Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Moses took the fiftieth head, and gave it to the Levites that watched in the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded. the Levites Numbers 18:21-25 And I have given to the sons of Levi all the tithes of Israel for a possession, for the ministry wherewith they serve me in the tabernacle of the covenant: . . . Deuteronomy 12:17-19 Thou mayst not eat in thy towns the tithes of thy corn, and thy wine, and thy oil, the firstborn of thy herds and thy cattle, nor any thing that thou vowest, and that thou wilt offer voluntarily, and the firstfruits of thy hands: . . . Luke 10:1-8 And after these things, the Lord appointed also other seventy-two. And he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. . . . 1 Thessalonians 5:12,13 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them who labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you; . . . kept the charge Numbers 31:30 Out of the moiety also of the children of Israel thou shalt take the fiftieth head of persons, and of oxen, and asses, and sheep, and of all beasts, and thou shalt give them to the Levites that watch in the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord. Psalm 134:1 A gradual canticle. Behold now bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord: Who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. Isaiah 56:10,11 His watchmen are all blind, they are all ignorant: dumb dogs not able to bark, seeing vain things, sleeping and loving dreams. . . . Context Division of the Spoils…46And out of the sixteen thousand persons, 47Moses took the fiftieth head, and gave it to the Levites that watched in the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded. Cross References Numbers 31:46 And out of the sixteen thousand persons, Numbers 31:48 And when the commanders of the army, and the tribunes and centurions were come to Moses, they said: Lexicon From the Israelites’בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son half, מִמַּחֲצִ֣ת (mim·ma·ḥă·ṣiṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4276: A halving, the middle Moses מֹשֶׁ֜ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver took הָֽאָחֻז֙ (hā·’ā·ḥuz) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession one אֶחָ֣ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first out of מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of every fifty הַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים (ha·ḥă·miš·šîm) Article | Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 2572: Fifty persons הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being and animals הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה (hab·bə·hê·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and gave וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set them אֹתָ֜ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case to the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֗ם (lal·wî·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi who kept שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙ (šō·mə·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to charge מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙ (miš·me·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function of the tabernacle מִשְׁכַּ֣ן (miš·kan) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel as כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had commanded צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order him. מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver Additional Translations From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. 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. And Moses took of the half belonging to the children of Israel the fiftieth part, of men and of cattle, and he gave them to the Levites who keep the charges of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. ... 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. 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, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. 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 the tabernacle of Yahweh; as Yahweh commanded Moses. 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. 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