Numbers 31:44–47
And thirty and six thousand beeves,
And thirtie and sixe thousand beeues:
And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
And thirtie thousand asses, and fiue hundred:
And sixteen thousand persons;)
And sixteene thousand persons)
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.
Euen 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.
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- Numbers 31:30Rank 1 from verse 47
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.
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.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13Rank 2 from verse 47
12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you:
13And to esteeme them very highly in loue for their workes sake, and be at peace among your selues.
- Deuteronomy 12:17–19Rank 3 from verse 47
17¶ 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, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
18But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
19Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
17¶ Thou mayest not eate within thy gates the tithe of thy corne, or of thy wine, or of thy oyle, or the firstlings of thy heards, or of thy flocke, nor any of thy vowes which thou vowest, nor thy free will offerings, or heaue offering of thine hand:
18But thou must eate them before the LORD thy God, in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou and thy sonne, and thy daughter, and thy man seruant, and thy maid seruant, and the Leuite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt reioyce before the LORD thy God, in all that thou puttest thine hands vnto.
19*Take heed to thy selfe, that thou forsake not the Leuite, as †long as thou liuest vpon the earth.
- Isaiah 56:10–11Rank 4 from verse 47
10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
10‖His watchmen are blinde: they are all ignorant, they are all dumbe dogs, they cannot barke; sleeping, lying downe, louing to slumber.
11††Yea they are greedy dogges which can neuer haue ynough, and they are shepheards that cannot vnderstand: they all looke to their owne way, euery one for his gaine, from his quarter.
- Luke 10:1–8Rank 5 from verse 47
1AFTER these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
2Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
3Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
1¶ After *these things, the Lord appointed other seuenty also, and sent them two and two before his face, into euery citie and place, whither hee himselfe would come.
2Therefore said hee vnto them, *The haruest truly is great, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the haruest, that he would send foorth labourers into his haruest.
3Go your wayes: *Behold, I send you forth as lambes among wolues.
4Cary neither purse nor scrip, nor shoes, and salute no man by the way.
5*And into whatsoeuer house yee enter, first say, Peace bee to this house.
6And if the sonne of peace be there, your peace shall rest vpon it: if not, it shall turne to you againe.
7And in the same house remaine, eating and drinking such things as they giue: For the labourer is worthy of his hire. Goe not from house to house.
8And into whatsoeuer citie yee enter, and they receiue you, eate such things as are set before you:
- Numbers 18:21–24Rank 6 from verse 47
21And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
22Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
23But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
24But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
21And behold, I haue giuen the children of Leui all the tenth in Israel, for an inheritance, for their seruice which they serue, euen the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
22Neither must the children of Israel hencefoorth come nigh the Tabernacle of the Congregation, lest they beare sinne, †and die.
23But the Leuites shall doe the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and they shal beare their iniquitie: it shall be a statute for euer throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they haue no inheritance.
24But the tithes of the children of Israel which they offer as an heaue offering vnto the LORD, I haue giuen to the Leuites to inherite: therefore I haue said vnto them, Among the children of Israel they shall haue no inheritance.
- Psalms 134:1Rank 7 from verse 47
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Numbers 31:44
The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.
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Cattle or oxen, especially animals regarded as beef cattle.
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Numbers 31:45
The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.
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Numbers 31:47
1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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In part, or in an equal part or degree.
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A part, share, allotment, inheritance, assigned duty, reward, or outcome belonging or given to someone.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.
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Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.
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Sense 1: To command, enjoin, or solemnly require; a command or injunction. Sense 2: A duty, trust, care, oversight, or a person or thing entrusted. Sense 3: To impute or accuse; an accusation or liability imputed. Sense 4: To impose a burden, payment, or obligation; a cost or expense. Sense 5: To entrust with or make responsible for a person, duty, or burden.
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tabernacle
Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Ordered; directed.
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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.
31:28And 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:
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31:45And thirtie thousand asses, and fiue hundred:
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31:46And sixteene thousand persons)
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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.
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