Numbers 31
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Numbers 31:49-54

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.

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