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Numbers 31:47

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← Numbers 31:46	Numbers 31:47 (KJV)	Numbers 31:48 →
And sixteen 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.	And the officers which [were] over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Even of the children^H1121 of Israel's^H3478 half^H4276, Moses^H4872 took^H3947 one^H259 portion^H270 of fifty^H2572, both of man^H120 and of beast^H929, and gave^H5414 them unto the Levites^H3881, which kept^H8104 the charge^H4931 of the tabernacle^H4908 of the LORD^H3068; as the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680 Moses^H4872.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה מִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הָאָחֻז אֶחָד מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁים מִן־הָאָדָם וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָה וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם לַלְוִיִּם שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח	va/i.yi.Kach	H3947	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he took
מֹשֶׁ֜ה	mo.Sheh	H4872	HNp	Moses
מִ/מַּחֲצִ֣ת	mi./ma.cha.Tzit	H4276	HR/Ncfsc	from/ (the) half of
בְּנֵֽי	be.nei-	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) people of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הָֽ/אָחֻז֙	ha./'a.Chuz	H270	HTd/Vqsmsa	those/ drawn
אֶחָ֣ד	'e.Chad	H259	HAcmsa	one
מִן	min-	H4480	HR	from
הַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֔ים	ha./cha.mi.Shim	H2572	HTd/Acbpa	the/ fifty
מִן	min-	H4480	HR	from
הָ/אָדָ֖ם	ha./'a.Dam	H120	HTd/Ncmsa	(the)/ humankind
וּ/מִן	u./min-	H4480	HC/R	and/ from
הַ/בְּהֵמָ֑ה	ha./be.he.Mah	H929	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ livestock
וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן	va/i.yi.Ten	H5414	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he gave
אֹתָ֜/ם	'o.Ta/m	H853	HTo/Sp3mp	(obj.)/ them
לַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם	la/l.vi.Yim	H3881	HRd/Ngmpa	to the/ Levites
שֹֽׁמְרֵי֙	sho.me.Rei	H8104	HVqrmpc	(who) keep
מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙	mish.Me.ret	H4931	HNcfsc	(of) (the) service of
מִשְׁכַּ֣ן	mish.Kan	H4908	HNcmsc	(the) tabernacle of
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka./'a.Sher	H834	HR/Tr	just/ as
צִוָּ֥ה	tzi.Vah	H6680	HVpp3ms	he had commanded
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
מֹשֶֽׁה	mo.Sheh	H4872	HNp	Moses

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
• H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
• H270 — אָחַז (ʼâchaz, aw-khaz'): a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession); [phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
• H929 — בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh, be-hay-maw'): from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H2572 — חֲמִשִּׁים (chămishshîym, kham-ish-sheem'): multiple of חָמֵשׁ; fifty; fifty.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H3881 — לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy, lay-vee-ee'): or לֵוִי; patronymically from לֵוִי; a Levite or descendant of Levi; Leviite.
• H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
• H4276 — מַחֲצִית (machătsîyth, makh-ats-eeth'): from חָצָהlemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה; a halving or the middle; half (so much), mid(-day).
• H4872 — מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh, mo-sheh'): from מָשָׁה; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver; Moses.
• H4908 — מִשְׁכָּן (mishkân, mish-kawn'): from שָׁכַן; a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls); dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.
• H4931 — מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmereth, mish-mer'-reth): feminine of מִשְׁמָר; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party; charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H6680 — צָוָה (tsâvâh, tsaw-vaw'): a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• kept the charge — Numbers 31:30, Psalms 134:1, Isaiah 56:10-11
• the Levites — Numbers 18:21-24, Deuteronomy 12:17-19, Luke 10:1-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

Reciprocal references (2): Numbers 1:53, Numbers 31:28

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• Nave’s: ARMIES, LEVITES, SERVANT, SPOILS

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