Parallel Verses
Webster
Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as an
King James Version
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
Holman Bible
Take the tribute from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a 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.
A Conservative Version
Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for LORD's heave-offering.
American Standard Version
take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah's heave-offering.
Amplified
Take this tribute from the warriors’ half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Take this from their part and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to be lifted up to the Lord.
Darby Translation
Of their half shall ye take it, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye shall take from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, an offering of Jehovah.
King James 2000
Take it from their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave offering of the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
take from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest [as] a contribution to Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Take from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, a heave offering to Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and ye shall take it of their half and give it unto Eleazar the priest, a heave offering unto 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.
The Emphasized Bible
out of their half, shall ye take them , - and thou shall give them unto Eleazar the priest as a heave-offering unto Yahweh.
World English Bible
take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh's wave offering.
Youngs Literal Translation
from their half ye do take, and thou hast given to Eleazar the priest -- the heave-offering of Jehovah.
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » A share the spoils
Dedication » Personal of offerings » Heave
Heave-offering » Consisted of » Part of spoil taken in war
Offerings » Heave » Plunder, including captives and other articles of war
Priest » Benefits of » Part of the plunder of war, including captives
priests » Revenues of » A fixed portion of the spoil taken in war
Servant » Bond » Captive bondservants shared by priests and levites
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 31:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Division Of The War-Booty
28 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: 29 Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of the LORD. 30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them to the Levites, who keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
Cross References
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:
Numbers 18:26
Thus speak to the Levites, and say to 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 a heave-offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe.
Deuteronomy 12:12
And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
Deuteronomy 12:19
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.