Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, thirty-six thousand head of cattle, thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, and sixteen thousand persons), 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 Yahweh’s tabernacle, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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Now the plunder, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred seventy-five thousand sheep, seventy-two thousand head of cattle, sixty-one thousand donkeys, and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him. The half, which was the portion of those who went out to war, was in number three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep; and Yahweh’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred seventy-five. The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which Yahweh’s tribute was seventy-two. The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which Yahweh’s tribute was sixty-one. The persons were sixteen thousand, of whom Yahweh’s tribute was thirty-two persons. Moses gave the tribute, which was Yahweh’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses. Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, thirty-six thousand head of cattle, thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, and sixteen thousand persons), 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 Yahweh’s tabernacle, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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Of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men who fought
(now the congregation’s half was three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,
thirty-six thousand head of cattle,
thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,
and sixteen thousand persons),
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 Yahweh’s tabernacle, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
And thirty and six thousand beeves,
And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
And sixteen thousand persons;)
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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And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred —
now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
and thirty and six thousand beeves,
and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,
and sixteen thousand persons —
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 the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Cross-references (7)
- Numbers 31:30 (v47) 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…
- Numbers 18:21-24 (v47) “To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve,…
- Deuteronomy 12:17-19 (v47) You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your…
- Psalms 134:1 (v47) Look! Praise Yahweh, all you servants of Yahweh, who stand by night in Yahweh’s house!
- Isaiah 56:10-11 (v47) His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.…
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- Luke 10:1-8 (v47) Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place where he…
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 (v47) But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you, and to respect and honor them…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv42, 47 Of that part which was given unto them in…
Of that part which was given unto them in dividing the spoil.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv42, 47 General Information:
General Information:
Moses is listing the plunder that goes to the people and the tax that goes to Yahweh. (See: Numbers)
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337,500 sheep
"three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep" (See: Numbers)
thirty-six thousand oxen
36,000 oxen (See: Numbers)
sixteen thousand women
"16,000 women." It has been stated earlier that all the males and the married women captives were put to death (See: Numbers and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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ewe
cow
donkey
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