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Numbers 31:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 31:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:
Numbers 31:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 31

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And Jehovah 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 Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:
29take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah`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 oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, [even] of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.
31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war, which went out to battle, etc.] That is, out of the part of the prey which was divided to them: one soul of five hundred, both “of the persons”; or one woman of five hundred, as the Targum of Jonathan: and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep; that is, one out of five hundred, of each of them also.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“levy: Gen 14:20; Jos 6:19, Jos 6:24; Sa2 8:11, Sa2 8:12; Ch1 18:11, Ch1 26:26, Ch1 26:27; Pro 3:9, Pro 3:10; Isa 18:7, Isa 23:18, Isa 60:9; Mat 22:21 one soul: Num 31:30, Num 31:47, Num 18:26 Numbers 31:29”
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