And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

And thou shalt divide the spoil equally, between them that fought and went out to the war, and between the rest of the multitude.

and divide the prey into halves, between them that conducted the war, who went out to the battle, and the whole assembly.

and thou hast halved the prey between those handling the battle who go out to the host and all the company;

And let division be made of it into two parts, one for the men of war who went out to the fight, and one for all the people:

And you shall divide the prey equally, among those who went out to war and fought, and among the remainder of the multitude.

Et partieris in duas partes praedam, inter bellatores qui egressi sunt ad pugnam, et inter universam congregationem.

And divide the prey into two parts,.... Into two equal parts, both the number of the people and of the cattle, when taken:
between them that took the war upon them, and went out to battle; the soldiers; and by this it appears that they went voluntarily and cheerfully:
and between all the congregation; so that the part of them that went to battle, and of those that stayed in the camp, were alike, and which in process of time became a statute and ordinance, 1-Samuel 30:24.

Two parts - The congregation hath some share, because the warriors went in the name of all, and because all having been injured by the Midianites, all were to have some share in the reparations: but the warriors who were but 12000, have a far greater share than their brethren, because they underwent greater pains and dangers.