Numbers 31:40

40 16,000 people, with a tax of 32 for God

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Numbers 31:40 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:40

(See Gill on Numbers 31:32).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Numbers 31:40 In-Context

38 36,000 cattle, with a tax of 72 for God

39 30,500 donkeys, with a tax of 61 for God

40 16,000 people, with a tax of 32 for God

41 Moses turned the tax over to Eleazar the priest as God's part, following God's instructions to Moses.

42 The other half-share for the Israelite community that Moses set apart from what was given to the men who fought the war was:

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