Numbers 31:29
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New International Version (©2011)
Take this tribute from their half share and give it to Eleazar the priest as the LORD's part.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Give this share of the army's half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest, as an offering to the LORD.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Take the tribute from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD.

International Standard Version (©2012)
You are to take half their share and give it to Eleazar the priest as a raised offering to the LORD.

NET Bible (©2006)
You are to take it from their half-share and give it to Eleazar the priest for a raised offering to the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Collect all these things from the soldiers' half of the loot, and give them to the priest Eleazar as a contribution to the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Take it from their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave offering of the LORD.

American King James Version
Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.

American Standard Version
take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Jehovah's heave-offering.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt give it to Eleazar the priest, because they are the firstfruits of the Lord.

Darby Bible Translation
Of their half shall ye take it, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of Jehovah.

English Revised Version
take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for the LORD'S heave offering.

Webster's Bible Translation
Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for a heave-offering of the LORD.

World English Bible
take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh's wave offering.

Young's Literal Translation
from their half ye do take, and thou hast given to Eleazar the priest -- the heave-offering of Jehovah.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

31:25-47 Whatever we have, God justly claims a part. Out of the people's share God required one in fifty, but out of the soldiers' share only one in five hundred. The less opportunity we have of honouring God with personal services, the more should we give in money or value.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 29. - An heave offering unto the Lord. Septuagint, τὰς ἀπαρὰς Κυρίου. The Hebrew word רוּם (to lift) from which terumah is derived, had practically lost its literal significance, just as the English word has in the phrase "to lift cattle;" hence terumah often means simply that which is set aside as an offering. No doubt the offering levied on the portion of the warriors was in the nature of tithe for the benefit of Eleazar and the priests.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And take it of their half,.... 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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Division of the Spoils
…28And levy a tribute to 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: 29Take it of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. 30And of the children of Israel's half, you shall take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them to the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. …

Numbers 31:28 From 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.
Numbers 31:30 From the Israelites' half, select one out of every fifty, whether people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle."