Numbers 31:42

42 As for the half-share of the Israelites that Moses divided from those who had gone out to battle:

Numbers 31:42 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:42

(See Gill on Numbers 31:32).

Numbers 31:42 In-Context

40 Humans were 16,000, of which the LORD's tribute was 32 persons.

41 Moses gave the tribute, a gift offering for the LORD, to Eleazar the priest as the LORD had commanded Moses.

42 As for the half-share of the Israelites that Moses divided from those who had gone out to battle:

43 the community's half-share was 337,500 sheep,

44 36,000 oxen,