Numbers 31:47

47 of the half, therefore of the sons of Israel, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, who kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Numbers 31:47 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:47

(See Gill on Numbers 31:32).

Numbers 31:47 In-Context

45 and thirty thousand five hundred asses

46 and sixteen thousand persons)

47 of the half, therefore of the sons of Israel, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, who kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

48 And the officers who were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses,

49 and they said unto Moses, Thy slaves have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our charge and not one man of us is missing.