26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of persons and of cattle, thou and Eleazar the Priest, and the chief fathers of the Congregation.

27 And divide the prey [a]between the soldiers that went to the war, and all the Congregation.

28 And thou shalt take a tribute unto the Lord of the [b]men of war, which went out to battle: one person of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 31:27 The prey is first divided equally among all.
  2. Numbers 31:28 Of the prey that falleth to the soldiers.

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