Numbers 31:26

26 Take the sum of the things that were taken both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest and the princes of the multitude:

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 And you shall wash your garments the seventh day, and being purified, you shall afterwards enter into the camp.

25 And the Lord said to Moses:

26 Take the sum of the things that were taken both of man and beast, thou and Eleazar the priest and the princes of the multitude:

27 And thou shalt divide the spoil equally, between them that fought and went out to the war, and between the rest of the multitude.

28 And thou shalt separate a portion to the Lord from them that fought and were in the battle, one soul of five hundred as well of persons as of oxen and asses and sheep.