Numbers 31:29

29 Take it from the soldiers' half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as the Lord's share.

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 Then divide those possessions between the soldiers who went to war and the rest of the people.

28 From the soldiers who went to war, take a tax for the Lord of one item out of every five hundred. This includes people, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.

29 Take it from the soldiers' half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as the Lord's share.

30 And from the people's half, take one item out of every fifty. This includes people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals. Give that to the Levites, who take care of the Lord's Holy Tent."

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