Numbers 31:28

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.

Numbers 31:28 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:28

And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war, which went
out to battle
That is, out of the part of the prey which was divided to them:

one soul of five hundred,
both "of the persons"; or one woman of five hundred, as the Targum of Jonathan:

and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep;
that is, one out of five hundred, of each of them also.

Numbers 31:28 In-Context

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.

29 Take [the tribute] from their half and give [it] to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the Lord.

30 From the Israelites' half, take one out of every 50 from the people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats, all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who perform the duties of the Lord's tabernacle."