Catholic Public Domain Version

Numbers 31:38-52 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

38. and from the thirty-six thousand oxen, seventy-two oxen;

39. from the thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, sixty-one donkeys.

40. From the sixteen thousand human souls, there fell to the portion of the Lord thirty-two souls.

41. And Moses delivered the number of the first-fruits of the Lord to Eleazar the priest, just as had been commanded of him,

42. from the one half portion belonging to the sons of Israel, which he had separated from the portion of those who had been in the battle.

43. Yet truly, from the one half portion which fell to the remainder of the multitude, that is, from the three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep,

44. and from the thirty-six thousand oxen,

45. and from the thirty thousand five hundred donkeys,

46. and from the sixteen thousand persons,

47. Moses took the fiftieth head, and gave it to the Levites who stand watch at the tabernacle of the Lord, just as the Lord had instructed.

48. And when the leaders of the army, and the tribunes, and the centurions had approached Moses, they said:

49. "We, your servants, have taken a census of the number of the fighting men, whom we had under our hand, and indeed not one was lacking.

50. For this reason, we offer as gifts to the Lord whatever gold each one was able to find amid the spoils, in anklets and arm bands, rings and bracelets, and little chains, so that you may intercede for us to the Lord."

51. And Moses and Eleazar the priest received all the gold in its various kinds,

52. weighing sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels, from the tribunes and the centurions.