Numbers 31:29
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
And the officers which were over thousands of the host,.... Over the twelve thousand, of which the host or army consisted: namely, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
An heave-offering - Render simply an offering, and compare Num 18:24. The verb from which the word here rendered “heave-offering” is derived, is rightly translated “levy” in Num 31:28.
The apportionment of the spoil. Those who fought and those who remained behind were to receive equal shares. This was an ancient custom, which was traced to the action of David (1Sa 30:24 f.). But…
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