38. Of the 36,000 cattle they received, 72 went to the Lord as taxes.
39. Of the 30,500 donkeys they received, 61 went to the Lord as taxes.
40. Of the 16,000 people they received, 32 went to the Lord as taxes.
41. Moses gave the Lord’s taxes to the priest Eleazar, as the Lord had commanded him.
42. Moses took the Israelites’ half of the loot from the soldiers.
43. The community received 337,500 sheep and goats,
44. 36,000 cattle,
45. 30,500 donkeys,
46. 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.