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40 Of the 16,000 people they received, 32 went to the LORD as taxes.
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16,000 people, of whom the tribute for the LORD was 32.
41 Moses gave the LORD's taxes to the priest Eleazar, as the LORD had commanded him.
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Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as the LORD’s part, as the LORD commanded Moses.
42 Moses took the Israelites' half of the loot from the soldiers.
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The half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses set apart from that of the fighting men—
43 The community received 337,500 sheep and goats,
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the community’s half—was 337,500 sheep,
44 36,000 cattle,
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36,000 cattle,
45 30,500 donkeys,
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30,500 donkeys
46 and 16,000 people.
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and 16,000 people.
47 From the Israelites' half Moses collected one out of every 50 things, including people and animals, as the LORD commanded him. Then he gave all this to the Levites who were in charge of the work done at the LORD's tent.
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From the Israelites’ half, Moses selected one out of every fifty people and animals, as the LORD commanded him, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle.
48 Then the officers from the military divisions, the commanders of the companies and battalions of men, came to Moses.
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Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—went to Moses
49 They said to him, "Sir, we have counted all the soldiers under our command, and not one of them is missing.
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and said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.
50 So we have brought as gifts to the LORD the gold jewelry that each of us found--arm bands, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and pendants. We offer them to make peace with the LORD."
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So we have brought as an offering to the LORD the gold articles each of us acquired—armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
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