Numbers 31:26

26 "You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the {families} of the community, {take count} of the war-booty that was captured, both humans and the domestic animals;

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 And you will wash your garments on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp."

25 Yahweh said to Moses, saying,

26 "You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the {families} of the community, {take count} of the war-booty that was captured, both humans and the domestic animals;

27 divide the war-booty between those who engaged in the war, who went out to the battle, and all the community.

28 Exact a tribute for Yahweh from the men of the war, those who went out to the battle, one from five hundred persons, and from the cattle and from the male donkeys and from the flock;

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "fathers"
• [b]. Literally "lift up the head"
• [c]. Hebrew "human"
• [d]. Hebrew "animal"