Numbers 31
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Numbers 31:25-54

25And Jehovah spoke to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 26TakeH5375 the sum of the prey that was takenH5375, of manH120 and of cattleH929, thou, and EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and the chiefH7218 fathersH1 of the assemblyH5712; 27and divideH2673 the prey into halves, between them that conducted the warH4421, who wentH3318 out to the battleH4421, and the whole assemblyH5712. 28And thou shalt levy a tribute for Jehovah of the menH376 of warH4421 who wentH3318 out to the armyH6635, oneH259 soulH5315 of fiveH2568 hundredH3967 of the personsH5315, and of the oxenH1241, and of the asses, and of the small cattleH1241. 29Of their halfH4276 shall ye takeH3947 it, and giveH5414 it unto EleazarH499 the priestH3548, for a heave-offering of Jehovah. 30And of the children of Israel's halfH4276, thou shalt takeH3947 oneH259 portion of fiftyH2572, of the personsH120, of the oxenH1241, of the asses, and of the small cattleH929, of every [kind of] beasts, and thou shalt giveH5414 them unto the LevitesH3881, who keepH8104 the chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of Jehovah. 31And MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 did as Jehovah had commandedH6680 MosesH4872. 32And the preyH957, the restH3499 of the spoilH957, which the men of warH6635 had taken, wasH1961 sixH8337 hundredH3967 and seventy-fiveH7657 thousandH505 sheepH6629, 33and seventy-two thousandH505 oxenH1241, 34and sixty-one thousandH505 asses, 35and of humanH120 personsH5315, of the womenH802 that had not knownH3045 lying with a manH120, all the personsH5315 were thirty-two thousandH505. 36And the halfH4275, the portionH2506 of them that had goneH3318 out to the warH6635, wasH1961 in numberH4557 threeH7969 hundredH3967 and thirty-seven thousandH505 fiveH2568 hundredH3967 sheepH6629, 37and the tribute for Jehovah of the sheepH6629 wasH1961 sixH8337 hundredH3967 and seventy-fiveH7657; 38and the oxenH1241 were thirty-six thousandH505, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, seventy-two; 39and the asses were thirtyH7970 thousandH505 fiveH2568 hundredH3967, and the tribute thereof for Jehovah, sixty-one; 40and the humanH120 personsH5315 were sixteen thousandH505, of whom the tribute for Jehovah was thirty-two personsH5315. 41And MosesH4872 gaveH5414 the tribute of Jehovah's heave-offering to EleazarH499 the priestH3548, as Jehovah had commandedH6680 MosesH4872. 42And of the children of Israel's halfH4276, which MosesH4872 had dividedH2673, [taking it] from the menH376 that servedH6633 in the warH6633, 43(now the halfH4275 belonging to the assemblyH5712 wasH1961 of the sheepH6629, threeH7969 hundredH3967 and thirty-seven thousandH505 fiveH2568 hundredH3967, 44and thirty-six thousandH505 oxenH1241, 45and thirtyH7970 thousandH505 fiveH2568 hundredH3967 asses, 46and sixteen thousandH505 humanH120 personsH5315,) 47...of the children of Israel's halfH4276, MosesH4872 tookH3947 oneH259 portion of fiftyH2572, of manH120 and of cattleH929, and gaveH5414 them to the LevitesH3881 who keptH8104 the chargeH4931 of the tabernacleH4908 of Jehovah; as Jehovah had commandedH6680 MosesH4872. 48And the officers who were over the thousandsH505 of the hostH6635, the captains of thousandsH505, and captains of hundredsH3967, came near to MosesH4872, 49and they saidH559 to MosesH4872, Thy servantsH5650 have takenH5375 the sum of the menH376 of warH4421 who were under our handH3027, and there is not oneH376 manH376 of us lacking. 50So we presentH7126 the offeringH7133 of Jehovah, that which each oneH376 hath foundH4672, jewels of goldH2091, chains, and braceletsH6781, ringsH2885, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonementH3722 for our soulsH5315 before Jehovah. 51And MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 tookH3947 the goldH2091 of them, all manner of wrought jewels. 52And all the goldH2091 of the heave-offering that they offeredH7311 to Jehovah wasH1961 sixteen thousandH505 sevenH7651 hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572 shekelsH8255, from the captains of thousandsH505 and the captains of hundredsH3967. 53(The menH376 of warH6635 had takenH962 spoilH962 each oneH376 for himself.) 54And MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 the priestH3548 tookH3947 the goldH2091 of the captains of thousandsH505 and of hundredsH3967, and broughtH935 it into the tentH168 of meetingH4150, as a memorialH2146 for the children of IsraelH3478 before Jehovah.

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