SEV Biblia, Chapter 31:32
Y fue la presa, el resto de la presa que tomaron los hombres de guerra, seiscientas setenta y cinco mil ovejas,
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 31:32
Verse 32. The booty] It appears from the enumeration here that the Israelites, in this war against the Midianites, took 32, 000 female prisoners, 61, 000 asses, 72, 000 beeves, 675, 000 sheep and small cattle; besides the immense number of males who fell in battle, and the women and children who were slain by the Divine command, ver. 17. And it does not appear that in this expedition, a single man of Israel fell! This was naturally to be expected, because the battle was the Lord's, ver. 49. As the booty was divided into two equal parts, ver. 22, one for the soldiers employed in the expedition, and the other for those who, being equally willing to be employed, were ordered to stay in the camp; so each of the parties in this booty was to give a certain proportion to the Lord.
The soldiers to give to the Lord one out of every five hundred persons, beeves, asses, and sheep, ver. 28. The people, who by staying at home risked nothing, and had no fatigue, were to give one out of fifty of the above, ver. 30. The booty, its divisions among the soldiers and people, the proportion given by each to the Lord and to the Levites, will be seen in one view by the following table, which I copy from Houbigant.
Total of sheep - 675, 000 To the soldiers - 337, 500.
To the Lord from the soldiers - 675.
To the people - 337, 500.
To the Levites from the people. - 6, 750.
Total of beeves - 72, 00 To the soldiers - 36, 000.
To the Lord from the soldiers - 72.
To the people -36, 000.
To the Levites from the people -720.
Total of asses -1, 000 To the soldiers - 30, 500.
To the Lord from the soldiers - 61.
To the people - 30, 500.
To the Levites from the people - 610.
Total of persons -32, 000 To the soldiers.. 16, 000.
To the Lord from the soldiers - 32.
To the Levites from the people - 320.
To the people - 16, 000.
In this table the booty is equally divided between the people and the soldiers; a five-hundredth part being given to the Lord, and a fiftieth part to the Levites.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 32-47. And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught , etc.] The remainder of it, besides what they had eaten in their return from the war, and during their seven days’ stay without the camp: from hence to the end of ( Numbers 31:47) is only an account of the prey or booty taken, which in general were 675,000 sheep, 72,000 beeves or oxen, 61,000 asses, and 32,000 females who had never known man; the half out of these, which fell to the share of the soldiers, were 337,500 sheep, 36,000 beeves or oxen, 30,500 asses, and 16,000 females, out of which were given as an heave offering to the Lord six hundred and seventy five sheep, seventy two beeves or oxen, sixty one asses, and thirty two women: the half divided unto the children of Israel consisted of 337,500 sheep, 36,000 beeves or oxen, 30,500 asses, and 16,000 women, out of which one in fifty, both of women and cattle, were given to the Levites; what that amounted to is not expressed, but may be easily reckoned.
Ver. 32-47. And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught , etc.] The remainder of it, besides what they had eaten in their return from the war, and during their seven days’ stay without the camp: from hence to the end of ( Numbers 31:47) is only an account of the prey or booty taken, which in general were 675,000 sheep, 72,000 beeves or oxen, 61,000 asses, and 32,000 females who had never known man; the half out of these, which fell to the share of the soldiers, were 337,500 sheep, 36,000 beeves or oxen, 30,500 asses, and 16,000 females, out of which were given as an heave offering to the Lord six hundred and seventy five sheep, seventy two beeves or oxen, sixty one asses, and thirty two women: the half divided unto the children of Israel consisted of 337,500 sheep, 36,000 beeves or oxen, 30,500 asses, and 16,000 women, out of which one in fifty, both of women and cattle, were given to the Levites; what that amounted to is not expressed, but may be easily reckoned.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25-47 - Whatever we have, God justly claims a part. Out of the people's shar God required one in fifty, but out of the soldiers' share only one i five hundred. The less opportunity we have of honouring God with personal services, the more should we give in money or value.
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 המלקוח 4455 יתר 3499 הבז 957 אשׁר 834 בזזו 962 עם 5971 הצבא 6635 צאן 6629 שׁשׁ 8337 מאות 3967 אלף 505 ושׁבעים 7657 אלף 505 וחמשׁת 2568 אלפים׃ 505
