Numbers 31:26

26 "I want you and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders in the community to count the captives, people and animals.

Numbers 31:26 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:26

Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and
beast
The number of the females that were taken captive and spared, and of the cattle, the sheep, oxen, and asses:

thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the
congregation;
who were all men of authority and character, and fit to be employed in such service, and of whose capacity and fidelity there could be no doubt.

Numbers 31:26 In-Context

24 On the seventh day scrub your clothes; you will be ritually clean. Then you can return to camp."

25 God said to Moses,

26 "I want you and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders in the community to count the captives, people and animals.

27 Split the plunder between the soldiers who fought the battle and the rest of the congregation.

28 "Then tax the booty that goes to the soldiers at the rate of one life out of five hundred, whether humans, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.