Numbers 31:30

And out of the half allotted to the sons of Israel, shalt thou take one allotted portion out of fifty of the human beings, of the herd, of the asses and of the flock of all the cattle,—and shalt give them unto the Levites, who keep the charge of the habitation of Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

29out of their half, shall ye take [them],—and thou shall give [them] unto Eleazar the priest as a heave-offering unto Yahweh.

31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did,—As Yahweh commanded Moses.

Read all of Numbers 31

Cross References

Numbers 3:7so shall they keep his charge, and the charge of all the assembly, before the tent of meeting,—to do the laborious work of the habitation;

Numbers 3:31And their charge, was—the ark and the table and the lampstand and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary wherewith they were to minister,—and the screen, as to all the laborious work thereof.

Numbers 8:26yet shall they wait upon their brethren in the tent of meeting, by keeping charge, but laborious work, shall they not perform,—thus, shalt thou do unto the Levites, as touching their charges.

Numbers 18:23So shall the Levites themselves perform the laborious work of the tent of meeting, and, they, shall bear their iniquity, a statute age-abiding, unto your generations, and in the midst of the sons of Israel, shall they take no inheritance.

Joshua 9:27And Joshua appointed them that day to be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto the assembly,—and unto the altar of Yahweh, [as they are] until this day, in the place which he should choose.

1 Chronicles 23:32and they shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren,—in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:26-48

Distribution of the Spoil. ( b. c. 1452.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Numbers 31:30