Numbers 31:28
And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
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Gill's Exposition
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. Took an account of the booty, divided it equally between the soldiers and the congregation of Israel, and levied a part out of each as…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
levy a tribute lit. -lift off a fixed proportion." The verb has the technical sense which is more often found in the corresponding subst. terûmâh(Num 31:31); see on Num 31:9.
one soul out of (every)…
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