Numbers 31:42
 Numbers 31:42 
New International Version (©2011)
The half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses set apart from that of the fighting men--

New Living Translation (©2007)
Half of the plunder belonged to the people of Israel, and Moses separated it from the half belonging to the fighting men.

English Standard Version (©2001)
From the people of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army—

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
As for the sons of Israel's half, which Moses separated from the men who had gone to war--

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
From the Israelites' half, which Moses separated from the men who fought,

International Standard Version (©2012)
From half of the share of the Israelis that Moses had set aside from the soldiers,

NET Bible (©2006)
From the Israelites' half-share that Moses had separated from the fighting men,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Moses took the Israelites' half of the loot from the soldiers.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that fought,

American King James Version
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

American Standard Version
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Out of the half of the children of Israel, which he had separated for them that had been in the battle.

Darby Bible Translation
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses had divided, taking it from the men that served in the war,

English Revised Version
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred,

Webster's Bible Translation
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,

World English Bible
Of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the men who warred

Young's Literal Translation
And of the sons of Israel's half, which Moses halved from the men who war --

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.


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Division of the Spoils
41And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. 42And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, 43(Now the half that pertained to the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, …

Numbers 31:41 Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as the LORD's part, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 31:43 the community's half--was 337,500 sheep,