Numbers 31:30
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.
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,
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Compare
- 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
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Read in contextNumbers 3:31
And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
Read in contextNumbers 3:25
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Read in context1 Chronicles 26:20–27
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
Read in contextNumbers 18:23–28
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:2
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:32
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:13–14
Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
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