Numbers 31:26

26 "You, Eleazar the priest, and the family leaders of the community are to take a count of what was captured, human and animal.

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 On the seventh day wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp."

25 The Lord told Moses,

26 "You, Eleazar the priest, and the family leaders of the community are to take a count of what was captured, human and animal.

27 Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to war and the entire community.

28 Set aside a tribute for the Lord from what belongs to the fighting men who went out to war: one out of [every] 500 humans, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.