VERSE STUDY • KJV

Numbers 31:26-47

²⁶ Take the sum of the prey that was taken, [both] of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: ²⁷ And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: ²⁸ 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: ²⁹ Take [it] of their half, and give [it] unto Eleazar the priest, [for] an heave offering of the LORD. ³⁰ And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. ³¹ And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. ³² And the booty, [being] the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, ³³ And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, ³⁴ And threescore and one thousand asses, ³⁵ And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. ³⁶ And the half, [which was] the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep: ³⁷ And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. ³⁸ And the beeves [were] thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and twelve. ³⁹ And the asses [were] thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and one. ⁴⁰ And the persons [were] sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] thirty and two persons. ⁴¹ And Moses gave the tribute, [which was] the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. ⁴² And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, ⁴³ (Now the half [that pertained unto] the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand [and] seven thousand and five hundred sheep, ⁴⁴ And thirty and six thousand beeves, ⁴⁵ And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, ⁴⁶ And sixteen thousand persons;) ⁴⁷ 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.

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KJV King James Version

²⁶ Take the sum of the prey that was taken, [both] of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: ²⁷ And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: ²⁸ 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: ²⁹ Take [it] of their half, and give [it] unto Eleazar the priest, [for] an heave offering of the LORD. ³⁰ And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. ³¹ And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. ³² And the booty, [being] the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, ³³ And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, ³⁴ And threescore and one thousand asses, ³⁵ And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. ³⁶ And the half, [which was] the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep: ³⁷ And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. ³⁸ And the beeves [were] thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and twelve. ³⁹ And the asses [were] thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and one. ⁴⁰ And the persons [were] sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] thirty and two persons. ⁴¹ And Moses gave the tribute, [which was] the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. ⁴² And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, ⁴³ (Now the half [that pertained unto] the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand [and] seven thousand and five hundred sheep, ⁴⁴ And thirty and six thousand beeves, ⁴⁵ And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, ⁴⁶ And sixteen thousand persons;) ⁴⁷ 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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

²⁶ “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast. ²⁷ Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation. ²⁸ Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into 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 an offering to the LORD. ³⁰ From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.” ³¹ So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses, ³² and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep, ³³ 72,000 cattle, ³⁴ 61,000 donkeys, ³⁵ and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man. ³⁶ This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep, ³⁷ including a tribute to the LORD of 675, ³⁸ 36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72, ³⁹ 30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61, ⁴⁰ and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32. ⁴¹ Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses. ⁴² From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war, ⁴³ this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep, ⁴⁴ 36,000 cattle, ⁴⁵ 30,500 donkeys, ⁴⁶ and 16,000 people. ⁴⁷ From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.

WEB World English Bible

²⁶ “Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of animal, you, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the congregation; ²⁷ and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation. ²⁸ Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks. ²⁹ Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering. ³⁰ Of the children of Israel’s half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the livestock, and give them to the Levites, who perform the duty of the tabernacle of Yahweh.” ³¹ Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses. ³² Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep, ³³ and seventy-two thousand head of cattle, ³⁴ and sixty-one thousand donkeys, ³⁵ and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him. ³⁶ The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep: ³⁷ and Yahweh’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five. ³⁸ The cattle were thirty-six thousand; of which Yahweh’s tribute was seventy-two. ³⁹ The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred; of which Yahweh’s tribute was sixty-one. ⁴⁰ The persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Yahweh’s tribute was thirty-two persons. ⁴¹ Moses gave the tribute, which was Yahweh’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses. ⁴² Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who warred ⁴³ (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, ⁴⁴ and thirty-six thousand head of cattle, ⁴⁵ and thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, ⁴⁶ and sixteen thousand persons), ⁴⁷ 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.

ASV American Standard Version

²⁶ Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the congregation; ²⁷ and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation. ²⁸ 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: ²⁹ take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah’s heave-offering. ³⁰ And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah. ³¹ And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses. ³² Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, ³³ and threescore and twelve thousand oxen, ³⁴ and threescore and one thousand asses, ³⁵ and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him. ³⁶ And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep: ³⁷ and Jehovah’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. ³⁸ And the oxen were thirty and six thousand; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and twelve. ³⁹ And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which Jehovah’s tribute was threescore and one. ⁴⁰ And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Jehovah’s tribute was thirty and two persons. ⁴¹ And Moses gave the tribute, which was Jehovah’s heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah commanded Moses. ⁴² And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred ⁴³ (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep, ⁴⁴ and thirty and six thousand oxen, ⁴⁵ and thirty thousand and five hundred asses, ⁴⁶ and sixteen thousand persons), ⁴⁷ 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.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

²⁶ ‘Take up the sum of the prey of the captives, among man and among beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers of the company; ²⁷ and thou hast halved the prey between those handling the battle who go out to the host and all the company; ²⁸ 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; ²⁹ from their half ye do take, and thou hast given to Eleazar the priest—the heave-offering of Jehovah. ³⁰ ‘And from the sons of Israel’s half thou dost take one possession out of fifty, of man, of the herd, of the asses, and of the flock, of all the cattle, and thou hast given them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.’ ³¹ And Moses doth—Eleazar the priest also—as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. ³² And the prey, the residue of the spoil which the people of the host have spoiled, is of the flock six hundred thousand, and seventy thousand, and five thousand; ³³ and of the herd two and seventy thousand; ³⁴ and of asses one and sixty thousand; ³⁵ and of human beings—of the women who have not known the lying of a male—all the persons are two and thirty thousand. ³⁶ And the half—the portion of those who go out into the host—the number of the flock is three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, and seven thousand and five hundred. ³⁷ And the tribute to Jehovah of the sheep is six hundred five and seventy; ³⁸ and the herd is six and thirty thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah is two and seventy; ³⁹ and the asses are thirty thousand and five hundred, and their tribute to Jehovah is one and sixty; ⁴⁰ and the human beings are sixteen thousand, and their tribute to Jehovah is two and thirty persons. ⁴¹ And Moses giveth the tribute—Jehovah’s heave-offering—to Eleazar the priest, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. ⁴² And of the sons of Israel’s half, which Moses halved from the men who war— ⁴³ and the company’s half is, of the flock three hundred thousand, and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred; ⁴⁴ and of the herd six and thirty thousand; ⁴⁵ and of asses thirty thousand and five hundred; ⁴⁶ and of human beings sixteen thousand— ⁴⁷ 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.

Surrounding context — Numbers 31

23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make [it] go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.

24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, [both] of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:

27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

28 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:

29 Take [it] of their half, and give [it] unto Eleazar the priest, [for] an heave offering of the LORD.

30 And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

32 And the booty, [being] the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

34 And threescore and one thousand asses,

35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.

36 And the half, [which was] the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

37 And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

38 And the beeves [were] thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and twelve.

39 And the asses [were] thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] threescore and one.

40 And the persons [were] sixteen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute [was] thirty and two persons.

41 And Moses gave the tribute, [which was] the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

42 And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

43 (Now the half [that pertained unto] the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand [and] seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

44 And thirty and six thousand beeves,

45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

46 And sixteen thousand persons;)

47 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.

48 And the officers which [were] over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which [are] under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

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