But Moses was furious with the officers of the army, the commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, who had come from service in the war.

Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war – who went out to battle – and the other for all the community.

and said to him, ¹  “Your servants have taken a count ²  of the men who were in the battle, who were under our authority, ³  and not one is missing.

“You must exact ¹  a tribute for the Lord from the fighting men who went out to battle: one life out of five hundred, from the people, the cattle, and from the donkeys and the sheep.