Numbers 31:31

31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Numbers 31:31 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:31

And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded
Moses.
] Took an account of the booty, divided it equally between the soldiers and the congregation of Israel, and levied a part out of each as a tribute for the Lord, which was given to the priests and Levites.

Numbers 31:31 In-Context

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."

31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.

32 The captives remaining from the plunder the army had taken totaled: 675,000 sheep and goats,

33 72,000 cattle,