Numbers 31:29

29 Take this tribute from their half share and give it to Eleazar the priest as the LORD’s part.

Numbers 31:29 in Other Translations

29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.

29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD.

29 Give this share of the army’s half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD .

29 It's a God-tax taken from their half-share to be turned over to Eleazar the priest on behalf of God.

29 Take [the tribute] from their half and give [it] to Eleazar the priest 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 spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.

28 From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the LORD one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep.

29 Take this tribute from their half share and give it to Eleazar the priest as the LORD’s part.

30 From the Israelites’ half, select one out of every fifty, whether people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle.”

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