Numbers 31:27
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
And diuide the pray into two parts, betweene them that tooke the warre vpon them, who went out to battell, and betweene all the Congregation.
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- Joshua 22:8Rank 1 from verse 27
8And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
8And he spake vnto them, saying; Returne with much riches vnto your tents, and with very much cattell, with siluer and with gold, and with brasse, and with iron, and with very much raiment: Diuide the spoile of your enemies with your brethren.
- 1 Samuel 30:24–25Rank 2 from verse 27
24For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
25And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
24For who will hearken vnto you in this matter? But as his part is that goeth downe to the battell, so shall his part bee that tarieth by the stuffe: they shall part alike.
25And it was so from that day †forward, that he made it a statute, and an ordinance for Israel, vnto this day.
- Psalms 68:12Rank 3 from verse 27
- 1 Samuel 30:4Rank 4 from verse 27
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Numbers 31:27
1. To apportion, distribute, share, or allot. 2. To separate or distinguish into parts, sides, groups, or portions.
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1. A person, animal, possession, or spoil seized or pursued to be taken, plundered, or devoured. 2. To seize, plunder, or take by force.
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Sense 1: Portions or divisions of a whole. Sense 2: Divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.
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In the space, relation, or distinction separating two or more.
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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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1. Armed fighting or conflict between opposing forces; an engagement or warfare. 2. A battle line, array, or body of forces prepared or engaged for combat.
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congregation
1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.
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31:25¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
31:25¶ And the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying,
31:26Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
31:26Take the summe of the pray, †that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chiefe fathers of the Congregation:
31:27And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
31:27And diuide the pray into two parts, betweene them that tooke the warre vpon them, who went out to battell, and betweene all the Congregation.
Selected passage31:28And 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 beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
31:28And leuie a tribute vnto the LORD of the men of warre which went out to battell: one soule of fiue hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeues, and of the asses, and of the sheepe.
31:29Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the Lord.
31:29Take it of their halfe, and giue it vnto Eleazar the Priest, for an heaue offering of the LORD.
31:30And 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.
31:30And of the children of Israels halfe, thou shalt take one portion of fiftie, of the persons, of the beeues, of the asses, and of the ‖flockes, of all maner of beasts, and giue them vnto the Leuites, which keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the LORD.
31:31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
31:31And Moses and Eleazar the Priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
31:32And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
31:32And the bootie being the rest of the pray which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand, and seuenty thousand, and fiue thousand sheepe,
31:33And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
31:33And threescore and twelue thousand beeues,
31:34And threescore and one thousand asses,
31:34And threescore and one thousand asses:
31:35And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
31:35And thirtie and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not knowen man by lying with him.
31:36And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
31:36And the halfe which was the portion of them that went out to warre, was in number three hundred thousand, and seuen and thirtie thousand, and fiue hundred sheepe.
31:37And the Lord’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
31:37And the LORDs tribute of the sheepe was sixe hundred and threescore and fifteene.
31:38And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and twelve.
31:38And the beeues were thirtie and sixe thousand, of which the LORDs tribute was threescore and twelue.
31:39And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and one.
31:39And the asses were thirtie thousand and fiue hundred, of which the LORDs tribute was threescore and one.
31:40And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty and two persons.
31:40And the persons were sixteene thousand, of which the LORDs tribute was thirtie and two persons.
31:41And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
31:41And Moses gaue the tribute which was the LORDs heaue offering, vnto Eleazar the Priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
31:42And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
31:42And of the children of Israels halfe, which Moses diuided from the men that warred:
31:43(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
31:43(Now the halfe that perteined vnto the Congregation, was three hundred thousand, and thirtie thousand, and seuen thousand, and fiue hundred sheepe:
31:44And thirty and six thousand beeves,
31:44And thirtie and sixe thousand beeues:
31:45And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
31:45And thirtie thousand asses, and fiue hundred:
31:46And sixteen thousand persons;)
31:46And sixteene thousand persons)
31:47Even 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.
31:47Euen of the children of Israels halfe, Moses tooke one portion of fiftie, both of man and of beast, and gaue them vnto the Leuites, which kept the charge of the Tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.