Numbers 31:12-51

12They brought the captives, plunder and spoils to Moses, Eleazar the kohen and to the assembly of Bnei-Yisrael at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho.

13Moses, Eleazar the kohen, and all the princes of the community went to meet them outside the camp.

14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, those returning from the campaign of the war.

15Moses said to them, “You let all the women live?

16Why, they are the ones—because of Balaam’s advice—who caused Bnei-Yisrael to be unfaithful to Adonai in the matter of Peor, so that the plague was on the community of Adonai!

17So now, kill all the boys and kill every woman who has been intimate with a man.

18But save for yourselves every girl who has not been intimate with a man.

19“Any of you who has killed anyone or touched the body of anyone who has been killed must stay outside the camp for seven days. You must purify yourselves, on the third and seventh days—you and your captives.

20Also purify every item of clothing as well as every item made of leather or wood.”

21Eleazar said to the men of the army who had gone to war, “This is the regulation of the Torah Adonai gave to Moses:

22The gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, lead,

23and anything able to pass through fire is to be put through the fire and will then be clean. It is also to be purified with the water of cleansing. Anything that cannot stand the fire is to be put through the water.

24You are to wash your clothes also on the seventh day. You will then be clean and may then come into the camp.”

25Adonai said to Moses saying,

26“Count the total spoil from the captive people and animals—you, Eleazar the kohen and the princes of the fathers of the community.

27You are to divide the spoil between those fighting in the war, taking part in the battle, and the rest of the community.

28You are also to set apart from the men of war going into battle tribute to Adonai, one item from every 500, whether persons, cattle, donkeys or flock.

29From their half share, take and give it to Eleazar the kohen as Adonai’s part.

30From the half of Bnei-Yisrael, you are to take one in 50, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, flock, or any other animals, and give them to the Levites, those charged with the care of Adonai’s Tabernacle.”

31So Moses and Eleazar the kohen did just as Adonai commanded Moses.

32The remaining plunder taken by the people of the army was 675,000 sheep,

3372,000 cattle,

3461,000 donkeys,

35and from the human spoil were 32,000 women who had never been intimate with a man.

36The half share of those going into battle was 337,500 sheep,

37of which Adonai’s tribute was 675,

3836,000 cattle, of which Adonai’s tribute was 72,

3930,500 donkeys, of which Adonai’s tribute was 61,

4016,000 persons, of which the tribute to Adonai was 32.

41Moses gave the tribute, Adonai’s part, to Eleazar the kohen just as Adonai had commanded Moses.

42From the half belonging to Bnei-Yisrael, which Moses had set apart from that of the fighting men,

43half belonging to the community was: 337,500 of the sheep,

4436,000 cattle,

4530,500 donkeys,

4616,000 persons.

47From this half, Moses took one out of very 50 persons and animals, as Adonai had commanded him, and gave them to the Levites, those charged with the care of the Tabernacle of Adonai, just as Adonai had commanded Moses.

48Then the officers over the units of the army, the commanders over thousands and hundreds, came to Moses.

49They said to him, “Your servants have counted the heads of the men of war under our command, and not one is missing.

50So we have brought as an offering to Adonai the gold items each of us acquired—armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces to atone for ourselves before Adonai.”

51Moses and Eleazar the kohen received the gold from them, all the crafted items.