Numbers 31:29

29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the Lord.

Numbers 31:29 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:29

And take it of their half
Of the half part of the prey divided to the soldiers:

and give it unto Eleazar the priest for an heave offering of the Lord;
by way of thanksgiving for the success and victory, God had given them, by means of which so much booty had fallen into their hands.

Numbers 31:29 In-Context

27 Divide the booty into two parts, between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.

28 From the share of the warriors who went out to battle, set aside as tribute for the Lord, one item out of every five hundred, whether persons, oxen, donkeys, sheep, or goats.

29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the Lord.

30 But from the Israelites' half you shall take one out of every fifty, whether persons, oxen, donkeys, sheep, or goats—all the animals—and give them to the Levites who have charge of the tabernacle of the Lord."

31 Then Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord had commanded Moses: