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Numbers 31:29

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 31:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah`s heave-offering.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah`s heave-offering.
Numbers 31:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 31

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
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,
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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 take it of their half, etc.] 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.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“An heave-offering - Render simply an offering, and compare Numbers 18:24. The verb from which the word here rendered “heave-offering” is derived, is rightly translated “levy” in Numbers 31:28. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“An heave - offering - In thankfulness to God for their preservation and good success. Numbers 31:30”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“an heave: Num 18:26; Exo 29:27; Deu 12:12, Deu 12:19 Numbers 31:30”
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