Numbers 31:38-42

31:38 The cattle numbered ¹  36,000; the Lord’s tribute was 72. 31:39 The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord’s tribute was 61. 31:40 The people were 16,000, of which the Lord’s tribute was 32 people. ² 

31:41 So Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s raised offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

31:42 From the Israelites’ half-share that Moses had separated from the fighting men, ³ 

¹ tn The word “numbered” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “soul.”

³ tn Heb “the men who were fighting.”