Numbers 31:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Numbers 31:47 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 31:47 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 31:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Numbers 31:47 — World English Bible
Numbers 31:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses. ”
Numbers 31:47 — American Standard Version
Numbers 31:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Moses taketh from the sons of Israel's half the one possession from the fifty, of man and of beast, and giveth them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.”
Numbers 31:47 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 31:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“...of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, of man and of cattle, and gave them to the Levites who kept the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. ”
Numbers 31:47 — Darby Translation
Numbers 31:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Moses, I say, tooke of the halfe that perteined vnto the children of Israel, one taken out of fiftie, both of the persons, and of the cattell, and gaue them vnto the Leuites, which haue the charge of the Tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.”
Numbers 31:47 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 31:47 in Context — Numbers 31
45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
46 And sixteen thousand persons;)
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.
48 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
What Does Numbers 31:47 Mean?
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