me.khes is a set-apart levy from battle spoils, given to the LORD and delivered to the priest.

The term denotes a set-apart levy from the battle spoils for the LORD: Numbers 31:28 specifies a portion from people and livestock, Numbers 31:37, Numbers 31:38, Numbers 31:39, and Numbers 31:40 report its amounts, and Numbers 31:41 records its delivery to Eleazar the priest.

1. Set-apart levy from battle spoils · dominant

   In Numbers 31:28, the absolute singular form names the portion set apart for the LORD from the men of battle, taken from people, cattle, donkeys, and flock. In Numbers 31:37, Numbers 31:38, Numbers 31:39, and Numbers 31:40, the term identifies the stated portions from sheep, cattle, donkeys, and people; in Numbers 31:41, the absolute form is the portion Moses gives to Eleazar the priest.

   Numbers 31:28Numbers 31:37Numbers 31:38Numbers 31:39Numbers 31:40Numbers 31:41

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "tribute" in each occurrence, whether introducing the required portion, listing its amounts, or describing its transfer to Eleazar. This rendering is confirmed by the surrounding clauses rather than treated as a precise lexical equivalent.