Numbers 31:47
in Numbers 31From 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in Numbers 31
Commentary
1 note on this verseThe record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught--Some of the captives having been killed (Nu 31:17) and part of the cattle taken for the support of the army, the total amount of the booty remaining was in the following proportions:
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
The words behind it
26 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֨ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֜ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת | mimachatzit | from [the] half of | H4276 → | 16 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָֽאָחֻז֙ | haachuz | those drawn | H270 → | 67 times |
| אֶחָ֣ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים | hachamishim | the fifty | H2572 → | 163 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאָדָ֖ם | haadam | <the> humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה | habehemah | the livestock | H929 → | 190 times |
| וַיִּתֵּ֨ן | vaiyiten | and he gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֹתָ֜ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לַלְוִיִּ֗ם | lalviyim | to the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ | shomerei | [who] keep | H8104 → | 468 times |
| מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙ | mishmeret | <of> [the] service of | H4931 → | 78 times |
| מִשְׁכַּ֣ן | mishkan | [the] tabernacle of | H4908 → | 139 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
מֹשֶׁ֜הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
מִמַּחֲצִ֣תfrom [the] half of
mimachatzitH4276 →16 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָֽאָחֻז֙those drawn
haachuzH270 →67 times
אֶחָ֣דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםthe fifty
hachamishimH2572 →163 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָאָדָ֖ם<the> humankind
haadamH120 →551 times
וּמִן־and from
umin-H4480 →1188 times
הַבְּהֵמָ֑הthe livestock
habehemahH929 →190 times
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gave
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
אֹתָ֜ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
לַלְוִיִּ֗םto the Levites
lalviyimH3881 →291 times
שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙[who] keep
shomereiH8104 →468 times
מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙<of> [the] service of
mishmeretH4931 →78 times
מִשְׁכַּ֣ן[the] tabernacle of
mishkanH4908 →139 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 31:30From 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.”
it leads to
- Numbers 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,
- 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.
- Numbers 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.
- 1 Chronicles 9:27–29
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
- 1 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?
- Numbers 3:25
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