KJV King James 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.
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Numbers 31:47
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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
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
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
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
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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וַיִּקַּ֨חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872 · mo.shehMosesמִמַּחֲצִ֣תH4276 · ma.cha.tsithalfבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָֽאָחֻז֙H270 · a.chazto graspאֶחָ֣דH259 · e.chadoneמִן־H4480 · minfromהַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyמִן־H4480 · minfromהָאָדָ֖םH120 · a.dammanוּמִן־H4480 · minfromהַבְּהֵמָ֑הH929 · be.he.mahanimalוַיִּתֵּ֨ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֹתָ֜םH853 · et[Obj.]לַלְוִיִּ֗םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviשֹֽׁמְרֵי֙H8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙H4931 · mish.me.retchargeמִשְׁכַּ֣ןH4908 · mish.kantabernacleיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834 · a.sherwhichצִוָּ֥הH6680 · tsa.vahto commandיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872 · mo.shehMoses
Cross-references
Numbers 31:30And 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.Isaiah 56:10-11His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Psalm 134:1A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.Luke 10:1-8After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.1 Thessalonians 5:12-13And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;Numbers 18:21-24And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, [even] the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.Deuteronomy 12:17-19Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
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