46. and 16,000 persons—
47. from the people of Israel’s half Moses took one of every 50, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who kept guard over the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
48. Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses
49. and said to Moses, “Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us.
50. And we have brought the Lord’s offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”
51. And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles.
52. And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.