Numbers 31:30

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel’s	יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
half	וּמִמַּחֲצִ֨ת u.mi.ma.cha.Tzit	H4276	a halving or the middle · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
take	תִּקַּ֣ח ti.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
one	אֶחָ֣ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
portion	אָחֻ֣ז 'a.Chuz	H270	to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in p… · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
fifty	הַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים ha.cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · definite article + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
persons	הָאָדָ֧ם ha.'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
beeves	הַבָּקָ֛ר ha.ba.Kar	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
asses	הַחֲמֹרִ֥ים ha.cha.mo.Rim	H2543	a male ass (from its dun red) · definite article + noun, common both genders plural absolute
flocks	הַצֹּ֖אן ha.Tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
beasts	הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה ha.be.he.Mah	H929	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
give	וְנָתַתָּ֤ה ve.na.ta.Tah	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
Levites	לַלְוִיִּ֔ם lal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
keep	שֹׁמְרֵ֕י sho.me.Rei	H8104	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
charge	מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת mish.Me.ret	H4931	watch · noun, common feminine singular construct
tabernacle	מִשְׁכַּ֥ן mish.Kan	H4908	a residence (including a shepherd's hut · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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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…
Numbers 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…
Numbers 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 minis…
Numbers 3:36-39 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof,…
Numbers 18:1-5 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy…
Numbers 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 ev…
Numbers 31:28 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 beeve…
1 Chronicles 9:27-29 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 31:25

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 (Exo 15:9; Jdg 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. From both parts, however, a certain deduction was taken for the sanctuary, as a thank offering to God for preservation and for victory. The soldiers had greatly the advantage in the distribution; for a five-hundredth part only of their half went t…

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John Gill on Numbers 31:30

And of the children of Israel's half, thou shall take one portion of fifty,.... Which was abundantly more than what was taken out of the part of the soldiers; and the reason of it is plain and easy to be discerned; the soldiers had taken much pains, and gone through much fatigue, as well as had hazarded their lives, and therefore less was to be taken from them; and besides the tribute levied out of their half was to be given to the priests, who were not so numerous as the Levites, among whom the part out of the half of the congregation was to be distributed: of the persons; of the women, as the Targums of Jonathan, one of fifty out of them was to be given to the Levites to be their handmaid…

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John Calvin on Numbers 31:28-36

And levy a tribute unto the Lord. God now requires a tribute, or holy oblation, out of the spoil from both parties, but in unequal portions, the people paying ten times more than the soldiers. There was a twofold reason and object for this tribute; for it was not fair that the Levites alone should be sent away empty, as if their condition were worse than that of the rest, because they were occupied in the service of God, and in taking care of the holy things. But the part which He assigns to them, God commands to be offered to Himself, that men may not only regard equity amongst each other, but that religion may stand in the foremost place; for nothing can be more unreasonable than that the…

Dictionary and topics

Beeves — (an old English plural of the word beef), a name applicable to all ruminating animals except camels, and especially to the Bovidce, or horned cattle (Lev. 22:19, 21; Num. 31:28, 30, 33, 38, 44).
Booty — Captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war. In Canaan all that breathed were to be destroyed (Deut. 20: 16). The “pictures and images” of the Canaanites were to be destroyed also (Num.…
Priest — The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved…
Wars of the Lord, The Book of the — (Num. 21:14, 15), some unknown book so called (comp. Gen. 14:14-16; Ex. 17:8-16; Num. 14:40-45; 21:1-3, 21-25, 33-35; 31. The wars here recorded might be thus designated).
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Midianites destroyed and Balaam slain — Midianites destroyed and Balaam slain
Heave-Offering · Consisted of: Part of spoil taken in war — Consisted of: Part of spoil taken in war
Servant · . — .
Spoils · inc — inc

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 31:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 31:25

John Gill on Numbers 31:30

John Calvin on Numbers 31:28-36

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 31:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 31:25

John Gill on Numbers 31:30

John Calvin on Numbers 31:28-36

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 31:25-30

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 31:25-31

Rashi on Numbers 31:27