Numbers 31:30 (KJV)

Words Then and Now

beeves cattle (plural of beef) Still heard today: beef cattle, cattle raised for meat; a beef was once one animal Webster’s 1828 · Beeves

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

Division of the spoilWhatever we have, God justly claims a part. Out of the people's share God required one in fifty, but out of the soldiers' share only one in five hundred. The...

Thompson Chains

Priests' DuesSee the chain from Leviticus 2:3 · 10 links

Parallel Passages

Numbers 3:7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

Numbers 3:7–8 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. …
Numbers 3:25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Numbers 3:31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
Numbers 3:36–39 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, …
Numbers 18:1–5 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. …
Numbers 18:23–28 But 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. …
Numbers 31:28 And 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:
1 Chronicles 9:27–29 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them. …
1 Chronicles 23:32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 26:20–27 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. …
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
1 Corinthians 9:13–14 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? …
Colossians 4:17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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Topics

Armies A share the spoils
Israel Conquest of the Midianites
Levites The plunder of war, including captives
Midianites And rich spoil taken
Servant Captive bondservants shared by priests and Levites
Spoils Divided between the combatants and non-combatants of the Israelites, including priests and Levites

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Bible Dictionary

IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

And of the children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
of Israel's יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
half וּמִמַּחֲצִת ûmimmaḥăṣit מַחֲצִית Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, preposition
thou shalt take תִּקַּח tiqqaḥ לָקַח Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
one אֶחָד ʾeḥād אֶחָד Number · masculine singular
portion אָחֻז ʾāḥuz אָחַז Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular
of fifty מִן min Preposition הַחֲמִשִּׁים haḥămiššîm חֲמִשִּׁים Number · masculine or feminine plural · with the
of the persons מִן min Preposition הָאָדָם hāʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular · with the
of the beeves מִן min Preposition הַבָּקָר habbāqār בָּקָר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
of the asses מִן min Preposition הַחֲמֹרִים haḥămōrîm חֲמוֹר Noun · masculine or feminine plural · with the
and of the flocks וּמִן ûmin Preposition · with and הַצֹּאן haṣṣōʾn צֹאן Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
of all manner of beasts מִכָּל mikkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הַבְּהֵמָה habbĕhēmâ בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
and give וְנָתַתָּה wĕnātattâ נָתַן Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
them unto the Levites אֹתָם ʾōtām Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine plural לַלְוִיִּם lalwiyyim לֵוִיִּי Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
which keep שֹׁמְרֵי šōmĕrê שָׁמַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct
the charge מִשְׁמֶרֶת mišmeret מִשְׁמֶרֶת Noun · feminine singular construct
of the tabernacle מִשְׁכַּן miškan מִשְׁכָּן Noun · masculine singular construct
of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name

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