Numbers 31:38-53
English Standard Version
Chapter 31
38The cattle were 36,000, of which the Lord 's tribute was 72. 39The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord 's tribute was 61. 40The persons were 16,000, of which the Lord 's tribute was 32 persons. 41And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.
42From the people of Israel 's half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army —
43now the congregation 's half was 337,500 sheep,
4436,000 cattle,
45and 30,500 donkeys,
46and 16,000 persons —
47from the people of Israel 's half Moses took one of every 50, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who kept guard over the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
48Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses
49and said to Moses, "Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us.
50And we have brought the Lord 's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord."
51And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles.
52And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.
53(The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.)
