Numbers 31:29

29 Collect all these things from the soldiers' half of the loot, and give them to the priest Eleazar as a contribution to the LORD.

Numbers 31:29 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:29

And take it of their half
Of the half part of the prey divided to the soldiers:

and give it unto Eleazar the priest for an heave offering of the Lord;
by way of thanksgiving for the success and victory, God had given them, by means of which so much booty had fallen into their hands.

Numbers 31:29 In-Context

27 Divide the loot between the soldiers who served in the war and the rest of the community.

28 Collect a tax for the LORD. From the soldiers who served in the war collect one out of every 500 things. This includes people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.

29 Collect all these things from the soldiers' half of the loot, and give them to the priest Eleazar as a contribution to the LORD.

30 From the Israelites' half of the loot, collect one out of every 50 things. This includes people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and every other kind of animal. Give them to the Levites who are in charge of the work done at the LORD's tent."

31 Moses and the priest Eleazar did as the LORD commanded Moses.