Numbers 31:40

40 and 16,000 virgin girls, of whom 32 were the LORD ’s share.

Numbers 31:40 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:40

(See Gill on Numbers 31:32).

Numbers 31:40 In-Context

38 36,000 cattle, of which 72 were the LORD ’s share;

39 30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the LORD ’s share;

40 and 16,000 virgin girls, of whom 32 were the LORD ’s share.

41 Moses gave all the LORD ’s share to Eleazar the priest, just as the LORD had directed him.

42 Half of the plunder belonged to the people of Israel, and Moses separated it from the half belonging to the fighting men.