יתר הבז. חוץ מאשר אכלו על כן אמר יתר והזכיר מספרם כי היה מספר רב ולא שמענו שלל כמוהו גם כן הזכיר המכס כי גם הוא רב ומלת מכם מפועלי הכפל על משקל וממר ליולדתו והוא מגזרת תכסו על השה והטעם חלק: OVER AND ABOVE THE BOOTY.51Literally, the remnant of the booty. Aside from what they consumed. Scripture therefore reads yeter (above).52Literally, the remnant of. See previous note. The Torah mentions the amount of spoil because it consisted of a vast number. We never heard of a similar amount of spoil.53In Scripture. Scripture also mentions the tribute,54Given unto the Lord. See verses 37-41. for it too was very great. The word mekhes (tribute) (v. 37) comes from a double root.55Its root is kaf, samekh, samekh. It is vocalized like the word memer (bitterness)56It is vocalized with two segols. in and bitterness to her that bore him (Prov. 17:25). Mekhes is related to the word takhossu (ye shall make your count) in ye shall make your count for the lamb (Ex. 12:4). The meaning of mekhes (tribute) is a portion.