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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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An heave-offering - Render simply an offering, and compare Numbers 18:24 . The verb from which the word here rendered “heave-offering” is derive...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Division of the Booty. The principle of equal division between those who went forth to fight, and those who remained in the camp was observed b...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

give it. An extra portion in addition to Deuteronomy 18:1 ; Deuteronomy 18:2 and Numbers 18:19 . So Abram, Genesis 14:20 .
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A tribute unto the Lord—one soul of five hundred— As the word soul refers to the cattle as well as to the men, it would be better to render this,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

War against Midian This chapter contains an account of the fulfilment of the decree of extermination passed upon the Midianites as being the occas...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Heave offering ] see on Leviticus 7:28-34 ; Numbers 8 n.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the story of the end of Balaam. It took place in connection with a war directly resulting from the sin of the people committed through t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I think it not necessary to break the chain of those verses, when one general observation may be properly made from the whole taken together. It is w...
John 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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A heave-offering In thankfulness to God for their preservation and good success. One of fifty Whereas the former part was one of five hundred; th...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

VENGEANCE ON MIDIAN (vs.1-11) The Midianites had been guilty of seducing Israel, and God required that account to be settled. This was the last c...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Distribution of the Spoil. B. C. 1452. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

(ii) The Division of the Spoils ( Numbers 31:25-54 ). This whole passage follows the following pattern. a The sum of the prey that was taken an...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Moses had already received command to smite the Midianites ( Numbers 25:16-18 ); and in this chapter we have the orde...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 31:2 . Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites. If it were just to cut off twenty four thousand of the Israelites for the awful fe...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Division of the Spoils
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar, the priest, for an heave-offering of the Lord.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 12:12 ; Deuteronomy 12:19 ; Exodus 29:27 ; Numbers 18:26
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

An heave — offering — In thankfulness to God for their preservation and good success.

²⁹ Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.

Related Commentaries of Numbers 31:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Numbers 31:29