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Division of the War-Booty

25 Yahweh said to Moses, saying, 26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the families[a] of the community, take count[b] of the war-booty that was captured, both humans[c] and the domestic animals;[d] 27 divide the war-booty between those who engaged in the war, who went out to the battle, and all the community.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 31:26 Literally “fathers”
  2. Numbers 31:26 Literally “lift up the head”
  3. Numbers 31:26 Hebrew “human”
  4. Numbers 31:26 Hebrew “animal”

Dividing the Spoils

25 The Lord said to Moses, 26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads(A) of the community are to count all the people(B) and animals that were captured.(C) 27 Divide(D) the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.

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