Numbers 31:30
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.
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,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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 LORD’s tabernacle.”
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the small cattle, of every [kind of] beasts, and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, who keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.
- BLB
- And from half the sons of Israel, you shall take one portion of every fifty, of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of YHWH.”
- ÅB
- Og av den halvdel som tilfaller Israels barn, skal du ta ut ett liv av hvert femti, både av mennesker og av storfeet og eslene og småfeet - av alt feet; og du skal gi dem til levittene, som tar vare på det som er å vareta ved Herrens tabernakel.
- OTB
- Fra israelittenes halvdel skal du ta en av hver femti av personene, buskapen, eslene, sauene og andre dyr, og gi dem til levittene som utfører tjenesten ved Herrens tabernakel."
- B1930
- Og av den halvdel som tilfaller Israels barn, skal du ta ut ett liv av hvert femti, både av mennesker og av storfeet og asenene og småfeet - av alt feet; og du skal gi dem til levittene, som tar vare på det som er å vareta ved Herrens tabernakel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 3:7–8
They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.
Read in contextNumbers 3:31
Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.
Read in contextNumbers 3:25
The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
Read in context1 Chronicles 26:20–27
Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
Read in contextNumbers 18:23–28
The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:2
Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:32
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:13–14
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
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