Numbers 31:41
And Moses gives the tribute—YHWH’s raised-offering—to Eleazar the priest, as YHWH has commanded Moses.
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40and of mankind [are] sixteen thousand, and their tribute to YHWH [is] thirty-two persons.
42And of the sons of Israel’s half, which Moses halved from the men who war—
Cross References
Numbers 5:9And every raised-offering of all the holy things of the sons of Israel, which they bring near to the priest, becomes his;
Numbers 18:19All the raised-offerings of the holy things, which the sons of Israel lift up to YHWH, I have given to you, and to your sons, and to your daughters with you, by a continuous statute—a covenant of salt; it [is] continuous before YHWH to you and to your seed with you.”
Matthew 10:10nor leather pouch for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff—for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.
Galatians 6:6And let him who is instructed in the word share with him who is instructing in all good things.
Hebrews 7:4And see how great this one [is], to whom Abraham the patriarch also gave a tenth out of the best of the 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 →