Numbers 31:24-28
New American Standard Bible
25Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
26You and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers’ households of the congregation take a count of the spoils that were captured, both of people and of livestock;
27and divide the spoils between the warriors who went to battle and all the congregation.
28Also, collect a tribute tax for the Lord from the men of war who went to battle, one in five hundred of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the sheep;
King James Version
25And the LORD 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 chief fathers of the congregation:
27And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
28And 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:
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 31
24On the seventh day wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp."
25The Lord told Moses,
26"You, the priest Eleazar, and the family heads of the community are to take a count of what was captured, people and animals.
27Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to war and the entire community.
28Set aside a tribute for the Lord from what belongs to the fighting men who went out to war: one out of every five hundred people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.
New Living Translation
Chapter 31
24On the seventh day you must wash your clothes and be purified. Then you may return to the camp.'
25And the Lord said to Moses,
26You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.
27Then divide the plunder into two parts, and give half to the men who fought the battle and half to the rest of the people.
28From the army’s portion, first give the Lord his share of the plunder — one of every 500 of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.
English Standard Version
25The LORD said to Moses,
26“Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the congregation,
27and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
28And levy for the LORD a tribute from the men of war who went out to battle, one out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen and of the donkeys and of the flocks.
New International Version
Chapter 31
24On the seventh day wash your clothes and you will be clean. Then you may come into the camp.'
25The LORD said to Moses,
26You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the community are to count all the people and animals that were captured.
27Divide the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.
28From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the LORD one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep.
New King James Version
25Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
26“Count up the plunder that was taken—of man and beast—you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation;
27and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.
28And levy a tribute for the Lord on the men of war who went out to battle: one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep;