36. Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,
37. of which 675 were the lord’s share;
38. 36,000 cattle, of which 72 were the lord’s share;
39. 30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the lord’s share;
40. and 16,000 virgin girls, of whom 32 were the lord’s share.
41. Moses gave all the lord’s share to Eleazar the priest, just as the lord had directed him.
42. Half of the plunder belonged to the people of Israel, and Moses separated it from the half belonging to the fighting men.
43. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,
44. 36,000 cattle,
45. 30,500 donkeys,
46. and 16,000 virgin girls.
47. From 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.
48. Then all the generals and captains came to Moses
49. and said, “We, your servants, have accounted for all the men who went out to battle under our command; not one of us is missing!
50. So 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.”
51. So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from all the military commanders—all kinds of jewelry and crafted objects.
52. In all, the gold that the generals and captains presented as a gift to the lord weighed about 420 pounds.
53. All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves.
54. So 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.