Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Take this tribute from their half share and give it to Eleazar the priest as the LORD’s part. New Living Translation Give this share of the army’s half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. English Standard Version Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD. Berean Standard Bible Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. King James Bible Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. New King James Version take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the LORD. New American Standard Bible take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as an offering to the LORD. NASB 1995 take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as an offering to the LORD. NASB 1977 take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as an offering to the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as a contribution to Yahweh. Amplified Bible Take this tribute from the warriors’ half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. Christian Standard Bible Take the tribute from their half and give it to the priest Eleazar as a contribution to the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible Take the tribute from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD. American Standard Version take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah's heave-offering. English Revised Version take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for the LORD'S heave offering. GOD'S WORD® Translation Collect all these things from the soldiers' half of the loot, and give them to the priest Eleazar as a contribution to the LORD. Good News Translation Give them to Eleazar the priest as a special contribution to the LORD. International Standard Version You are to take half their share and give it to Eleazar the priest as a raised offering to the LORD. Majority Standard Bible Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. NET Bible You are to take it from their half-share and give it to Eleazar the priest for a raised offering to the LORD. New Heart English Bible Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for the LORD's wave offering. Webster's Bible Translation Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of the LORD. World English Bible Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyou take from their half and have given [it] to Eleazar the priest [as] a raised-offering of YHWH. Young's Literal Translation from their half ye do take, and thou hast given to Eleazar the priest -- the heave-offering of Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation Ye shall take from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, an offering of Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thou shalt give it to Eleazar the priest, because they are the firstfruits of the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, because these are the first-fruits of the Lord. New American Bible From their half you will take it and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD. New Revised Standard Version Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTake it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And from their half take and give to Eliazer the Priest a gift of LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, as a portion set apart for the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt give them to Eleazar the priest as the first-fruits of the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Division of the Spoils…28Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep. 29Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. 30From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”… Cross References Leviticus 27:30-33 Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. / If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value. / Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD. ... Deuteronomy 20:14 But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you. Joshua 6:19 For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury.” 1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” 1 Chronicles 26:27-28 They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD. / Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers. 2 Chronicles 31:6 And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps. Nehemiah 10:37-38 Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. Ezekiel 44:30 The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes. Malachi 3:8-10 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. / You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. / Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. Romans 15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. / And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Galatians 6:6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor. Treasury of Scripture Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. an heave Numbers 18:26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe. Exodus 29:27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: Deuteronomy 12:12,19 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you… Jump to Previous Apart Eleazar Elea'zar Half Heave Heave-Offering Jehovah's Lord's Offering Part Portion Priest Share Tribute WaveJump to Next Apart Eleazar Elea'zar Half Heave Heave-Offering Jehovah's Lord's Offering Part Portion Priest Share Tribute WaveNumbers 31 1. The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain13. Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive 19. How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified 25. The proportion in which the prey is to be divided 48. The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord Take it from their half This phrase refers to the division of the spoils of war, specifically the portion allocated to the Israelite soldiers who fought in the battle against the Midianites. The Hebrew root for "take" is "לָקַח" (laqach), which means to take, receive, or acquire. This action signifies a deliberate and divinely ordained redistribution of resources. The "half" indicates a fair and equitable division, ensuring that those who risked their lives in battle are rewarded, yet also acknowledging that the victory and spoils ultimately belong to God. This reflects the biblical principle of stewardship, where all possessions are seen as God's provision, and humans are merely caretakers. and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Take itתִּקָּ֑חוּ (tiq·qā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take from their half מִמַּֽחֲצִיתָ֖ם (mim·ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯām) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4276: A halving, the middle and give וְנָתַתָּ֛ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set it to Eleazar לְאֶלְעָזָ֥ר (lə·’el·‘ā·zār) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest as an offering תְּרוּמַ֥ת (tə·rū·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8641: Contribution, offering (for sacred uses) to the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Numbers 31:29 NIVNumbers 31:29 NLT Numbers 31:29 ESV Numbers 31:29 NASB Numbers 31:29 KJV Numbers 31:29 BibleApps.com Numbers 31:29 Biblia Paralela Numbers 31:29 Chinese Bible Numbers 31:29 French Bible Numbers 31:29 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 31:29 Take it of their half and give (Nu Num.) |