Numbers 31:47

Bible in Basic English 1965

Even from the children of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, men and beasts, and gave them to the Levites who had the care of the House of the Lord; as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

Cross References

Psalm 134:1

A Song of the going up. Give praise to the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who take your places in the house of the Lord by night.

Exodus 12:28

And the children of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had given orders to Moses and Aaron, so they did.

Numbers 1:53

But the tents of the Levites are to be round the Tent of meeting, so that wrath may not come on the children of Israel: the Tent of meeting is to be in the care of the Levites.

Numbers 31:30

And from the part given to the children of Israel, take one out of every fifty, from the persons, and from the oxen and asses and sheep, and give it to the Levites who have the care of the House of the Lord.

Numbers 31:46

And sixteen thousand persons;

Numbers 31:48

Then the men in authority over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came to Moses,

Joshua 9:27

And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.