Numbers 31
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Numbers 31:25-47

25And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

26Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the congregation:

27and divide the prey into two parts; between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation:

28and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flocks:

29take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for the LORD’S heave offering.

30And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

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

32Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

33and threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

34and threescore and one thousand asses,

35and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him.

36And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:

37and the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.

38And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and twelve.

39And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and one.

40And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons.

41And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’S heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

42And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred,

43(now the congregation’s half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep,

44and thirty and six thousand beeves,

45and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,

46and sixteen thousand persons;)

47even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain