Números 31:50

50 Así que, de nuestra porción del botín, presentamos como ofrenda al Señor
los artículos de oro que tomamos: brazaletes, pulseras, anillos, aretes y collares. Esto purificará nuestras vidas ante el Señor
y nos hará justos ante él».

Números 31:50 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:50

We have therefore brought an oblation to the Lord
A freewill offering, out of the spoil, over and above the tribute levied out of the half that came unto them;

what every man hath gotten:
or "found" ^F6, in the houses, and upon the bodies of the slain, or of such that were taken captives:

of jewels of gold
either such as were set in gold; or rather, as the words may be rendered,

vessels of gold
^F7, as dishes, cups, spoons, and the like:

chains;
which were wore about the neck, or upon the arm, as Aben Ezra:

and bracelets;
for the hand, as the same writer, see ( Genesis 24:22 Genesis 24:30 ) ,

rings;
for the finger:

ear rings;
for the ear, as we render it, the word signifies something round:

and tablets;
which, according to the Targum of Jonathan, were ornaments that hung down between the breasts:

to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord;
not only this offering was brought as a token of gratitude and thankfulness, for sparing of everyone of their lives, and giving them such success and victory, and so large a spoil of the enemy; but also to expiate any sins they had been guilty of in going out, and coming in, and particularly for sparing the women they should have put to death, for which Moses was wroth with them, ( Numbers 31:14 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (aum) "invenit", Pagninus, Montanus.
F7 (bhz ylk) "vas auri", Montanus; "vasa aurea", Vatablus.

Números 31:50 In-Context

48 Después los generales y los capitanes vinieron a Moisés

49 y le dijeron: «Nosotros, tus servidores, contamos a todos los hombres que salieron a la batalla bajo nuestras órdenes; ¡no falta ninguno de nosotros!

50 Así que, de nuestra porción del botín, presentamos como ofrenda al Señor
los artículos de oro que tomamos: brazaletes, pulseras, anillos, aretes y collares. Esto purificará nuestras vidas ante el Señor
y nos hará justos ante él».

51 Entonces Moisés y el sacerdote Eleazar recibieron el oro de todos los comandantes del ejército, que consistía en todo tipo de joyas y artículos artesanales.

52 El oro que los generales y los capitanes presentaron como ofrenda al Señor
pesaba aproximadamente ciento noventa kilos.