Numbers 31:47

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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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	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
half	מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת mi.ma.cha.Tzit	H4276	a halving or the middle · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
one	אֶחָ֣ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
portion	הָֽאָחֻז֙ ha.'a.Chuz	H270	to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in p… · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
fifty	הַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים ha.cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · definite article + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
man	הָאָדָ֖ם ha.'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
beast	הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה ha.be.he.Mah	H929	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
gave	וַיִּתֵּ֨ן vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Levites	לַלְוִיִּ֗ם lal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
kept	שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ sho.me.Rei	H8104	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
charge	מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙ mish.Me.ret	H4931	watch · noun, common feminine singular construct
tabernacle	מִשְׁכַּ֣ן mish.Kan	H4908	a residence (including a shepherd's hut · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
commanded	צִוָּ֥ה tzi.Vah	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

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,…
Numbers 18:21-24 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the serv…
Deuteronomy 12:17-19 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, n…
Psalms 134:1 Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Isaiah 56:10-11 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Luke 10:1-8 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he hi…
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 31:32

the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught--Some of the captives having been killed (Num 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: Prey Total Amount Half to Soldiers Deducted to God Half to Congregation Deducted to Levites Sheep 675,000 337,500 675 337,500 6,750 Beeves 72,000 36,000 72 36,000 720 Asses 61,000 30,500 61 30,500 610 Persons 32,000 16,000 32 16,000 320

John Gill on Numbers 31:32

And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught,.... The remainder of it, besides what they had eaten in their return from the war, and during their seven days' stay without the camp: from hence to the end of Numbers 31:47 is only an account of the prey or booty taken, which in general were 675,000 sheep, 72,000 beeves or oxen, 61,000 asses, and 32,000 females who had never known man; the half out of these, which fell to the share of the soldiers, were 337,500 sheep, 36,000 beeves or oxen, 30,500 asses, and 16,000 females, out of which were given as an heave offering to the Lord six hundred and seventy five sheep, seventy two beeves or oxen, sixty one asses, and thi…

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John Calvin on Numbers 31:37-47

And the Lord's tribute of the sheep. The greatness of the victory is shewn by the result, since such an abundance of cattle could only have been collected from a wide and populous country. It is probable that it was not very fertile, and consequently only live stock, and not corn and wine, are enumerated as amongst their wealth. Still, we may conjecture that it was famous for pastures, since barren mountains could not have fed so many oxen, and goats, and sheep, and camels; besides, it is most evident, from the number of young women, that the men who were slain were more in number than their conquerors who had been sent to the battle; for suppose they each of them had an unmarried daughter,…

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Dictionary and topics

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.…
Nethinim — The name given to the hereditary temple servants in all the post-Exilian books of Scripture. The word means given, i.e., “those set apart”, viz., to the menial work of the sanctuary for the Levites.…
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 31:47

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 31:32

John Gill on Numbers 31:32

John Calvin on Numbers 31:37-47

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Numbers 31:47

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 31:32

John Gill on Numbers 31:32

John Calvin on Numbers 31:37-47

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 31:31-47

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 31:36-47

Rashi on Numbers 31:47