Numbers 31:30

Numbers 31:30 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)From the Israelites’ half, select one out of every fifty, whether people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the Lord’s tabernacle.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And from the people of Israel's half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep guard over the tabernacle of the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And from the children of Israel’s half you shall take one of every fifty, drawn from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.”

Context of Numbers 31:30

28Set aside a tribute for the Lord from what belongs to the fighting men who went out to war: one out of every five hundred people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. 29Take the tribute from their half and give it to the priest Eleazar as a contribution to the Lord. From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty from the people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats, all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who perform the duties of the Lord’s tabernacle.” 31So Moses and the priest Eleazar did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32The captives remaining from the plunder the army had taken totaled: 675,000 sheep and goats,

Numbers 31:30 word by word

וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל תִּקַּ֣ח׀ אֶחָ֣ד׀ אָחֻ֣ז מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים מִן־הָאָדָ֧ם מִן־הַבָּקָ֛ר מִן־הַחֲמֹרִ֥ים וּמִן־הַצֹּ֖אן מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֹתָם֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם שֹׁמְרֵ֕י מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת מִשְׁכַּ֥ן יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• halfמַחֲצִיתmachătsîyth · halfH4276
• thou shalt takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• portionאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• of the personsאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• of the beevesבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• of the assesחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• and of the flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• of all manner of beastsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them unto the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• which keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Numbers 31:30

• Numbers 31:42From the Israelites’ half, which Moses separated from the men who fought,
• Numbers 31:28Set aside a tribute for the Lord from what belongs to the fighting men who went out to war: one out of every five hundred people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.
• Numbers 18:24For I have given them the tenth that the Israelites present to the Lord as a contribution for their inheritance. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
• 1 Corinthians 9:13Don’t you know that those who perform the temple services eat the food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the offerings of the altar?
• Numbers 3:7They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
• Numbers 18:1The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your ancestral family will be responsible for iniquity against the sanctuary. You and your sons will be responsible for iniquity involving your priesthood.
• 1 Chronicles 9:27They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.
• 1 Chronicles 23:32They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place, and for their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord’s temple.”
• 1 Chronicles 26:20From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.
• Acts 20:28Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
• 1 Corinthians 4:2In this regard, it is required that managers be found faithful.
• Colossians 4:17And tell Archippus, “Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.”
• Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, since they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Commentaries on Numbers 31:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-47Verses 25-47 Whatever we have, God justly claims a part. Out of the people's share God required one in fifty, but out of the soldiers' share only one in five hundred. The less opportunity we have of honouring God with personal services, the more should we give in money or value.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-31They divided the plunder into two equal parts. Half went to those who fought against the Midianites and half to the Israelites who stayed behind (compare 1 Samuel 30:21–25). In this way, everyone participated in the conflict. Yet, the smaller group of soldiers each received a larger portion than the much larger group who stayed behind.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-3925-39. Take the sum of the prey that was taken--that is, of the captives and cattle, which, having been first lumped together according to ancient usage (Ex 15:9; Jud 5:30), were divided into two equal parts: the one to the people at large, who had sustained a common injury from the Midianites and who were all liable to serve: and the other portion to the combatants, who, having encountered the labors and perils of war, justly received the largest share…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 31:30

• Armies
• Levites
• Servant
• Spoils

In the dictionaries

• Beeves
• Booty
• Prey
• Purify
• Abel-Shittim
• Balaam
• Moses
• Numbers, Book of
• Slave; Slavery
• Tax; Taxing

Commentaries on Numbers 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings