Numbers 31:44-54
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 31
44thirty-six thousand cattle, 4530,500 donkeys, 46and the captive people were sixteen thousand— 47from the sons of Israel’s half Moses took one drawn from every fifty, both of people and of animals, and gave them to the Levites, who performed the duty of the tabernacle of the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
48Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, approached Moses,
49and they said to Moses, 'Your servants have taken a census of the men of war who are under our authority, and no man of us is missing.
50So we have brought as an offering to the Lord what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.'
51Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all kinds of crafted articles.
52All the gold of the offering which they offered up to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.
53The men of war had taken plunder, every man for himself.
54So Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it to the tent of meeting as a memorial for the sons of Israel before the Lord.
King James Version
Chapter 31
44And thirty and six thousand beeves, 45And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 46And sixteen thousand persons;) 47Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
48And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
49And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
50We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
51And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
52And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
53(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
54And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 31
4436,000 cattle,
48The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, approached Moses
49and told him, "Your servants have taken a census of the fighting men under our command, and not one of us is missing.
50So we have presented to the Lord an offering of the gold articles each man found--armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces--to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord."
51Moses and the priest Eleazar received from them all the articles made out of gold.
52All the gold of the contribution they offered to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, was 420 pounds.
53Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
54Moses and the priest Eleazar received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord.
New Living Translation
Chapter 31
4436,000 cattle, 4530,500 donkeys, 46and 16,000 virgin girls. 47From the half-share given to the people, Moses took one of every fifty prisoners and animals and gave them to the Levites, who maintained the Lord’s Tabernacle. All this was done as the Lord had commanded Moses.
48Then all the generals and captains came to Moses
49and said, 'We, your servants, have accounted for all the men who went out to battle under our command; not one of us is missing!
50So we are presenting the items of gold we captured as an offering to the Lord from our share of the plunder — armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces. This will purify our lives before the Lord and make us right with him. '
51So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from all the military commanders — all kinds of jewelry and crafted objects.
52In all, the gold that the generals and captains presented as a gift to the Lord weighed about 420 pounds.
53All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves.
54So Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gifts from the generals and captains and brought the gold to the Tabernacle as a reminder to the Lord that the people of Israel belong to him.
English Standard Version
Chapter 31
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.)
54And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the LORD.
New International Version
Chapter 31
4436,000 cattle, 4530,500 donkeys 46and 16,000 people. 47From the Israelites' half, Moses selected one out of every fifty people and animals, as the LORD commanded him, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle.
48Then the officers who were over the units of the army--the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds--went to Moses
49and said to him, 'Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.
50So we have brought as an offering to the LORD the gold articles each of us acquired--armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces--to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.'
51Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted from them the gold--all the crafted articles.
52All the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds that Moses and Eleazar presented as a gift to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.
53Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.
54Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
New King James Version
Chapter 31
44thirty-six thousand cattle, 45thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, 46and sixteen thousand persons— 47and from the children of Israel’s half Moses took one of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
48Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses;
49and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing.
50Therefore we have brought an offering for the Lord, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”
51So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments.
52And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the Lord, from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
53(The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
54And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.
