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.