Numbers 31:41
And Moses gave the tribute, which was LORD's heave-offering, to Eleazar the priest, as LORD commanded Moses.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
40And the persons were sixteen thousand, of whom LORD's tribute was thirty-two persons.
42And of the sons of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men who warred
Cross References
Numbers 5:9And every heave-offering of all the holy things of the sons of Israel, which they present to the priest, shall be his.
Numbers 18:19All the heave-offerings of the holy things, which the sons of Israel offer to LORD, I have given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, as a portion forever. It is a covenant of salt forever before LORD to thee and to thy
Matthew 10:10no bag for the road, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staffs, for the workman is worthy of his provision.
Galatians 6:6But let him who is taught in the word share in all good things with him who teaches.
Hebrews 7:4And notice how great this man was, to whom also the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the best spoils.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 31:26-48
Distribution of the Spoil. ( b. c. 1452.) 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: 27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of… Read the whole commentary →