • Num 31:47 : 47 From the Israelites' half, Moses took one out of every fifty, whether man or beast, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle, as the LORD had commanded him.
  • Josh 6:19 : 19 All the silver, gold, bronze, and iron are holy to the LORD and must go into His treasury.
  • Josh 6:24 : 24 Then they burned the city and everything in it with fire. However, they put the silver, gold, bronze, and iron items into the treasury of the LORD's house.
  • 2 Sam 8:11-12 : 11 King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued: 12 from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
  • 1 Chr 18:11 : 11 King David dedicated these items to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
  • 1 Chr 26:26-27 : 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasures of the dedicated things that King David, the heads of families, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the military officers had set apart. 27 From the spoils won in battles, they had dedicated them to maintain and repair the house of the LORD.
  • Prov 3:9-9 : 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your produce. 10 Then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
  • Isa 18:7 : 7 At that time, gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts from a people tall and smooth-skinned, a people feared far and wide, a mighty and conquering nation divided by rivers, to the place of the name of the LORD of Hosts, to Mount Zion.
  • Isa 23:18 : 18 Yet her merchandise and her hire will be consecrated to the LORD; it will not be stored or hoarded, but it will provide for those who live in the presence of the LORD—for abundant food and fine clothing.
  • Isa 60:9 : 9 Surely the coastlands will wait for me; the ships of Tarshish will come first, bringing your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.
  • Matt 22:21 : 21 They said, 'Caesar’s.' Then he said to them, 'Therefore, give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.'
  • Gen 14:20 : 20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.' And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
  • Num 18:21 : 21 To the Levites, I have given every tithe in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 31:26-27
    2 verses
    83%

    26'Take a count of the plunder that was captured, both man and beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation.'

    27'Divide the plunder between the warriors who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.'

  • Num 31:29-30
    2 verses
    82%

    29'Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD.'

    30From the Israelites' half, take one out of every fifty people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle.

  • Num 31:36-47
    12 verses
    82%

    36The half portion for those who went to war was 337,500 sheep,

    37of which 675 were set aside as tribute for the LORD.

    38The cattle numbered 36,000, of which 72 were set aside as tribute for the LORD.

    39The donkeys numbered 30,500, of which 61 were set aside as tribute for the LORD.

    40The people included 16,000, of which 32 were set aside as tribute for the LORD.

    41Moses gave the tribute, the LORD's contribution, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD had instructed Moses.

    42From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,

    43this half included 337,500 sheep,

    4436,000 cattle,

    4530,500 donkeys,

    46and 16,000 people.

    47From the Israelites' half, Moses took one out of every fifty, whether man or beast, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle, as the LORD had commanded him.

  • Num 31:32-34
    3 verses
    80%

    32The remaining plunder, taken by the soldiers, included 675,000 sheep,

    3372,000 cattle,

    3461,000 donkeys,

  • Num 31:3-6
    4 verses
    76%

    3So Moses said to the people, 'Arm some of your men for battle, to go against Midian and execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian.'

    4Send a thousand men from each tribe of Israel for the army.

    5So they selected from the thousands of Israel a thousand men from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle.

    6Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took the holy vessels and the trumpets for sounding the alarm in his hand.

  • Exod 38:26
    76%

    26Each person who was registered gave a half-shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone twenty years old or over who was counted—a total of six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

  • Exod 30:12-15
    4 verses
    74%

    12When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each shall give a ransom for his life to the LORD when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.

    13This is what everyone who is counted must give: a half-shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (twenty gerahs to the shekel), as an offering to the LORD.

    14Everyone who is counted in the census, twenty years old and above, must give the LORD’s offering.

    15The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when giving the LORD’s offering to make atonement for your lives.

  • 1 Chr 5:21
    74%

    21They took away their livestock: fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people as captives.

  • Num 31:52-53
    2 verses
    73%

    52The total gold from the offering they presented to the LORD amounted to 16,750 shekels. This came from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds.

    53Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.

  • Num 15:12
    72%

    12Do these instructions according to the number of animals you prepare—one for each.

  • Num 1:3
    72%

    3You must count all those who are twenty years old or older, who are able to serve in the army of Israel, division by division—you and Aaron together.

  • 2 Chr 15:11
    71%

    11On that day they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred cattle and seven thousand sheep and goats from the plunder they had brought.

  • 2 Chr 29:33
    71%

    33The consecrated offerings included six hundred cattle and three thousand sheep.

  • 1 Kgs 5:13
    71%

    13He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals, birds, creeping things, and fish.

  • Num 31:11
    71%

    11They took all the plunder and all the spoils, both people and animals.

  • 1 Sam 8:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16He will take your male and female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and use them for his own work.

    17He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

  • Num 1:46
    71%

    46The total number of those counted was 603,550.

  • Num 26:2
    70%

    2“Take a census of the entire assembly of the Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their ancestral families, all who are able to serve in Israel’s army.

  • Lev 27:2
    70%

    2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When someone makes a special vow to dedicate persons to the LORD according to your valuation,

  • Num 1:31
    70%

    31The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.

  • Num 7:5
    70%

    5“Accept these from them so that they may be used for the work of the Tent of Meeting. Assign them to the Levites according to their roles of service.”

  • Num 28:29
    70%

    29Prepare one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for each of the seven lambs.

  • Num 2:28
    70%

    28The army of his division numbers 41,500.

  • Num 31:49
    69%

    49and said to Moses, 'Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.'

  • Lev 27:32
    69%

    32Every tithe of the herd or flock, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the LORD.

  • Num 1:28
    69%

    28The descendants of Issachar were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • Gen 32:15
    69%

    15Two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams.