Numbers 31:26

Take the account of the spoil of the captives, man and beast; thou, Elazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation,

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

25And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying:

27And divide the spoil among the men who fought the battle, who went forth in the host, and among all the congregation:

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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 →

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