Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
Set aside a tribute for the Lord from what belongs to the fighting men who went out to war: one out of every 500 humans, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.
International Standard Version
"After this, you are to exact a tribute for the LORD from the soldiers who went to war, consisting of the tribute earned by one person out of every 500, whether from people, cattle, donkeys, or flocks.
A Conservative Version
And levy a tribute to LORD of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the donkeys, and of the flocks.
American Standard Version
And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:
Amplified
Levy a tax for the Lord from the warriors who went to battle, one in five hundred of the persons, the oxen, the donkeys, and the flocks.
Bible in Basic English
And from the men of war who went out let there be offered to the Lord one out of every five hundred, from the persons, and from the oxen and asses and sheep:
Darby Translation
And thou shalt levy a tribute for Jehovah of the men of war who went out to the army, one soul of five hundred of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the small cattle.
Julia Smith Translation
And cast a tribute to Jehovah from the men of the battle going forth to war: one soul from five hundred, from the men and from the oxen, and from the asses, and from the sheep:
King James 2000
And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war who went out to battle: one out of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the cattle, and of the donkeys, and of the sheep:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Exact a tribute for Yahweh from the men of the war, those who went out to the battle, one from five hundred persons, and from the cattle and from the male donkeys and from the flock;
Modern King James verseion
And levy a tax for Jehovah from the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, of the persons and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flock.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And take a portion unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle, one of five hundred of the women and of the oxen and of the asses and of the sheep;
NET Bible
"You must exact a tribute for the Lord from the fighting men who went out to battle: one life out of five hundred, from the people, the cattle, and from the donkeys and the sheep.
New Heart English Bible
Levy a tribute to the LORD of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks.
The Emphasized Bible
Then shalt thou levy a tribute unto Yahweh - from the men of war, who went forth in the host, one living thing, out of five hundred, - of the human beings, and of the herd, and of the asses and of the flock:
Webster
And levy a tribute to the LORD of the men of war who 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:
World English Bible
Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the cattle, and of the donkeys, and of the flocks:
Youngs Literal Translation
and thou hast raised a tribute to Jehovah from the men of war, who go out to the host, one body out of five hundred, of man, and of the herd, and of the asses, and of the flock;
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » A share the spoils
Heave-offering » Consisted of » Part of spoil taken in war
Priest » Benefits of » Part of the plunder of war, including captives
Servant » Bond » Captive bondservants shared by priests and levites
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 31:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Division Of The War-Booty
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and
Names
Cross References
Numbers 18:26
“Moreover, you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, ‘When you take from the sons of Israel
Numbers 31:30
From the sons of Israel’s half, you shall take one drawn out of every fifty of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys and of the sheep, from all the animals, and give them to the Levites who
Numbers 31:47
and from the sons of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of animals, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Genesis 14:20
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
Numbers 18:21
“To the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the
Joshua 6:19
Joshua 6:24
2 Samuel 8:11-12
King David also
1 Chronicles 18:11
King David also dedicated these to the Lord with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.
1 Chronicles 26:26-27
This Shelomoth and his relatives
Proverbs 3:9-10
And from the
Isaiah 18:7
Even from a people feared
A powerful and oppressive nation,
Whose land the rivers divide—
To the
Isaiah 23:18
Her
Isaiah 60:9
And the
To
Their silver and their gold with them,
For the name of the Lord your God,
And for the Holy One of Israel because He has
Matthew 22:21
They *said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He *said to them,