Numbers 31:47
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.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Even from the children of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
even of the children{H1121} of Israel's{H3478} half,{H4276} Moses{H4872} took{H3947} one{H259} drawn{H270} out of every fifty,{H2572} both of man{H120} and of beast,{H929} and gave{H5414} them unto the Levites,{H3881} that kept{H8104} the charge{H4931} of the tabernacle{H4908} of Jehovah;{H3068} as Jehovah{H3068} commanded{H6680} Moses.{H4872}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Even of the children{H1121} of Israel's{H3478} half{H4276}, Moses{H4872} took{H3947}{(H8799)} one{H259} portion{H270}{(H8803)} of fifty{H2572}, both of man{H120} and of beast{H929}, and gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them unto the Levites{H3881}, which kept{H8104}{(H8802)} the charge{H4931} of the tabernacle{H4908} of the LORD{H3068}; as the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} Moses{H4872}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Moses toke of this halfe that pertayned vnto the childern of Israel: one of euery fyftie both of the wemen and of the catell and gaue them vnto the leuites which wayted vppon the habitacion of the Lorde as the Lorde commaunded Moses.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And of this halfe of the childre of Israel toke Moses one of euery fyftie, both of the catell & of the wemen, and gaue them vnto ye Leuites, that waited vpon the habitacio of the LORDE, as ye LORDE comauded Moses.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Moses, I say, tooke of the halfe that perteined vnto the children of Israel, one taken out of fiftie, both of the persons, and of the cattell, and gaue them vnto the Leuites, which haue the charge of the Tabernacle of the Lorde, as the Lorde had commanded Moses.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Moyses toke of the halfe that pertayned vnto the children of Israel, one portion of fiftie, both of the persons and of the cattell, and gaue them vnto the Leuites which wayted vpon the charge of the tabernacle of the Lorde, as the Lorde commaundded Moyses.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, [both] of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Webster's Bible (1833)
even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who kept the charge of the tent of Yahweh; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Moses taketh from the sons of Israel's half the one possession from the fifty, of man and of beast, and giveth them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
American Standard Version (1901)
even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
American Standard Version (1901)
even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Even from the children of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, men and beasts, and gave them to the Levites who had the care of the House of the Lord; as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
World English Bible (2000)
even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animal, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duty of the tabernacle of Yahweh; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
From the Israelites’ share Moses took one of every fifty people and animals and gave them to the Levites who were responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
Referenced Verses
- 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.
- Deut 12:17-19 : 17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, new wine, or oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or any of your vowed offerings, freewill offerings, or special contributions. 18 Instead, you are to eat these in the presence of the Lord your God, at the place the Lord your God will choose—you, your son and daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the Lord your God in everything you undertake. 19 Be careful not to neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.
- Ps 134:1 : 1 A Song of Ascents: Look, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand in the house of the LORD during the night.
- Isa 56:10-11 : 10 Israel's watchmen are blind; they all lack knowledge. They are all mute dogs; they cannot bark. They lie around dreaming, loving to sleep. 11 Yet the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; all of them turn to their own way, each seeking his own gain from every quarter.
- Luke 10:1-8 : 1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where He was about to go. 2 He said to them, 'The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.' 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Do not carry a money bag, a traveling bag, or sandals; and do not greet anyone along the way. 5 When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6 If a peaceful person is there, your peace will rest on them; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house. 8 When you enter a town and they welcome you, eat what is set before you.
- 1 Thess 5:12-13 : 12 Now we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord, and who instruct you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
- Num 18:21-24 : 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. 22 From now on, the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and die. 23 The Levites shall perform the duties of the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for their sins. This is a perpetual ordinance for your generations, but they shall not have any inheritance among the Israelites. 24 For I have given the Levites the tithes that the Israelites present as a contribution to the LORD as their inheritance. That is why I told them they shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.
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- Num 31:25-328 verses91%
25 The LORD said to Moses,
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.'
28 '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.'
29 'Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD.'
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.
31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
32 The remaining plunder, taken by the soldiers, included 675,000 sheep,
- Num 31:40-434 verses87%
40 The people included 16,000, of which 32 were set aside as tribute for the LORD.
41 Moses gave the tribute, the LORD's contribution, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
42 From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,
43 this half included 337,500 sheep,
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46 and 16,000 people.
- Num 7:4-63 verses76%
4 The LORD said to Moses,
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.”
6 Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
- Josh 14:2-32 verses76%
2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.
3 For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.
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20 Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did with the Levites everything the LORD commanded Moses concerning them.
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13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.
- Num 3:44-452 verses74%
44 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
45 Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of the livestock of the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.
- Num 1:48-492 verses74%
48 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
49 Do not include the tribe of Levi or take a census of them among the Israelites.
- Num 35:8-92 verses74%
8 The cities you give from the inheritance of the Israelites shall be proportionate: from larger tribes give more, and from smaller tribes give less. Each tribe shall give cities to the Levites in accordance with the inheritance it receives.
9 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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52 The Lord spoke to Moses,
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54 Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
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6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites defeated them. And Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
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48 Then the officers who were over the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—approached Moses
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29 Moses also gave an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh, and this was allotted to the half-tribe according to their clans:
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28 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
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33 The Levites were not counted among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Num 31:36-372 verses73%
36 The half portion for those who went to war was 337,500 sheep,
37 of which 675 were set aside as tribute for the LORD.
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1 Moses said to the Israelites everything the LORD had commanded him.
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42 So Moses counted all the firstborn among the people of Israel as the LORD commanded him.
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49 So Moses collected the redemption silver from those who exceeded the number of the Levites.
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7 The Levites will not have a portion among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them.
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46 All those numbered by Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel were counted among the Levite clans by their families and by their ancestral houses.
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49 Each man was assigned his work and his burden to carry, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they were numbered by Moses according to the LORD's command.
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11 They took all the plunder and all the spoils, both people and animals.
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25 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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5 Then Moses commanded the Israelites according to the word of the LORD, saying, 'What the tribe of the sons of Joseph is saying is right.'
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29 Moses took the breast and waved it as a presentation offering before the Lord. It was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, as the Lord had commanded him.
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6 I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.
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8 So the Israelites gave these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, by lot.
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51 Moses gave the redemption silver to Aaron and his sons, as directed by the LORD, just as the LORD commanded Moses.